Can Demand for Toilets be Encouraged? Evidence from Indonesia
In Indonesia, the World Bank worked with the government to develop new approaches to discourage open defecation and increase the number of toilets in poor, rural areas. An impact evaluation of a program to foster demand for toilets by raising aware...
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okr-10986-192872021-04-23T14:03:51Z Can Demand for Toilets be Encouraged? Evidence from Indonesia World Bank ACCESS TO SANITATION CLEAN WATER COMMUNITIES DEMAND FOR TOILETS DIARRHEA DISTRICTS DRINKING WATER FAMILIES FLUSH TOILET GOOD SANITATION HEALTH RISKS HOMES HOUSEHOLDS INADEQUATE WATER LOCAL AUTHORITIES NUTRITION PIT LATRINE POOR HEALTH RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL SANITATION SANITATION SANITATION ACTIVITIES SANITATION FACILITIES SANITATION POLICIES SANITATION PRACTICES SANITATION PROGRAM SOCIAL MARKETING TOILET TOILET FACILITIES TOILETS TYPHOID VILLAGES WATER SYSTEMS In Indonesia, the World Bank worked with the government to develop new approaches to discourage open defecation and increase the number of toilets in poor, rural areas. An impact evaluation of a program to foster demand for toilets by raising awareness (instead of building sanitation facilities and hoping people would use them) showed a boost in toilet construction and a drop in diarrheal illness. Proper sanitation reduces the spread of illnesses such as diarrhea and typhoid, which can be transmitted through fecal matter. In countries where people practice open defecation in rivers, fields and forests, these illnesses are harder to stop. Fecal matter is tracked into homes and into food, causing life threatening disease, particularly among infants and children under the age of five. Development practitioners and policymakers seeking to improve sanitation and reduce open defecation are still searching for the most effective programs. Financial constraints, inadequate water systems and habit of behavior all play a role in slowing the end of open defecation. This Evidence to Policy note was jointly produced by the World Bank Group, the Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund (SIEF), and the British government's Department for International Development. 2014-08-12T16:39:25Z 2014-08-12T16:39:25Z 2014-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/02/19787209/can-demand-toilets-encouraged-evidence-indonesia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19287 English en_US From evidence to policy; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Indonesia |
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ACCESS TO SANITATION CLEAN WATER COMMUNITIES DEMAND FOR TOILETS DIARRHEA DISTRICTS DRINKING WATER FAMILIES FLUSH TOILET GOOD SANITATION HEALTH RISKS HOMES HOUSEHOLDS INADEQUATE WATER LOCAL AUTHORITIES NUTRITION PIT LATRINE POOR HEALTH RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL SANITATION SANITATION SANITATION ACTIVITIES SANITATION FACILITIES SANITATION POLICIES SANITATION PRACTICES SANITATION PROGRAM SOCIAL MARKETING TOILET TOILET FACILITIES TOILETS TYPHOID VILLAGES WATER SYSTEMS |
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ACCESS TO SANITATION CLEAN WATER COMMUNITIES DEMAND FOR TOILETS DIARRHEA DISTRICTS DRINKING WATER FAMILIES FLUSH TOILET GOOD SANITATION HEALTH RISKS HOMES HOUSEHOLDS INADEQUATE WATER LOCAL AUTHORITIES NUTRITION PIT LATRINE POOR HEALTH RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL SANITATION SANITATION SANITATION ACTIVITIES SANITATION FACILITIES SANITATION POLICIES SANITATION PRACTICES SANITATION PROGRAM SOCIAL MARKETING TOILET TOILET FACILITIES TOILETS TYPHOID VILLAGES WATER SYSTEMS World Bank Can Demand for Toilets be Encouraged? Evidence from Indonesia |
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In Indonesia, the World Bank worked
with the government to develop new approaches to discourage
open defecation and increase the number of toilets in poor,
rural areas. An impact evaluation of a program to foster
demand for toilets by raising awareness (instead of building
sanitation facilities and hoping people would use them)
showed a boost in toilet construction and a drop in
diarrheal illness. Proper sanitation reduces the spread of
illnesses such as diarrhea and typhoid, which can be
transmitted through fecal matter. In countries where people
practice open defecation in rivers, fields and forests,
these illnesses are harder to stop. Fecal matter is tracked
into homes and into food, causing life threatening disease,
particularly among infants and children under the age of
five. Development practitioners and policymakers seeking to
improve sanitation and reduce open defecation are still
searching for the most effective programs. Financial
constraints, inadequate water systems and habit of behavior
all play a role in slowing the end of open defecation. This
Evidence to Policy note was jointly produced by the World
Bank Group, the Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund (SIEF), and
the British government's Department for International Development. |
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Can Demand for Toilets be Encouraged? Evidence from Indonesia |
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Can Demand for Toilets be Encouraged? Evidence from Indonesia |
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Can Demand for Toilets be Encouraged? Evidence from Indonesia |
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Can Demand for Toilets be Encouraged? Evidence from Indonesia |
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Can Demand for Toilets be Encouraged? Evidence from Indonesia |
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can demand for toilets be encouraged? evidence from indonesia |
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Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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