Aleem Walji: How public-private partnerships can wash away poor sanitation | Devex

In this case, the bottleneck in helping families with the construction of a toilet was capital. To tackle this, the Aga Khan Development Network — of which the Aga Khan Foundation is a member — set up a revolving fund through local village institutions. Due to existing relationships with community-based savings groups and the fact that this grew from a source familiar to the community, the new approach had credibility from the start.

In the movement for universal health coverage, the daunting goal of global access to sanitation remains a hurdle. It requires a systematic change in habits and infrastructure, especially within rural communities in developing countries. This can be difficult to achieve without local buy-in, but Aleem Walji of the Aga Khan Foundation believes partnerships could be the key.

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