Sulabh International: A Movement to Liberate Scavengers by Implementing a Low-Cost, Safe Sanitation System
Abstract: Most toilets built in 20th century India were dry latrines with a water-fed flushing system, due to the expense of pour-flush systems and the scarcity of water. In addition, many did not have formal sanitation. In 2003, the Indian Ministry for Social Justice and Empowerment recorded 676,000 scavengers in the country—people, mainly women, who lift human excreta for a living. Since 1970, Bindheshwar Pathak’s Sulabh International has worked to liberate India’s scavengers by employing low-cost, safe sanitation technology. Over the course of three decades Sulabh has built a commercially viable business model—with a significant development impact. Sulabh has developed 26 toilet designs for varying budgets and locations, training 19,000 masons to build low-cost twin-pit toilets using locally available material. Click here to read more…
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