This is particularly true today when countries such as Zambia are experiencing cholera outbreaks or when Kenyan organisations are fighting...
End Water Poverty
Action for Tomorrow
End Water Poverty and WASHwatch are kicking off 2018 with a call for civil society to take action for tomorrow. 2018 is an invaluable...
Keeping the girl dream alive through Pad-A-Girl Initiative
As the first signs of menstruation are felt, they serve as constant reminders of the oncoming abuse and stigmatisation that most girls in...
Leave No One’s Human Rights Behind
On Human Rights Day, End Water Poverty along with three organisations (Help Refugees, the Inter Regional Support Programme of Pakistan and Slum...
When Going to the Toilet is a Luxury
To many people, having access to an adequate toilet is taken for granted. For the thousands of refugees in Bangladesh and Calais, having the...
Call to Submit Abstracts for SACOSAN VII Extended
The South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN) is a sanitation-centred biennial convention led by the governments of the South Asian...
Accountability Mechanisms for the Sustainable Development Goal 6: A Country Review
In 2015, UN member states adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs are made up of 17 global goals in the form of a universal...
World Food Day: Where Goals 2 and 6 Meet
16th October 2017 marks the United Nations World Food Day. This annual day of action raises awareness of food security, nutrition and hunger...
UN Special Rapporteur’s Visit to Mexico
Mexican government reports a 94% water access rate and a 92% of sanitation service coverage. These figures are reflective of some available...
Empowering Girls: A Discussion on Menstrual Huts and Hygiene
Despite being illegal, menstrual huts in Nepal remain an unsanitary and inhumane problem that claim the safety and life of women and young...
The Water Integrity Network (WIN): Promoting Transparency, Accountability, Participation and Anti-Corruption in the Water Sector
WIN supports a network of individuals, organisations, and governments working to improve water integrity. We research the impact of corruption...
Two years into SDGs: History teaches us that providing drinking water free from shit is achievable
A few months ago, when the Joint Monitoring Programme released their first report to measure progress on elements of goal 6, it brought about...
Disposable Diapers – A Growing Threat to African Rivers
Since the invention of disposable baby diapers in the 1960s, consumption has sky-rocketed. Along with the increase in use of disposables come...
Leave No One Behind? Over Two Billion People Lack Access to Safely Managed Water
On 11th July 2017, UNICEF and the World Health Organisation (WHO) published the latest Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) report on drinking...
EWP’s Five-Year Strategy Now Available
We are pleased to announce that our five-year strategy (2017-2022) is now available in three languages! This strategy will provide clarity to...