The lack of access to public services such as water, sanitation, electricity, or internet connection is one of the main problems in informal neighborhoods. In general, slums are excluded from public utility companies’ coverage and expansion plans. Therefore, off-the-grid solutions emerge as promising quick-fixes to meet the need while working to make more permanent solutions happen. In this episode, we showcase three examples of off-the-grid public services at the housing scale: Modulo Sanitario (sanitation), Litro de Luz (electricity and internet), and Isla Urbana (water). [This episode was originally recorded in Spanish and translated into English using AI.]

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At the Inter-American Development Bank we work to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. http://www.iadb.org