The Centre for Policy Research in collaboration with the Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) organised a day-long national conference to highlight various social innovations by civil society organisations (CSOs) to improve access to sanitation. The solutions shared were embedded within the local contexts.

The conference was attended by representatives from ministries of national and state governments, policy making institutions, research institutions, academia, community networks, social movements, civil society organisations, and international development agencies.

Videos of the different sessions are provided below:

• Inaugural Session (Above)
• Technical Session I: Equity and Social Change – Central to Improving Urban Sanitation
• Technical Session II: Beyond Public Networks: Social Innovation Underlying Technical Solutions
• Way Forward – Scaling-Up Innovations for Change

The presentations from the conference can be accessed at the following links:

• Social Innovation for Improving Urban Sanitation: Lessons for Scaling-up (by CPR-PRIA)
• Changing Practices of Local State wrt Sanitation (by Prof Amita Bhide)
• Urban WASH (by Plan India)
• Beyond Public Networks – Social Innovation Underlying Technical Solutions (by Shelter Associates)
• Gramalaya
• India Sanitation Program Overview (by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)
• The Global Interfaith WASH Alliance