Whilst many initiatives led by governments and NGOs have done a great deal to improve the rural water supply in Africa, DFID Malawi estimates...
News
How can we leave no one behind if we aren’t counting the most marginalised?
This March is Water Action Month hosted by End Water Poverty (EWP). Each year, members of EWP come together to organise activities and campaign...
Happy Water Action Month!
Our annual campaign, Water Action Month (WAM) has now begun! With international and regional events taking place (such as SACOSAN VII, the...
Getting Lebanon’s water flowing: Using new SDG data in an urban crisis
The Syrian conflict has displaced 1.5 million people to Lebanon, putting pressure on water services and resources. Humanitarian agencies and...
Accountability Mechanisms in Costa Rica: Engaging with Goal 6
Goal 6 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is the pathway through which the human rights to water and sanitation are carried out. It is...
SDGs Require a Strong Common Advocacy Agenda from East Africa CSOs
This is particularly true today when countries such as Zambia are experiencing cholera outbreaks or when Kenyan organisations are fighting...
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...