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Samuel Mwale Elected as New Chairman of Millennium Water Alliance
May 11, 2023, Washington, DC – The Millennium Water Alliance Board of Directors is pleased to announce the election of Samuel Mwale as the new Chairman of the MWA Board of Directors. Samuel (Sam) Mwamburi Mwale brings vast experience in board leadership to MWA alongside global strategy and governance expertise and has trusted relationships across…
Read MoreMillennium Water Alliance Welcomes PATH as Newest Member
April 24, 2023, Washington, DC – The Millennium Water Alliance (MWA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that PATH, a global nonprofit working to accelerate health equity, has been approved as the newest member of the Alliance. PATH joins 19 other nongovernmental organizations, research institutions, and private-sector partners as the Alliance approaches its 20th…
Read More[ETHIOPIA FIELD UPDATE] Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s Visit: Exploring Progress and Opportunities in the Sustainable WASH Program (SWP)
It was an honor to host representatives from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation at a meeting on April 17, followed by a field trip from April 18-21 to the intervention sites of MWA-Ethiopia. On April 17, guests from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, including Vice President Marc Holley, Senior Program Officer for Safe Water Nabil…
Read More[ETHIOPIA FIELD UPDATE] Year-4 Review and Year-5 Planning Workshop
The Sustainable WASH Project has been implemented by MWA and program partners in three targeted Woredas (Dera, Farta, and North Mecha) since April 1, 2019. This quarter marks the beginning of the fifth year of the grant period (2019-2024). Over the past four years, the project has achieved significant progress in targeted schools, healthcare facilities,…
Read More[ETHIOPIA FIELD UPDATE] WASH in School for Everyone (WISE) in rural Amhara with support from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation: Launching Workshop
Millennium Water Alliance (MWA) organized a one day Launching Workshop on WASH in School for Everyone (WISE) in Rural Amhara Project supported by Conrad N. Hilton Foundation for government representatives from Amhara National Regional State, Bureau of Water and Energy (BoWE), Bureau of Finance (BoF), Bureau of Education (BoE), Bureau of Health (BoH), Bureau of…
Read MoreApplying Climate Reparative Finance Toward Water Security
Paper published by MWA board member Evan Thomas from University of Colorado Boulder Mortenson Center in Global Engineering and Resilience and MWA Kenya Country Representative Styvers Kathuni Link to Article: Applying climate reparative finance toward water security – ScienceDirect Abstract Water insecurity is increasing globally as one of the first perceivable effects of climate change. While…
Read MoreMWA Members Responding to Massive Earthquake in Syria and Turkey
See these short takes from a few of MWA’s members on their current work in Syria and Turkey in response to the earthquake (click on the organization names to go to their sites directly): CARE In Turkey: CARE Türkiye in close consultation with Turkish authorities CARE will be doing work primarily in Hatay and Urfa.…
Read MoreChemonics International Joins Millennium Water Alliance
Washington, DC, January 23, 2023 – The Millennium Water Alliance (MWA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the addition of Chemonics International, a major global implementer of water security, sanitation, and hygiene (WSSH) programs in the developing world, as the newest member of the Alliance. Chemonics is the second business to join MWA after Netherlands-based Acacia Water, which became…
Read MoreRestoring a Degraded Ethiopian Watershed for Water and Livelihood Security
Restoring an Ethiopian Watershed | World Resources Institute (wri.org) The article describes a project by WRI, in collaboration with MWA and WaterAid, to restore a degraded watershed in Ethiopia’s Amhara region. The project aims to improve water security, climate resilience and livelihoods for the local communities by implementing various restoration activities such as planting trees,…
Read MorePROMOTING INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY TO ENHANCE WATER AVAILABILITY AND LIVELIHOODS IN ETHIOPIA (WALE) TANA SUB-BASIN
Water is essential for life, health, and development. But in Ethiopia, water challenges are threatening the well-being and livelihoods of millions of people. That’s why we are working with our partners to implement a project that aims to enhance water availability and livelihoods in the Tana Sub-basin, one of the most important and vulnerable regions…
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