A state level workshop to share, learn and plan with quality and sustainability in the context of Swachh Bharat Mission was organised by the Government of Bihar, in association with WSSCC and IDS, on October 29th - 31st, 2018. It brought together 75 participants from 10 districts of Bihar, viz., Katihar, Banka, West Champaran, Begusarai, Aurangabad, Nalanda, Bhagalpur, Bhagalpur, Siwan, Patna and Madhubani. Seven of these districts are allotted to WSSCC by Government of India to support as development partner and remaining are the districts where Global Sanitation Fund was implemented. The workshop was designed to provide and facilitate a learning platform for sharing experiences and ideas between these districts.

The overriding aim of the workshop was to provide the state, districts, blocks and GPs with the ideas and means to accelerate progress towards Swachh Bharat while ensuring sustainability and quality.

The workshop was designed:

• To learn from successful experiences and to provide opportunities for sharing of insights, innovations and successful practices, including methods, processes and approaches developed in the districts.
• To make these accessible for adoption and/or adaptation as desired by other districts
• For district teams to review practical lessons learnt and to integrate that learning into district specific actions.