Evaluating the potential of microfinance for sanitation in India
Abstract
This case study investigates how household financing for sanitation can be mobilised via microfinance institutions and commercial banks in order to accelerate sustainable access to sanitation facilities and/or services. The research (conducted in India between May and June 2011) sought to document existing experiences in providing microfinance services to households to allow them to invest in sanitation solutions that meet their needs. The objective of the research was to map out the existing provision of microfinance for sanitation, identify where opportunities for future market development lie and identify how the development of such a market could be fostered (through the targeted use of public funds or regulatory changes for example).
Citation
Trémolet, S.; Ravi Kumar, T.V.S. Evaluating the potential of microfinance for sanitation in India. (2013) 76 pp.
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