The women learned about personal hygiene, sanitation, water conservation and the importance of using clean water for drinking and cooking. 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International Congress and Convention Association, © 2020 ICCA - International Congress and Convention Association - All rights reserved, Read MeetingNet’s article on this initiative, ICCA partners who can assist members with Green/CSR initiatives, Association Spotlight - Pharmacology for Africa, Association Spotlight - International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering -IABSE-, Association Spotlight - Society for Ecological Restoration (SER). ICCA, the International Congress and Convention Association is the global meetings industry network. The ICCA Statistics Reports are based on the ICCA Association Database, which means the figures cover meetings organised by international associations according to our criteria: a meeting must take place on a regular basis, host at least 50 participants, and rotate between a minimum of three countries to be included in the Database. There’s never been a more important time to showcase the major milestones our industry can overcome, and we hope that this year’s winners provide inspiration on the big or small ways that impact can be made.”. Based on 878 actions that attendees checked off, the following infographic was created to illustrate where the group focused its sustainability efforts and the contributions made to each SDG: Read MeetingNet’s article on this initiative.