You can collaborate to make sanitation sustainable and safe
People like you partnered with experts to collectively tackle the sanitation crisis
You can collaborate to implement high impact projects across the sanitation value chain
Our in-house experts have mapped several credible organisations you can support
You can collaborate to foster social innovations that tackle pressing sanitation challenges
Marquee organisations from the corporate sector, social sector and the government have joined hands to support bold projects
WHY SOLVING THE SANITATION CRISIS IS CRITICAL?
Inadequate sanitation adversely affects the dignity of millions of citizens who lack a safe place to defecate or urinate. Additionally, millions of sanitation workers face social ostracism
Improper sanitation causes over 1,00,000 child deaths every year and several diseases such as diarrhoea and pneumonia. These diseases are a significant reason for nearly 40% of India’s children being stunted
Poor sanitation acutely affects education outcomes. It is estimated that 23% of adolescent girls drop out from schools while lack of school toilets and handwashing with soap increases absenteeism
Lack of sanitation costs India nearly USD 54 billion annually which is equivalent to 6.4% of its GDP. Additionally, 73 million working days can be recovered each year by improving the state of sanitation in India
Inadequate sanitation adversely affects the dignity of millions of citizens who lack a safe place to defecate or urinate. Additionally, millions of sanitation workers face social ostracism
Improper sanitation causes over 1,00,000 child deaths every year and several diseases such as diarrhoea and pneumonia. These diseases are a significant reason for nearly 40% of India’s children being stunted
Poor sanitation acutely affects education outcomes. It is estimated that 23% of adolescent girls drop out from schools while lack of school toilets and handwashing with soap increases absenteeism
Lack of sanitation costs India nearly USD 54 billion annually which is equivalent to 6.4% of its GDP. Additionally, 73 million working days can be recovered each year by improving the state of sanitation in India
ABOUT WASH PLATFORM
The WASH Platform builds synergistic collaboration between multiple stakeholders from the private sector, development sector and the government, to identify, implement and replicate high impact projects across the sanitation value chain, starting from the state of Maharashtra.
The platform is a joint initiative between Samhita Social Ventures and India Sanitation Coalition in partnership with The Government of Maharashtra, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation with UNICEF and CEPT University as knowledge partners.
Make Effective CSR Contributions
Provide effective CSR contributions to highly credible social organisations that implement diverse projects across the state of Maharashtra and have been vetted by our in-house experts
Move Beyond Toilet Construction
Get access to portfolio of high impact sanitation projects that go beyond building toilets and focus on improving usage, maintenance and treatment of faecal waste, thereby remarkably improving sanitation outcomes
Receive Turnkey Project Management Support
Receive customised support across the project lifecycle including services such as project design, partner identification, due diligence, monitoring and reporting, capacity building, impact assessment and more
Impact Global SDGs
Support projects across critical themes such as faecal sludge management, school sanitation, urban sanitation, behaviour change, sanitation livelihoods which cut across several SDG goals
Collaborate With Marquee Partners
Opportunity to partner with sectoral leaders and leverage the global acumen and local insights of marquee organisations such as UNICEF, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Government of Maharashtra to amplify social impact
Engage in Thought Leadership
Gain access to sectoral forums and leverage our global networks to disseminate knowledge, augment your understanding of the sanitation ecosystem and publish project case studies in national reports
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WHAT OUR PARTNERS HAVE TO SAY
I extend my full support to this opportunity and personally encourage companies, both in the public and private sector, foundations, philanthropists, implementation partners and other key stakeholders to support the WASH Platform
— Shri Devendra Fadnavis
Chief Minister, Maharashtra
— Madhu Krishna
Country Lead - WASH, BMGF
— Naina Lal Kidwai
Chair, India Sanitation Coalition
— Priya Naik
Founder & CEO, Samhita Social Ventures
— Priya Khan
OSD to Chief Minister, Maharashtra
