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From UNDP recognition to Gates Foundation partnership. Explore how LooCafe is transforming India's sanitation landscape.

21+ Media Features 8 Major Awards UNDP Best Practice
Watch 110+ Videos & Shorts
450+

Units Deployed

12+

Cities

1M+

Monthly Users

2000+

Jobs Created

8

Major Awards

$200M+

Gates Foundation Partner

Featured Coverage

What They're Saying About LooCafe

From national publications to international recognition

Strategic Partners

Partnerships That Define Excellence

Backed by world-leading organizations committed to sanitation transformation

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Foundation

Exclusive partner for G2RT (Generation 2 Reinvented Toilet) deployment in India. Part of the $200M+ Reinvent the Toilet Challenge initiative.

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Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation

Government

Strategic PPP partner for 200+ LooCafe units across Hyderabad under the Swachh Bharat Mission.

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United Nations Development Programme

Ngo

LooCafe featured as a best practice in UNDP's Grassroots Innovation Database (GRID).

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Swachh Bharat Mission

Government

Aligned with India's flagship sanitation program, contributing to ODF++ status in multiple cities.

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Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI)

Ngo

Collaborative partner for LooCafe 3.0 development and research initiatives.

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British Council

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Innovation partner recognizing LooCafe's social entrepreneurship impact.

Recognition

Awards & Accolades

Recognized by leading industry bodies and government institutions

2019

CII Most Innovative Company of the Year

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

Recognized for pioneering innovation in the public sanitation sector with the hybrid café-toilet model.

2022

WASH Stewardship Award

InkWASH 2022

Awarded for outstanding contribution to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene sector stewardship.

2016

Cleaning Leader of the Year

Clean and Green India

Abhishek Nath recognized for leadership in India's cleaning and sanitation transformation.

2021

FICCI 50 Most Influential Under 50

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry

Founder featured among India's 50 most influential business leaders under 50 years of age.

2020

National Awards for Cities & Sanitation - Model Display

Government of India

LooCafe model displayed to the President of India as an exemplary sanitation initiative.

2019

Swachh Bharat Mission Pioneering Company

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Recognized as a pioneer company contributing to Swachh Bharat Mission goals.

2020

Best Sanitation Engagement Model

Smart Cities Mission India

Awarded for creating the most effective public-private engagement model in sanitation.

2020

British Council Innovation Recognition

British Council

Recognized by British Council for innovative approach to social entrepreneurship.

Voices

What Leaders Say

"LooCafe today stands as an open API for WASH. We've proven that sanitation can be sustainable, profitable, and dignified."

Abhishek Nath

Founder & MD, LooCafe

"LooCafe represents a best practice in sustainable sanitation innovation, demonstrating how private enterprise can contribute to public health goals."

UNDP India

Grassroots Innovation Database

"Only LooCafé and Urban Loo are maintaining their toilets well in Hyderabad."

Deccan Chronicle

Publication

"Partners like LooCafe are essential to bringing reinvented toilet technology to the communities that need it most."

Gates Foundation

Sanitation Team

Broadcast

Radio & Broadcast Coverage

LooCafe's story featured on leading radio stations and broadcast media

Radio City 91.1 FM Interview with LooCafe Team
Radio City 91.1 FM

Sanitation Innovation Interview

Feature interview discussing LooCafe's impact on urban sanitation and free-to-use public toilet model.

Radio Interview Session
FM Radio

Entrepreneurship Story

Radio segment covering the journey from corporate to sanitation entrepreneurship.

Radio City Ladies Circle Event
Community Event

Women's Sanitation Awareness

Radio City Ladies Circle collaboration for women's hygiene and sanitation awareness campaign.

Complete Archive

All Media Coverage

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LooCafe Launches in Bihar

Patna Press • Dec 2023

Chennai's LooCafe - a hybrid model where a thriving restaurant funds clean toilets

Indian Narrative • Sep 2023

Tamil Nadu's First LooCafe in Chennai Adyar

YourStory Tamil • Aug 2023

Driving Change: The Impactful Tale of LooCafe in India

Hashtag Magazine • Aug 2023

LooCafe - Wikipedia

Wikipedia • Jun 2023

Abhishek Nath - Wikipedia

Wikipedia • Jun 2023

Stories of Change - Swachh Bharat Mission Urban

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India • Jan 2023

LooCafe Expands to Chandigarh

Tribune India • Jun 2022

India Pavilion at EXPO 2020 Dubai

EXPO 2020 Dubai • Oct 2021

Hyderabad Man Turns Shipping Containers Into Solar 'Loocafes', Offers Free Loos To 3 Lakh Users

The Better India • Dec 2020

Deep Dive

Research & Industry Data

Explore our comprehensive research on the $62 billion India sanitation economy with 60+ cited sources from WHO, World Bank, Gates Foundation, UNDP, and leading research institutions.

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