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Nicaragua Rural: Lazos de Agua Project in Nicaragua
Nicaragua Rural was implemented by WaterAid America from June 2017 to June 2022 in 34 communities in the municipalities of Waslala, Waspam and Puerto Cabezas. Among the project’s achievements, nearly 15,000 people received access to water and/or sanitation services while 501 systems of drinking water and 697 sanitation facilities have been built or improved for communities, families, schools, and health centers. Learn more
WaterAid launches advocacy program in Africa
On September 13, WaterAid launched a one-year program to advocate and inform policy discussion for improved access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene services (WASH) in healthcare facilities in Africa through a $1.49 million grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. The grant will address challenges preventing frontline healthcare workers, patients, and surrounding communities from accessing clean water, handwashing facilities, and decent toilets. Learn more
WaterAid, Ralph Lauren Foundation Launch Program in India
In 2022, the Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation launched a year-long partnership with the international nonprofit WaterAid, empowering women in the town of Budhni, India, to make sustainable access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) a reality. More information.
PepsiCo Foundation partners with WaterAid in West Bengal
PepsiCo Foundation in partnership with WaterAid India has initiated the ‘Access to Safe Water’ project in West Bengal, providing clean water access to high-water-risk communities in the districts of Purba Bardhaman, Bankura, and Hooghly. The project will positively impact the health, security, and hygiene of local residents. More information.
WaterAid, The VF Foundation Launch WASH Program in Cambodia
WaterAid and The VF Foundation announce the launch of a year-long program to reach more than 85,000 people with access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene in Cambodia. In Cambodia, one in four people don't have access to clean drinking water and half don't have access to a toilet, disproportionately affecting women, girls, and people living with disabilities. With the support of The VF Foundation’s $250,000 grant, WaterAid will improve access to clean water in Cambodia’s Kandal Province by working directly with local governments and community members. More information.
Helmsley Charitable Trust Launch Program in Ghana
WaterAid and The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust announce the launch of a two-year program to reach more than 12,000 people with access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene in Ghana. With a $900,000 grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust, WaterAid will support the government of Ghana by responding to operational gaps in water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure in the Bongo District, improving water coverage in three healthcare facilities, local schools and communities. Through this program, WaterAid will directly reach 12,000 people with access to safe water and decent toilets in healthcare facilities and schools, and indirectly reach 185,000 people nationally with hygiene messaging. This grant will strengthen essential infrastructure in the region and put local systems in place to maintain and scale progress. More information.
WaterAid and Helmsley Launch Clean Water Program in Zambia
On World Patient Safety Day, WaterAid and The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust announce the launch of a three-year program to improve access to water, sanitation and hygiene in health centers, reaching 750,000 people across Zambia. With a $6.9 million grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust, WaterAid will construct clean water infrastructure for health centers in Monze, Kazungula, Mwandi and Sesheke districts. The work will focus on maternal and child health, improving the safety and dignity of frontline health staff and patients and reducing hygiene-related diseases. By 2023, 60 health centers will have running water, handwashing stations, waste disposal equipment and toilets and showers in maternity wards. More information.
PepsiCo, WaterAid Announce "Net Water Positive" Commitment
With safe water access a critical component of the holistic water stewardship agenda, The PepsiCo Foundation is launching a new $1 million program with leading NGO and long-term partner WaterAid to bring safe water to families in Sub-Saharan Africa – expanding its 15-year, more than $53 million safe water access initiative that reaches over 20 countries and has helped more than 59 million people since 2006. More information.
WaterAid launches emergency response to COVID-19 in India
As India faces a deadly second wave of COVID-19, WaterAid has launched an emergency response to bring vital water, toilet and hygiene facilities to health centers and vulnerable communities as well as urgent support to frontline sanitation workers. The country is seeing more than 400,000 new cases every day and with the exodus of people from cities, this horrific wave has now spread to parts of rural India, threatening to overburden health centers with already weak infrastructure. WaterAid is raising money to support an emergency response in 50 rural health centers to rapidly repair existing water infrastructure and install temporary facilities such as handwashing stations, portable toilets and water storage units. More information.
Four-year partnership brings WASH to communities in Mali
On March 11, 2021, the One Drop Foundation, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and WaterAid launched a four-year partnership to improve access to water, sanitation and hygiene for thousands of people in Mali. Called “Beseya Blon” (A space for hygiene), the project will reach 36,500 people with access to clean water; 47,000 people with access to basic sanitation; and 36,000 people with improved hygiene in communities and healthcare facilities. The Beseya Blon project will support strengthened WASH systems, hygiene behavior change, improved accountability, and effective citizens engagement in collaboration with government and local partners. The strategy relies on healthcare facilities as entry points into communities. More information.
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