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The materials are there, but the system isn’t: What the supply side taught us about building sanitation markets in Zambia

By International Development Enterprises (iDE) • November 4, 2026

Zambian households want durable toilets. iDE research with shop owners, masons, and savings groups shows coordination, not materials, holds supply back.

From buy-in to ownership: Market-based sanitation in Zambia

By CARE Zambia and the CARE Water+ Team • October 2, 2026

Development efforts often treat government buy-in as the finish line. In Zambia, CARE, iDE, and IDinsight are testing something harder: whether district government, the water utility, and local businesses can own, finance, and scale a market-based sanitation model themselves — long after external support ends.

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Thought Leadership

The materials are there, but the system isn’t: What the supply side taught us about building sanitation markets in Zambia

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From buy-in to ownership: Market-based sanitation in Zambia

Zambia

Thought Leadership

The materials are there, but the system isn’t: What the supply side taught us about building sanitation markets in Zambia

Food and Water

From buy-in to ownership: Market-based sanitation in Zambia

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