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News from our members and from the WASH sector

USAID Joins Global Water and Sanitation Partnership (April 2012)

USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah announced that the U.S. Agency for International Development has joined the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) Partnership. The SWA Partnership brings together governments, donors, civil society organizations, and development partners to achieve sustainable sanitation and drinking water. read more…

MWA-KP Brings PUR to Rage and Kutur (April 2012)

Through the MWA-KP, Food for the Hungry has implemented WASH activities that have changed the lives of 150 households living in the Kenya regions of Rage and Kutur. read more…

Announcing Akvo-FLOW Partnership (March 2012)

We are pleased to announce that Water For People and Akvo have entered an agreement to further develop FLOW, Water For People’s baseline monitoring tool.  This agreement represents an important step for the development community in that Akvo will have the ability to enhance the current version of FLOW, while Water For People will focus on field-testing and usability. read more…

Water For The World Act Introduced in House December 2011 (Dec. 2011)

Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Ted Poe (R-TX) introduced H.R. 3658, the “Water for the World Act of 2012,” bipartisan legislation that strengthens U.S. foreign assistance in water and sanitation by leveraging innovation, strengthening partnerships, and improving transparency and accountability without making additional demands on the foreign assistance budget. read more…