Expenditure on sanitation in countries where WASHCost has carried out research is too low, and is focused almost entirely on the capital costs of building latrines. There is a striking difference between the expenditure required to provide a basic service and what is actually being spent. Too little is being spent on stimulating and sustaining demand for hygienic latrine use and on ensuring that latrines are kept clean and in good repair. The absence of arrangements for pit emptying and measures to ensure environmental protection is adversely affecting service levels.
WASHCOST (2012): The cost of sustaining sanitation serivces for 20 years. (= WASHCost Infosheet , 2 ). Den Haag: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre URL [Accessed: 01.11.2012]