Content Warning: This post deals with topics pertaining to sexual abuse and exploitation Lack of access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) disproportionately impacts women and girls. From…
Corruption in the water sector is not new. But when the currency to access this service is a woman’s body, corruption is showing a different face. Unfortunately, many of us…
One of the greatest challenges we face as a continent is the enduring sanitation crisis. 1 in 3 people still live without adequate sanitation facilities, a figure that rises to…
THE COVID-19 CRISIS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED THE VULNERABILITY OF THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHOSE HUMAN RIGHTS TO WATER AND SANITATION HAVE NOT BEEN REALISED The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the…
Empowering and increasing the dignity of marginalised and vulnerable people will help us emerge from the COVID-19 crisis with healthier societies and revitalised opportunities for development and peace. Louisa Gosling,…
In many countries, access to water itself is not a problem. In these lush, agricultural communities, it’s water storage and sanitation issues that continue to make people sick. For people…