The Toilet Revolution
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Gates Foundation have both made access to toilets a central development concern. Rightly so: poor sanitation is a major development issue, and 2.5 billion people do not have access to basic, safe sanitation, with women and children suffering the most.
COPENHAGEN – Politicians and philanthropists often talk about abstract, lofty ideas such as sustainability and transformation through dialogue. So Bill Gates and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be applauded for tackling a more mundane, but crucial, subject: toilets.