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Why Resilient Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene is Climate Action
By Grace Kanweri, Senior Program Officer, Uganda, Kelly Latham, Senior Global Advisor, Climate and WRM, and Azucena Serrano, Senior Official for Scale, Honduras The impact that climate change has on…
Read MoreWASH Access Data Collection Act of 2024 & What It Means for the U.S. Water Crisis
Globally, we have witnessed the impact that providing decision-makers with contextualized data can have on implementing solutions tailored to community needs, which is why the US WASH Access Data Collection Act is so important.
Read MoreEducation Starts with Bathrooms
“I’ve been to schools where the situation is bad.” Prossy is a seventh-grade student in Uganda. She’s seen what it’s like when schools don’t have water or usable bathrooms. Prossy lives…
Read MoreThe Business of Supporting Entrepreneurs
Many of us never think twice about our toilet. But as of 2022, almost half of the world’s population lacks safely managed sanitation.
Read MoreThe Status Quo Isn’t Good Enough: The Water Crisis & National Systems Strengthening
Last week, UNICEF and WHO released their latest report on water, sanitation and hygiene progress in schools. We are not where we need to be and in our current way of working, we will not get there by 2030.
Read MoreOne Tree at a Time
Climate change affects water and sanitation access for people worldwide through more devastating weather events and associated floods, droughts, storms, and landslides. From too much, too little, or too polluted water,…
Read More“There’s water, but you have to fight for it.”
More than 2 million people across the United States lack access to running water and basic plumbing. The reasons are not unlike many of the challenges facing every single country Water For People works within—water scarcity, pollution, structural racism, inadequate infrastructure, and climate change impacts.
Read MoreInaugural U.S. WASH Convening to Address Water Access Gap, Bringing Together Over 200 Attendees from 100+ Organizations
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The convening will bring together over 300 attendees from more than 100 organizations to discuss the challenges, opportunities, and solutions to closing the water access gap in the United States.
Read MoreFinancing for Climate Resilient Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
In April, Water For People leader Mark Duey has the opportunity to represent civil society at the Latin America and the Caribbean Finance Ministers’ Meeting – an unparalleled opportunity to place water, sanitation, hygiene, and climate resilience at the center of discussions with important government decision-makers.
Read MoreWater For People Accelerates Access to Improved Sanitation and Hygiene Services Using Market-Based Approaches in Uganda
KAMPALA, UGANDA — Sanitation and Hygiene Fund (SHF), a United Nations-backed initiative, recently awarded Water For People Uganda with a $5 million grant . With this funding, Water For People Uganda, working through government structures and implementing partners, will improve universal access to safe sanitation and hygiene through projects in seven districts throughout Uganda.
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