End Water Poverty
Campaigning for governments to respect, protect and fulfil the human rights to safe water and sanitation.
About us
End Water Poverty specialises in supporting civil society to advance accountability, social justice and human rights:
- We amplify the voices and demands of civil society and communities.
- We connect human rights advocates working in different parts of the world.
- We facilitate the exchange of experience and expertise to sharpen strategies and strengthen solidarity.
- We mobilise members to advocate locally, nationally, regionally and globally for the rights to water, sanitation and a healthy environment to be legally recognised and practically implemented.
- We affirm that water and sanitation are public services.
- We provide mini-grants to members to support diverse context-specific action through the Claim Your Water Rights campaign.
Our members
End Water Poverty is a global civil society coalition campaigning for governments to respect, protect and fulfil people’s human rights to safe water and sanitation. We are comprised of over 150 organisations in 90 countries across Africa, America, Asia, and Europe. Though our membership primarily consists of community-based organisations and grassroots civil society, we also welcome trade unions, national/regional networks and international non-government organisations (INGOs).
End Water Poverty is coordinated by a two-person Secretariat that is managed by an elected Steering Committee representing the coalition’s different constituencies.
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Latest news
Endorse the Water Justice Manifesto!
With only a couple of weeks to go before the UN 2023 Water Conference, we’re calling on you to endorse, share and sign the...
Encourage African governments to advance the priorities of rights-holders at the UN 2023 Water Conference
End Water Poverty, African Water Justice Network, Africa Rising, Blue Planet Project and others have created a template petition...
UN 2023 Water Conference side event, Hearing the Unheard, to amplify marginalised voices
On 23 March 2023, End Water Poverty, Water Integrity Network and our partners are hosting an official side event to the UN 2023...
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RT @sewperheroes: Taking our #sweepers awareness campaign in #Pakistan up a notch! 🚀 Celebrate #SanitationWorkersDay by honoring their inva… Read more
Ever heard"there's not enough budget? No, governments, its about what you priortise. Come and join our friends for the next #MakeRightsReal @VirginiaRoaf @tseguereda Read more
RT @nywaterweek: Our global #WaterCrisis may feel like the future but for many it is a present reality. Yesterday #UNWaterConference2023 at… Read more
RT @ESCRNet: During the #UN2023WaterConference side event, #HearingTheUnheardHRWS, we heard powerful testimonies from social movements, #in… Read more
3/3 Eusebio & the communities he organises with know what they need to solve their #water problems, (e.g. rain-water harvesting, piped water), but they can't afford these solutions. They're calling on help from the government & the UN. #HearingTheUnheardHRWS @redesdelagua https://t.co/mO4HI7bafi Read more
2/3 Eusebio is an activist that along with 8 other communities are proactively fighting to implement solutions to their #water challenges. "Without water, we cannot afford to live... That is why we are fighting." #HearingTheUnheardHRWS @redesdelagua @FANMex @BajoTierraMu https://t.co/94VGOMfeFG Read more
[THREAD] Marginalised communities all over the world are fighting for their #WaterRights. #HearingTheUnheardHRWS shares their voices. Eusebio Aguilar from Chenalhó, México lives without easy access to water. In his community people are forced to carry water over long distances. https://t.co/FjLu7AthCo Read more
RT @PBIcanada: For a look at the recent United Nations Water Conference and People's Water Forum in New York and the significance of these… Read more