Supporting sustainable sanitation services at scale in India

In the first phase of this support, Government of Maharashtra successfully declared all cities in the state as Open Defecation Free (ODF). This project was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) between 2016 and 2019 during which CWAS provided implementation and policy support, developed resource materials and carried our capacity building for making cities Open Defecation Free, sustaining this status and planning for citywide Faecal Sludge and Septage Management services.