STBM Award 2020 By Ministry Of Health, An Acknowledgment To Sanitation Partnership And Collaboration
23 November 2024
The National Government through the Ministry of Health
awarded SNV and local government collaboration on SDG6, for the esteemed 2020 STBM
awards (Sanitasi Total Berbasis Masyarakat / Community Led Total Sanitation). SNV’s
Voice for Change Partnership program in 5 (five) districts in Sumatera are
among the selected districts to receive the award.
Through the V4CP (Voice for Change Partnership)
Program, SNV is working with nine local CSO (Civil Society Organisation) partners
since 2016 to support District Governments in achieving local sanitation
objectives and contributing to the national sanitation goals (Contributing to
SDG 6). Through the advocacy support by V4CP’s CSOs, by 2018, the districts of
Pringsewu and Lampung Selatan (Lampung Province) and Sijunjung (West Sumatera
Province) had achieved ODF (Open Defecation Free) status, resulting in a better
quality of life for up to 2 million citizens. V4CP’s CSO had also scaling up
the successes and provide assistance to other districts and cities in the
province of Lampung; through which, the city of Metro and Way Kanan District
had also achieved ODF status.
Districts and Cities nominated for the awards were
evaluated at the provincial level with the final decision made by the Ministry
of Health. Of the various categories of the STBM 2020 Award, the ODF District/City Award was received by
the Sijunjung District, City of Metro and Pringsewu District, while Lampung
Selatan District was awarded as Best District/City
of ODF Acceleration, and Pringsewu District also received another award as
the Best District/City for Sanitation
Demand Creation.
We appreciate the sanitation partnership between SNV
V4CP, the local CSO and District Governments; while acknowledging and
continuing to areas future challenges. Such as sustaining the achievement of
ODF, move forward ensuring safely managed sanitation in the entire sanitation
chain, and replicating the best practices of these locations to other areas at
provincial or national level. Via a multi-stakeholder approach and in using
systems change approach for scaling, Voice for Change Program partners is
ensuring the sustainability of its results. SNV through its sanitation-related
programs in the country will continue to partner with and provide support to the
local government in facing these challenges, capitalizing on the strong and effective
partnership and cooperation with local governments, communities and civil
society partners.
