On World’s Toilet Day, Peru’s experience is a powerful reminder that access to sanitation has multiple advantages for public health and the environment. By: Lourdes Álvarez, Tania Páez, Roxana Pérez y Yanina Rumiche* When one thinks about a drinking water and sanitation program, the first thing that comes to mind is building quality infrastructure. But once it is in … [Read more...] about 98% connected: a sanitation network with social innovation
Rights for all: water and sanitation 4,000 meters above sea level
World Water Day calls for ensuring water for all. Peru’s Andean communities are taking steps to warrant water and sanitation rights 4,000 meters above sea level. In Romatambo, Peru, at the foothills of the snow-covered Caullaraju, on the white Andes Mountains and 4,000 meters above sea level, temperatures usually drop below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit) in the summer and never … [Read more...] about Rights for all: water and sanitation 4,000 meters above sea level