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Finance and Governance: Government, Pay Your Water Bills!
At 3pm on 25 August 2020, experts, human right advocates and concerned global citizens gathered to discuss issues relating to the provision of...
The scale of Zimbabwe's water crisis
On 28 July National Association of Youth Organizations (NAYO) joined activists and civil society around the world to commemorate ten years...
Airing concerns: how radio raises community voices in Tanzania
Between 13 February and 20 March, Media for Community Empowerment (MACS) aired #ClaimYourWaterRights radio shows in Morogoro and Zanzibar,...
26 years later, water rights are still not real in South Africa
10 years ago today the UN General Assembly recognised water and sanitation as a human right. It’s been more than 24 years since the South...
Ten years of water rights: join our global protest on 28 July!
Why are we protesting? 28 July marks ten years of the human rights to water and sanitation. To highlight the injustice of billions of people...
Diez años de derechos al agua: únete nuestra protesta global en 28 de julio
¿Por qué estamos protestando? El 28 de julio es el décimo aniversario de los derechos humanos al agua y al saneamiento. Para evidenciar la...
Claim Your Water Rights capacity building: an example of collaboration within the coalition
From 30 June to 1 July, Media for Community Empowerment delivered media training to staff at Tanzania League of the Blind (TLB) in Morogoro....
Member in the Spotlight: Tanzania Women Empowerment in Action
Get to know the newest member of our global coalition: Tanzania Women Empowerment in Action (TAWEA). From exposing human rights abuses linked...
Llamamiento mundial a los gobiernos para que protejan a las personas frente al Covid-19 haciendo realidad el derecho humano al agua potable segura
Por favor firme esta petición. Las instrucciones son claras. El lavado de manos es el principal medio para prevenir la infección por Covid-19....
Do not disconnect
The annual celebration of World Water Day on 22 March is meant to spotlight the importance of water in our daily lives as well as the 2.2...
Young people take the lead in advancing the right to water: a look at the #ClaimYourWaterRights campaign in Zimbabwe
As the water crisis continues to deepen in Zimbabwe, young people are demanding their human rights through NAYO's #ClaimYourWaterRights...
Water Action Month 2020: #ClaimYourWaterRights
What is Water Action Month? Water Action Month is an annual campaign held every March. It provides a platform for civil society organisations...
Destigmatising sanitation labour in Pakistan through dignity, safety and employment security
In the Indian subcontinent, sanitation work is historically associated with the so-called ‘untouchables’. In their groundbreaking study, Asif...
Rewianku’s water challenge and WaterWide’s response
For 25-year-old Jummai Musa and her 30-year-old husband, Samaila, the reality of Nigeria’s water crisis hits extremely close to home. In their...