TEDx Talk: The Surprising Truth of Open Defecation in India
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Academic
In this TEDx Talk Sangita Vyas shares the unheard and little-understood reality of open defecation in India.
Its a well-known fact that most of the open defecation in the world happens in India, social scientists and the government were struggling to understand why? Is it because we don't have enough toilets? Is it because we don't have enough money?
The enormity of the problem was getting worse, 300,000 children lose their lives to preventable diseases related to sanitation and open defecation and most rural children face physical and mental stunting.
The answer as Sangita found in her country wide survey - is couter intuitive and very surprising. Listen to her talk to know the surprising truth of open defecation in India.
Sangita is broadly interested in the politics and economics of inequality and making services work in India.
Source: TEDx Talks Youtube
Attached link
http://www.youtube.com/embed/V35Vw29tay0Media
Taxonomy
- Hygiene Education
- Sanitation
- Water & Sanitation
- Sanitation & Hygiene
- Sanitation Awareness
- Waste Management
- Waste disposal
- Sanitation and Hygiene
- Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)