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Even If Data Is Legit, Swachh Bharat Will Have Failed Its Open Defecation Goal

At 732 Million, India Tops List on Number of People Without Access to Toilets: Report

A boy standing near a river channel in Saharsa district, Bihar. Credit: Ranjeet Kumar Sahani

Building (Only) Toilets Isn’t Always the Answer to Ending Open Defecation

With the invention of flush toilets, the volume of waste created when humans go to the bathroom increased almost 20-fold. Credit: Dennis Hlynsky/Flickr CC BY-NC 2.0

The World Needs More Toilets – But Not Ones That Flush

Public toilets in Varanasi. Credit: Jorge Royan, CC BY-SA

Why Is It Easier for India to Get to Mars Than to Tackle Its Toilet Challenge?

Floating Toilets to the Rescue in Bangladesh

A family in Sirajganj district in Bangladesh installing sanitary latrine. Credit: Development Organization for the Rural Poor/The Third Pole

Open Defecation Ends in Bangladesh – Almost