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Microfinance partnerships to improve access to durable water filters: results from six pilots in India and Cambodia

Published:2014-07-22 Issue:4 Volume:4 Page:699-708
ISSN:2043-9083
Container-title:Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development
language:en
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Author:

Blanton Elizabeth M.¹,Chankova Slavea²,Ganesan Ramakrishnan³,Elliott Tim¹,Dargan Tanya⁴,Goodyear Lorelei L.¹

Affiliation:

1. Safe Water Project, Technology Solutions, PATH, 2201 Westlake Ave, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98121, USA

2. Abt Associates, 4550 Montgomery Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA

3. Abt Associates, 201 Aurobindo Place, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India

4. PATH, A-9, Qutub Institutional Area, New Delhi – 110028, India

Abstract

PATH collaborated with manufacturers and microfinance institutions (MFIs) in India and Cambodia to test the impact of consumer finance models on uptake and use of household water filters. Six pilots were implemented using different filters, partners, and loan plans. The pilots predominantly reached households from the middle three country-specific wealth quintiles. Purchase rates ranged from 5 to 44% among MFI members and increased with household wealth quintile. Cost recovery for the pilots ranged from 33 to 109%. The results suggest that MFI loans can have the potential, in certain contexts, to provide an effective and commercially sustainable means of increasing uptake of water treatment solutions for MFI member households.

Publisher

IWA Publishing

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Pollution,Waste Management and Disposal,Water Science and Technology,Development

Link

http://iwaponline.com/washdev/article-pdf/4/4/699/385027/699.pdf

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