Ramadhar Smarak Gram Seva Sansthan (RSGSS) is taking key steps towards improving sanitation access in Bihar by addressing constraints in supply and demand in order to build sustainable markets for sanitation as well as increase access to and use of improved sanitation facilities and services and establish a sustainable, market-based supply chain for sanitation products and services in Bihar, India
“Gram Seva Sansthan” activities include: innovating from existing toilet designs to drive down the cost while still meeting consumer needs and preferences, building the capacity of local entrepreneurs to run effective toilet businesses, providing both households and businesses access to financing to facilitate investment in sanitation through advocacy with local partners as well as training and support to loan officers to sell sanitation loans, exploring products and services such as pump trucks etc for the safe removal, transport and treatment of the waste and coordinating all of these activities with a variety of sector actors such as government, service providers, producers and finance providers such as local and nation microfinance institutions.
Increase access to and use of improved sanitation facilities and services and establish a sustainable, market-based supply chain for sanitation products and services.
