End Water Poverty (EWP)
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
Mexico water rights defenders expose state violence in fight against privatisation
Redes del Agua recently held an international press conference to highlight state violence against water rights defenders in...
August 2022 newsletter
2022 General Assembly End Water Poverty will hold its general assembly on Tuesday 27 September at 12-3pm UTC. The programme will...
July 2022 Newsletter
Claim Your Water Rights grantees End Water Poverty dedicates 70% of its operational budget to members. Following our open call...
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READ: @WHO/@UNICEF/@WorldBank's latest 'State of the World’s Drinking Water' report shows progress on the right to safe water is "fragile and inequitable" with the climate crisis exacerbating water insecurity & billions of people's rights still denied. Read more
RT @A4W_programme: Your helpful reminder that we have loads of clips presenting findings from the accountability for water programme on our… Read more
[2/2] "We can only appeal to government to help us stop people cutting down trees, then we can start having water." - Richard Katai, Kapopa farmer. 📺credit: @zanishub/@GodfreyChikumb1 https://t.co/fQbEEjGrvJ Read more
[1/2] Great video with #ClaimYourWaterRights + climate justice campaigner Jackson Mwenya (@regional_africa) on how deforestation is damaging watersheds and depleting streams in Kapopa Forest, Zambia. https://t.co/SoshVMwGAv Read more
RT @BajoTierraMu: Join the tweet storm! 📢📲 for the 6 months of struggle for water and 5 months of impunity in #Querétaro💧💰 We call for inte… Read more
In solidarity with prisoners of conscience in Egypt, EWP signed @copcivicspace's petition urging @AlsisiOfficial to open civic space and release everyone arbitrarily detained ahead of COP27. #FreeThemAll Read more
EVENT: 'Kenya Accountability for Water Workshop' Join @A4W_programme to discuss policies + practices that promote or hinder accountability in water & sanitation service provision in Kenya. Register➡️ https://t.co/6RgCpv99FR Read more
RT @clintonezeigwe: It’s election season in #Nigeria: Be a #safe #water #voter! #vote4water #ClaimYourWaterRights @EndWaterPoverty @Alanaxx… Read more