Supporting the poor to access sanitation: key lessons from targeted household consumer subsidies in Cambodia

Kohlitz, J; Lala, S; Bartell, J; Halcrow, G; Foster, T; Willetts, J

Supporting the poor to access sanitation: key lessons from targeted household consumer subsidies in Cambodia

Kohlitz, J

Lala, S Bartell, J Halcrow, G Foster, T

Willetts, J

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Development in Practice, 2022, pp. 1-14
Issue Date:: 2022-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Kohlitz, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4265-1632
dc.contributor.author	Lala, S
dc.contributor.author	Bartell, J
dc.contributor.author	Halcrow, G
dc.contributor.author	Foster, T https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1738-3450
dc.contributor.author	Willetts, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3975-9642
dc.date.accessioned	2022-03-16T06:00:09Z
dc.date.available	2022-03-16T06:00:09Z
dc.date.issued	2022-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Development in Practice, 2022, pp. 1-14
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dc.description.abstract	This paper presents the experiences of two household sanitation subsidy initiatives piloted by SNV and WaterSHED targeting poor households in rural Cambodia. Each initiative offered eligible households a subsidy to help manage the upfront costs of constructing new pour-flush latrines. Subsidy uptake by households was limited by affordability of the required household contribution, insufficient time for households to mobilise funds, and unavailability of land. However, when taken up, the subsidies also often mobilised significant household investment. Overall, these experiences point to the need to understand how poor households respond to subsidy opportunities and to adapt subsidy mechanisms accordingly.
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dc.publisher	Routledge
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dc.subject	11 Medical and Health Sciences, 16 Studies in Human Society
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dc.title	Supporting the poor to access sanitation: key lessons from targeted household consumer subsidies in Cambodia
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This paper presents the experiences of two household sanitation subsidy initiatives piloted by SNV and WaterSHED targeting poor households in rural Cambodia. Each initiative offered eligible households a subsidy to help manage the upfront costs of constructing new pour-flush latrines. Subsidy uptake by households was limited by affordability of the required household contribution, insufficient time for households to mobilise funds, and unavailability of land. However, when taken up, the subsidies also often mobilised significant household investment. Overall, these experiences point to the need to understand how poor households respond to subsidy opportunities and to adapt subsidy mechanisms accordingly.

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