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Tapping Local Innovation: Unclogging the Water and Sanitation Crisis

Announcing the winners:

Enter by: Mar 26, 2008 | Voting begins: Apr 25, 2008 | Winners Announced: May 12, 2008

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Join Global Water Challenge and Ashoka's Changemakers in the search for the most innovative approaches to providing access to safe drinking water and sanitation. Voting complete, winners announced below.

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Winners announced below

WinnerCountry of origin
Slum Networking – Transending Poverty with Innovative Water and Sanitation Paradigm
Himanshu Parikh Consulting Engineers		India
Naandi Foundation’s Community-based Safe Drinking Water Systems (CSWS)
Naandi Foundation 		India
Small Steps, Big Leaps : Community Led Approach to Water and Sanitation
Swayam Shikshan Prayog		India



FinalistCountry of origin
Developing Another World in Rural Rwanda
Manna Energy Foundation		United States
Schools Sanitation Improvement and Enhancement Project: Enhancing the Educational, Hygienic, Health and Safety Environment
The Clean Shop		South Africa
iko-toilet thinking beyond a toilet (community and school sanitation)
Ecotact- Innovating Sanitation		Kenya
WaterCredit: Revolutionizing the Way Water is Supplied to the World.
WaterPartners		United States
Women Entreprenuers in Sanitation
Centre for Community Organisation and Development 		Malawi
unclogging sewers and drainage systems in nairobi low income estates
city garbage recyclers		Kenya




Resources for this competition

Framework for this competitionWelcome letter & introduction
Mosaic of innovative solutionsOutlines key barriers and trends in the field
Assessment and criteria guideline Judging criteria and timeline
Library resources for this competitionAdditional documents and links
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