Regional Advocacy Workshop
The African Civil Society Network on Water and Sanitation – ANEW will co-organize an online regional advocacy workshop for North American NGOs and CSOs working in the water sector on…
Protecting and Empowering Women and Girls for Safer Access to Water
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…
‘Sex for Water’- How women are paying the price of water
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…
Why civil society organizations have a critical role to play in solving Africa’s sanitation crisis
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…
Putting integrity and accountability at the heart of government response to COVID-19, especially in the water sector
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…
Five human rights principles that put people center stage in water, sanitation and hygiene responses to COVID-19
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,…
Accessibility to water
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…