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Preparations have started for AfricaSan 3, the 3rd African Conference on Sanitation and Hygiene. The Rwandan government is hosting the conference, which is being organised by the AMCOW Sanitation Task Force, in the capital Kigali from 19-21 July 2011. The conference objectives are to:

• Present and exchange knowledge on strategies to overcome key bottlenecks to implementing large scale sanitation and hygiene programs


• Strengthen the evidence base for scaling up sanitation and hygiene programs in Africa


• Kickstart the 5 year drive to get Africa back on track to meet the sanitation MDG and achieve sustainable universal coverage

For more info about AfricaSan 3 contact the Conference Director Piers Cross, pierscross_2000@yahoo.com Read More

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