Water Is Power
A project undertaken by Indian NGO Gram Vikas shows how efforts to solve a particular social problem can have a far reaching impact on an entire social system.
Water & Sanitation Innovative ways to improve access to basic human needs
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Fixing India’s Sewage Problem
Sewage treatment systems are being built that are simpler and less expensive.
Engaging Citizens to Improve Sanitation
The Aga Khan Development Network is empowering communities.
Fostering Sustainable Sanitation
Gramalaya combines community mobilization with education and microfinance.
The Power of Women’s Collectives
MHT helped launch a community-driven initiative to improve sanitation.
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By working closely with the clients and consumers, design thinking allows high-impact solutions to social problems to bubble up from below rather than being imposed from the top.
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Water Thinking
The Peer Water Exchange manages diverse solutions and resources to fight the global water crisis.
Manish Bapna
Manish Bapna, managing director of World Resources Institute, is helping China manage its environmental problems.
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