Beyond Poverty Podcast
Beyond Poverty Podcast
Outreach International
Bringing Safe Sanitation to Rural India
48 minutes Posted May 18, 2026 at 11:00 am.
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In this episode, Elene welcomes Anoop Jain and Anvesh Badamikar who work at SHRI, Sanitation and Health Rights, India. SHRI works with underserved communities to expand access to safe sanitation by renovating and managing shared facilities in neighborhoods, markets, schools, health centers, and other public spaces. They the current state of sanitation in India, the obstacles underserved communities face, and the amazing work SHRI and others are doing to improve the health, livelihoods, and day-to-day wellbeing for the people in India who need it most.

Dr. Anoop Jain holds a PhD from UC Berkeley and Post-Doc from Stanford and Harvard, is CEO of SHRI, and is a faculty member at Boston University’s School of Public Health.

Anvesh Badamikar holds dual master's degrees in environmental engineering from Stanford University and is the the Director of Research and Learning at SHRI.

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Music by: Marmoset Song Title: Kanna (Instrumental) Artist Name: Lightspeak