Sangchul Hwang

Sangchul Hwang
Unmasking gender disparities in Indian sanitation
Women's struggle for sanitation equity in rural areas and urban slums India Posted on 17 Nov, 2023 12:15 PM

Inadequate sanitation poses significant global risks, affecting over four billion people. Insufficient access to proper facilities leads to social, psychological, and physical threats, contributing to 6.3% of global deaths. India, with one billion residents, grapples with open defecation, affecting half the population.

A training exercise on water and sanitation, as part of an EU-funded project on integrated water resource management in Rajasthan. (Image: UN Women Asia and Pacific; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)
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