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An improved sanitation system allows private sanitation companies to access new customers in narrow urban slums, where some of the 94 million Indonesians live without access to such services. Photo: Mercy Corps

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Value Chains

Disruptive sanitation: Can 3-wheeled carts and better septic tanks clean up Jakarta?

This article was republished by The Christian Science Monitor.

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Transforming poo into a valuable resource

In Haiti, one nonprofit may have figured out how to make a pot o' gold out of a port-o-pot.

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Expensive poo: The World Bank tells us how much poor sanitation costs

Caution: This video shows graphic images of feces.

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Piles of Problems Make the Gates Foundation Rethink our Most Useful Invention: The Toilet

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The Sanitation Value Chain in Nairobi’s Slums

Sanergy (sanitation+energy) is an MIT-based start-up with a mission: Employ sewage. Produce jobs. One glorified outhouse at a time.

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Improving Sanitation in Pakistan

A new campaign in Pakistan aims to make sure rural citizens have access to proper sanitation facilities.

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Iraq's Other Dirty Water

In Iraq, cholera epidemics threaten the population while sanitation officials struggle to utilize water resources

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Water Borne Poverty - A Story in Photos

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ARTICLE IS FROM 2007. VISIT OUR HOMEPAGE FOR NEW CONTENT.

Jake Lyell, a photographer from Virginia, documents dire living conditions in Iquitos, Peru, the largest city in the world unreachable by road.

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CARE's 'Water for the Poor' Project

Dr. Helene Gayle, CARE President and CEO, talked to allAfrica's Katy Gabel about their clean water project and relationship with American Express.

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The Skyloo's the Limit

Composting human waste can protect a community's water supply and provide them with a rich fertilizer.

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The Silent Sanitation Scandal

The United Nations included water and sanitation in the Millenium Development Goals but funding has fallen short and progress is slow.

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Access to Clean Water in Liberia Difficult During Dry Season

Water and sanitation problems persist in Liberia more than three years after the end of the country's civil war.

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Floods Increase Risk of Malnutrition and Disease in Somalia

UNICEF Emergency Officer, Bob McCarthy, discusses health and sanitation concerns in Somalia due to significant flooding over the last four weeks.

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Disruptive sanitation: Can 3-wheeled carts and better septic tanks clean up Jakarta?

Transforming poo into a valuable resource

Expensive poo: The World Bank tells us how much poor sanitation costs

Piles of Problems Make the Gates Foundation Rethink our Most Useful Invention: The Toilet

The Sanitation Value Chain in Nairobi’s Slums

Improving Sanitation in Pakistan

Iraq's Other Dirty Water

Water Borne Poverty - A Story in Photos

CARE's 'Water for the Poor' Project

The Skyloo's the Limit

The Silent Sanitation Scandal

Access to Clean Water in Liberia Difficult During Dry Season

Floods Increase Risk of Malnutrition and Disease in Somalia

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