2nd ISC-FICCI Sanitation Awards India Sanitation Conclave, 2018 REPORT April 26-27, 2018

The Swachh Bharat mission calls for action in sanitation front, demanding that we understand our strengths and work together for achieving the sanitation objectives of our country.

The objective to achieve the Open Defecation Free status by 2nd October, 2019, can only be met if there is a concentrated effort by the concerned communities and organizations. This very objective has been the topmost priority of the India Sanitation Coalition and therefore, it was a great privilege to conduct the 2nd ISC-FICCI Sanitation Awards and India Sanitation Conclave this year.

ISC aims towards reinforcing sanitation as a national priority and hence, the ISC Awards and Conclave was a crucial step towards achieving that goal. The participation of the diverse pool of stakeholders who were a part of this initiative truly indicated that the approach made by ISC towards meeting the objective has been successful.

We are expecting more organizations to engage in sanitation in future either because of the business value, or because they want to witness the real impact with their efforts. We hope to highlight, replicate, and improve the good work and efforts made towards sanitation front through ISC-FICCI Sanitation Awards.

Sustainability of our efforts is our benchmark for success, and we hope that this initiative will propel us towards that direction. We congratulate all the award-winners this year and are grateful to all the speakers from the government (central and state), corporates, private sector, multi-lateral and bilateral organisations, faith-based organisations, development partners, media, etc. for their active engagement and support.