On July 18th and 19th, J-PAL hosted the first regional matchmaking conference for its Urban Services Initiative (USI) at Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Colombo conference brought together researchers and practitioners active in urban service delivery (particularly water, sanitation, and hygiene) throughout South Asia. The aim of the conference was to stimulate discussion on innovative micro-solutions to the need for better urban public services, and what collaboration opportunities might exist between the researchers and practitioners.

On day two of the conference four different panels of implementing partners made presentations on their programs that might fit with USI. This video features the first panel: BRAC Development Institute, BRAC Social Innovation Lab, BRAC, WaterAid Bangladesh, Urban Partnerships for Poverty Reduction (UPPR), and 3ie