WSSCC will host a Global Forum on Sanitation and Hygiene from 9 to 14 October 2011 at the Mumbai Renaissance Convention Centre, bringing some 500 WSSCC members and sector professionals together in India for a week of sharing and learning around vital sanitation and hygiene topics.
Published on: 17/03/2011
The overall aim of the forum is to provide a productive and useful professional platform for practitioners and policy makers who are committed to improving the lives of billions of people through improved sanitation and hygiene. Specifically, the meeting will facilitate learning and sharing between members, sector practitioners and policymakers; energise professional communities through an exclusive platform dedicated to sanitation and hygiene; showcase knowledge, investment, communications, advocacy, partnership and networking approaches; and strengthen national, regional, South-South, and global dialogue and collaboration.
“WSSCC has a proud history of arranging purposeful and productive meetings, and this tradition continues in Mumbai through a focus on core sanitation and hygiene topics and links to other sectors such as health, education and business,” said Archana Patkar, Manager of WSSCC’s Networking and Knowledge Management Department. “In recent years sanitation and hygiene professionals have made great strides in both policy and practice, and the Mumbai meeting builds upon this momentum.”
The overarching themes for the week are “Accelerating Change,” “Building Knowledge and Capacity,” and “Sharing Across Regions”. These and other cross-cutting topics will be reflected in the forum’s programme via plenary, break-out and regional sessions; special events and field visits; and a “Bottom of the Pyramid WASH Fair” of organisations, products and services, and ideas.
The meeting provides a global platform for sharing knowledge and findings from the regional sanitation conferences held recently or coming up in East Asia, South Asia, Africa and Latin America. It also draws in lessons from the impressive sanitation accomplishments in China and will offer instructive and inspirational field visits to key programmes and sites in India’s Maharashtra State, which is a leader in the region in innovative service delivery at scale. It will feature a unique blend of sector professionals (both WSSCC members and non-members), active global advocates and development experts.
A participant selection process will ensure balanced representation between WSSCC members and non-members, and from developing and developed countries. For more information, or to join the mailing list for forum updates, visit our web site.
