Molds and production standards
Precision steel molds, mix designs, curing routines and quality checklists for local producers.
Building the Ecosystem
Local enterprises produce, local artisans install, local lenders finance, and we equip and connect them so the market runs on its own.
We build the people and businesses behind the product
A product without a supply chain stays a prototype. Local enterprises produce, local artisans install, local lenders finance, and we equip and connect them so the market runs on its own.
Artisan training
Hands-on training in setting out, pit lining, levelling, assembly and fittings, with pictorial guides.
Enterprise incubation
Costing, pricing, margins, inventory and mold care, so each product line is profitable.
Demand creation
Promotion, community events and door-to-door marketing that turn interest into orders.
Materials and supply
One clear list of every material and service a toilet needs, from excavation to the finished toilet, so households, artisans and suppliers plan and price it together.
Quality monitoring
Photo-based digital monitoring of every build, for quality control, lender confidence and reporting.
From interest to an installed toilet
Every household moves through three connected steps. We design each one so as few buyers as possible drop out along the way.
1Demand
- ReachCommunity meetings, events, door-to-door visits and product promotion
- ExplainThe household's needs, the benefits and the sanitation options
- RegisterA list of interested households
- Pre-screenWho will pay with a loan, and who will pay in cash
Where buyers drop out: not interested after the first visit. How we reduce it: follow-up visits with a clear offer and a choice of options.
2Finance
- ChooseThe household chooses its toilet
- LinkIntroduced to a local lender, with the loan criteria explained
- ApproveLender screening, contract and loan, individual or in a group
- PayAgreed payment terms between household, lender and producer
Where buyers drop out: not eligible for an individual loan. How we reduce it: group loans and cash payment in instalments.
3Construction
- AssignA trained artisan and local producer; materials delivered
- BuildSite layout, pit lining, slab and walls
- CheckQuality checks at each stage, with photos
- Hand overFinal check, any corrections, then handover and final payment
Where quality slips: steps skipped on site. How we prevent it: payment is tied to passing each quality check.
Who pays for sanitation?
Lasting sanitation needs money from the right source for each actor, not a permanent subsidy.
Households
Microfinance loans (individual or group), savings cooperatives, or their own savings.
Schools and health posts
Government budgets, parent contributions and company social programmes.
Local enterprises
Credit from local lenders and bridge funding from programmes.
Lenders
Loanable funds from banks and development finance, backed by guarantee schemes that share the risk.