The new tariff guidelines also establish a maximum of 5 per cent of household expenditure on water and sanitation. This goes beyond providing a tap and a toilet in every home. Experiences from Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa and the United Republic of Tanzania suggest that placing women at the centre of water decisions leads to improved access, more cost-effective delivery and less corruption in water financing.280 Women have also been essential to the success of community-led total sanitation (CHS), a subsidy-free approach that encourages people to build their own toilets/latrines with local resources to stop open defecation. Awareness-raising and advocacy campaigns are one way to break taboos and to make such needs visible.