This study, undertaken by Gramalaya and WaterAid, with the support of TCC in July 2006, sought to understand the benefits of community managed toilets and the challenges facing this model after six years of experimentation. The study reveals that communities can manage their own toilet units, when they do this the toilets are much cleaner than when managed by TCC, and entire communities can be declared open defecation free. Managing their toilets leads to empowerment of women with many positive impacts in terms of personal and community development.It involved - editing, reediting, design, layout, printing.