The Success
Orangi was a squatter community, and did not qualify for government aid due to their "unofficial" status. With endogenous research, the community was able to make an affordable sanitation system for the treatment of sewage, which helped to reduce the spread of disease. The system was created and paid for by the local community, who would not have had access to a sewer system otherwise.
The programme proved so successful that it was adopted by the communities across developing countries. After the success of the initial phase, the program was expanded into four autonomous groups.
- The Orangi Pilot Project Society, to control funding for the other three groups.
- The Orangi Research and Training Institute, to manage the programme and provide training for onward dissemination.
- Orangi Charitable Trust, to manage microcredit programmes.
- Karachi Health and Social Development Association, to manage a health programme.
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