Seventy-four Organizations Thank Senate Appropriations Committee for Proposed $35 Million Increase in FY 2019
Washington, DC, July 11, 2018 – Senior leaders of 74 WASH and WASH-allied organizations joined in a letter sent to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee members today in appreciation for the $435 million the Committee recommended to the full Senate for FY 2019 spending.
The subcommittee, led by Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-VT), approved the WASH increase last month as part of an overall $54 billion appropriations bill for the State Department, USAID, and related agencies in Fiscal Year 2019.
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Sitting on a Gold Mine
A team representing government and NGOs from Ethiopia joined a visit to Ghana to learn about planning for achieving the WASH Sustainable Development Goals. Read more HERE...
MWA Announces Appointment of New Executive Director
MWA is excited to welcome Keith Wright as executive director. Get the details HERE...
FY 2017 Annual Report Now Available
Learn about MWA's work in Fiscal Year 2017 - click "2017 Annual Report" on the Financials page. View HERE...
The Millennium Water Alliance is a 501(c)(3) coalition of America’s leading charities working to bring clean, safe drinking water and sanitation to millions of the world’s poorest people in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Founded in 2002, MWA seeks to advance high standards for program quality, transparency, and accountability, and work with its members to bring to scale effective and sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene education solutions. MWA is a strong advocate for US leadership in effective foreign assistance, and is part of a global coalition to raise awareness of and commitment to water and sanitation.
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