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Tanzania government pledges 500 million USD to address the rural water crisis after Media for Community Empowerment journalists air villagers’ concerns
PRESS RELEASE: Tanzania’s Ministry of Water has pledged 500 million USD to improve more than 600,000 people’s access to safe water in Korogwe,...
Zimbabwe’s drought: depletion and economic downturn leads to disaster
The Zimbabwe water crisis has turned into a national disaster. The government - from local to national level - has failed to honour its...
Where can I go to the toilet once I leave the house?
If you are far from home and need the toilet, where do you go? When answering nature’s call, billions of people struggle to find a place to...
What is civil society doing to make climate resilience a priority?
Two videos from Sanitation and Water For All explain why civil society organisations working on water and sanitation should make climate...
Civil Society: Change makers and allies with Government in reaching SDG6
Civil society organisations (CSOs) play a key role in ensuring no one is left behind as we strive to achieve Sustainable Development Goals...
Using local radio and mobile phones to empower communities in Tanzania
Photos: Media for Community Empowerment According to WHO/UNICEF, only 57% of Tanzania’s 57 million population have access to basic water...
Clean toilets for girls in rural Nigeria
Photos: WaterWide Nigeria Raising awareness on the health challenges girls in rural areas face as a result of poor sanitary systems, the need...
Breaking the silence: demystifying menstruation myths and taboos
Menstruation is a daily reality for millions of women and girls around the globe. A natural biological process, which should dignify women and...
Unjust and unequal: new statistics on WASH access levels
Photo: WaterAid/ Eliza Powell In 2010, we celebrated the declaration of access to water and sanitation as a human right at the United Nations...
Chennai water woes: 10 million people living through the worst water crisis
Photo: REUTERS / P. Ravikumar “Water for sanitation is scarce. Laundry and bathing are nothing short of luxury, IT sector companies have asked...
WASH Education: Key to Unlocking SDG6 in Nigeria
Photos by Hope Spring Water Every child with access to education spends an average of six hours a day in school. However, 50% of schools in...
Menstrual Hygiene: Starting the Conversation
Photos by SEED Madagascar Imagine you start bleeding from somewhere you have never before. How do you feel? Scared? Confused? You go to someone...
A Decisive Mandate for People and Planet
The European elections that took place on 23-26 May were probably the most crucial ones since 1979, the first time when the Members of the...
Legal activism, research and advocacy to catalyse change: The Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI)
Photos: SERI The Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) is a non-profit organisation and public interest law clinic that...