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MWA & Coca Cola Launch New Multiple Use of Water Initiative in Ethiopia
The program will support water supply improvements and multiple uses of water (MUS); improve water access, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in schools, institutions, and households; and empower women through water-related entrepreneurship, in seven rural woredas of three Ethiopian regions.
MWA WELCOMES NEW MEMBER, Pure Water for the World
The Millennium Water Alliance (MWA), the consortium of US-based organizations that implement water, sanitation and hygiene education programs throughout the developing world, today welcomes the innovative Vermont-based charity Pure Water for World as an affiliate member of MWA
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MWA WELCOMES NEW MEMBER, the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre.
The Millennium Water Alliance (MWA), the consortium of US-based organizations that implement water, sanitation and hygiene education programs throughout the developing world, today welcomes the prestigious IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre as an affiliate member of MWA.
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MWA Presents Impact Poster and UNC-WH Conference
Susan Dundon, MWA Program Director, and Susan Davis, Improve International, presented a poster at the 2012 UNC Water and Health Conference outlining their findings from a new study of the MWA-Ethiopia Program.
New Civil Society Rep Elected for SWA (August 2012)
WASH NGOs in North America and Europe have elected Thilo Panzerbieter, founder and executive director of the German Toilet Organization, to be the new northern civil society representative to the international steering committee for Sanitation and Water All (SWA), the global network of governments and other organizations committed to expanded WASH access in developing countries. read more…
New MWA-KP Documentary Released (July 2012)
The Millennium Water Alliance (MWA) released a short documentary film chronicling the Alliance’s work to bring safe drinking water and better sanitation to nearly 200,000 people in some of the poorest regions of the east African country of Kenya. read more…
33 NGO Directors Endorse H.R. 3658 and Ask for House Action (June 2012)
Thirty-three international development leaders have come together to write a letter to members of the House of Representatives pressing them to call on the House Foreign Affairs Committee to mark-up the Sen. Paul Simon Water for the World Act in this session of Congress. read more…
H.R. 3658 Support Surges, Now at 59 Co-sponsors (June 2012)
While the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in June unanimously approved their version of the Sen. Paul Simon Water for the World Act, support for the House’s version, H.R. 3658, has been building, with an increase of 17 co-sponsors in June alone. read more…
Senate Committee Approves Water for the World Act, Reports to Full Senate (June 2012)
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved S. 641, the Sen. Paul Simon Water for the World Act, and recommends its passage to the full U.S. Senate. read more…
State Department Magazine Features A-WASH Project in Cameroon (June 2012)
The June 2012 issue of State Magazine, an official publication of the U.S. State Department, features a school WASH project in Cameroon now underway through the Ambassador’s Schools Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Initiative administered by MWA. The project is a collaboration of the local community, the State Department, the U.S. Embassy in Cameroon, Catholic Relief Services, Global Water Challenge, and MWA, with some additional funding from the Coca-Cola Africa Foundation and H2O for Life. Click to read the article, on page 4.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee to Consider S. 641 June 19 (June 2012)
The Sen. Paul Simon Water for the World Act (S. 641) will be on the markup schedule for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee when it meets on Tuesday, June 19. We strongly support this bill. Lead sponsors Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL, and Majority Whip in the Senate), and Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) are seeking to make needed changes in the implementation of current law, and to help USAID focus programming in more effective ways. read more…
H.R. 3658 Cosponsor Count Rises, Now at 42 (May 2012)
HR 3658 was drafted by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) a longtime champion for WASH. Rep. Blumenauer was joined in the bill by Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX), a strong voice on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Together, they have introduced a bipartisan bill we strongly support, and are gaining new House cosponsors every week (42 as of May 30, 2012). read more…
MWA-KP Event in Kenya (May 2012)
More than 50 participants from across the development sector joined in day-long discussion hosted by MWA in Nairobi on May 8 to share lessons on WASH in schools, sustainable sanitation, multiple uses of water, development strategies for droughts and point of use water treatment. read more…
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves $400 Million for WASH in FY2013 (May 2012)
Great news for advocates for WASH from the U.S. Senate, where appropriators recommend a major increase in FY 2013! In May, the Senate Appropriations committee approved $400 million, up from $315 million in FY 2012. read more…
USAID Formally Joins Sanitation and Water for All 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)
MWA member Food for the Hungry has implemented WASH activities helping 150 households living in the Kenya regions of Rage and Kutur. read more…