Indian NGO ready to bring better sanitation to Asia and beyond

Sulabh International founder says it can help over 2bn people access toilets

20180612 Bindeshwar Pathak at Future of Asia

Indian social activist Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of Sulabh International, introduces the organization's efforts in Tokyo on June 12. (Photo by Maho Obata)

AKIHIDE ANZAI and NIKKI SUN, Nikkei staff writers

June 13, 2018 13:05 JST

TOKYO -- An Indian social reformer who has worked to end an age-old stigma associated with a lack of proper toilets says he is confident that his design can save over 2 billion people suffering from poor sanitation around the world.