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Microfinance for water and sanitation: a case study from Tiruchirappalli, India
conference contribution
posted on 2018-02-12, 15:08 authored by Andrew BarenbergThis paper looks at the development of a water and sanitation loan fund deployed through a network of
women’s selfhelp
groups in Southern India. The success of the loan fund reduced barriers to credit from
formal lending institutions and increased investment in water and sanitation facilities. Results from this
case study indicate that microfinance
principles can be successfully applied to the water and sanitation
sector. The objectives of this case study are to summarize what is known about this loan program and
explore the possibilities and limitations of this new financing model for the water and sanitation sector.
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Research Unit
- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
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WEDC ConferenceCitation
BARENBERG, A., 2009. Microfinance for water and sanitation: a case study from Tiruchirappalli, India. IN: Shaw, R.J. (ed). Water, sanitation and hygiene - Sustainable development and multisectoral approaches: Proceedings of the 34th WEDC International Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 18-22 May 2009, 7p.p.Publisher
© WEDC, Loughborough UniversityVersion
- VoR (Version of Record)
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2009Notes
This is a conference paper.Other identifier
WEDC_ID:10523Language
- en