Policy in Perspective from The LBJ School of Public Affairs

Tag: sanitation

The Moving Parts of Sanitation

Post author By Ben Mauro
Post date August 19, 2014
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Humanure Power

Sanitation work is often hard to define. It is not clear whether you should specifically be working on providing access to a formal sewage system, building a municipal sewage system, building individual toilets, educating users, cleaning toilets, promoting use, or providing security. It is unclear how one activity should be prioritized over another or how […]

Tags health education, International Development, LBJ School of Public Affairs, Misc, Narendra Modi, Nemau Village, Public Health, sanitation, Summer Internships

Health & Social Policy

Fighting Outdoor Defecation in Rural Bihar

Post author By Ben Mauro
Post date July 28, 2014
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Road leading into Nimau Village

July 1st – 26. July 2nd – 19. July 3rd – 27. In India there are rarely small numbers. A lot of people, a lot of cell phones and, most importantly for us, there are a lot of people defecating outside. 650 million people defecating outside. Unfortunately, the numbers that I encounter every day are […]

Tags Crook Fellowship, Health and Social Policy, Humanure Power, India, International Development, Nimua Village, sanitation, Sulabh International, Summer Internships, The LBJ School of Public Affairs