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The Younger Generation Fights For Global Sanitation ...continued
A youth competition that provides solutions for sustainable development goals honors a portable sanitation
proposal as a top 5 finalist
Team SAVE is confident that this business model could also be used as a way to educate the general public on the importance
of proper sanitation, which would have a positive impact on the movement to stop open defecation. The team would develop
various educational and informational progr ams to increase the community's awareness of the sanitation crisis. By partnering
with the government, their hope is to see government bodies "champion the social acceptance of sanitation through
implementation of ordinances and regulation."
As of now, th e highlighted proposal is just that – a proposal.
However, as one of the winning ideas in the I4A competition, Team
SAVE received support from a dedicated startup accelerator at the
Wharton School, along with the opportunity to present their ideas
during t he IMF & World Bank Annual Meetings last week, where
some of the most senior decision - makers in international
development, academia, and the private sector were in attendance.
This exciting development in portable sanitation and in the global sanitation crisis should be encouraging to all in our industry.
Team SAVE's proposal proves that young minds are taking an interest in improving global sanitation, and they recognize that
portable sanitation plays a vital role in those efforts. Read the article highl ighting the winners here , and read the full proposal
(which starts on page 53) in the World Bank's "Financing Sustainable Development Ideas for Action 2017" report by clicking here .
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