Thank you for your interest in learning more about the Millennium Water Alliance!
MWA aims to deliver global water security and resilience results by mobilizing a community of expert members, driving collective action and thought leadership, and influencing strategy funding. The alliance includes 27 organizations (NGOs, businesses, research institutes) that operate across 100+ countries.
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If you would like to join MWA or find opportunities to work together, please reach out to us at info@mwawater.org.
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Monday, October 27
8:30-10:00 am – Side Events
Beyond Basic: Harmonizing Advanced Indicators for Global WaSH in Schools Monitoring
Location: Redbud
MWA Member(s) Supporting Convening: Splash International, Helvetas
The Additionality of Climate Resilient Sanitation in National Programs
Location: Sunflower
MWA Member(s) Supporting Convening: WaterAid
1:30-3:00 pm – Side Events
Can technical innovation really increase handpump functionality? Experiences from Uganda,
Malawi, and Zambia
Location: Redbud
MWA Member(s) Supporting Convening: Living Water International, WaterAid
Understanding the Pathogen Flows Associated with Sanitation in Urban Communities and Health Care Facilities
Location: Sunflower
MWA Member(s) Supporting Convening: WaterAid
Local Solutions for Global Impact: Strengthening Menstrual Health through Local Access Models
Location: Windflower
MWA Member(s) Supporting Convening: WaterAid
From Inception to Exit: How WaSH Operation and Maintenance Systems Evolve and Strengthen
Location: Bellflower
MWA Member(s) Supporting Convening: Splash International
Engaging local faith actors to accelerate progress to meet SDG6 – multi-country study and
case stories
Location: Azalea
MWA Member(s) Supporting Convening: Living Water International, Water Mission, World Vision
3:15-4:30 pm – Verbal Presentations
Assessing Household Water Insecurity Among Pastoralist Communities in
Northern Kenya
Location: Redbud
Speaker: Emmanuel Olela, Millennium Water Alliance
Moving Beyond Rhetoric: Effectively Engaging Governments in WaSH Co-Financing
– Evidence from a Positive Deviance Study
Location: Windflower
Speaker: Fiker Abebe, Splash International
Insights from Rural Practitioners: A Thematic Analysis of Implementation Challenges
in Solar Powered Water Systems
Location: Azalea
Speaker: Tess Brodie, Global Water Center
4:30-5:30 pm – Poster Presentations
5 – Impacts of Rainfall and Chlorination on Contamination at Groundwater Sources in Kenya, Sierra Leone, and Uganda
Presenter: Catherine McManus, The Water Project
8 – Assessing Multidimensional WaSH Inequalities in Uganda: Impacts, Drivers, and Pathways to Equity
Presenter: Comfort Hajra Mukasa, WaterAid Uganda
11 – Contextual approaches for hard-to-reach areas communities in Ethiopia
Presenter: Kelly Alexander, CARE
12 – Toward Thriving Communities: What Safe Water Alone Can’t Achieve
Presenter: Kimberly Gerken, Water Mission International
14 – Cholera Trends and Environmental Risks: Insights from Lake Kivu Bordering Areas in Western Rwanda
Presenter: Uwimana Uwimana Martha, WaterAid Rwanda
16 – Applications of an in situ E. coli contamination sensor for drinking waters in east Africa
Presenter: Whitney Knopp, University of Colorado Boulder
Tuesday, October 28
8:30-10:00 am – Side Events
Climate, hygiene, and health: developing a shared research agenda for future adaptations
Location: Redbud
MWA Member(s) Supporting Convening: WaterAid
Global Progress on WaSH in Healthcare Facilities: Implementation of WaSH FIT and the Practical Steps
Location: Sunflower
MWA Member(s) Supporting Convening: PATH, Save the Children
1:30-3:00 pm – Side Events
Leveraging Data to Address Climate, Water, and Health Challenges Globally
Location: Redbud
MWA Member(s) Supporting Convening: Millennium Water Alliance, University of Colorado Boulder, Helvetas, PATH
Unified for universal coverage: Faith-based organizations as allies for WaSH in healthcare facilities
Location: Sunflower
MWA Member(s) Supporting Convening: Catholic Relief Services, Water Mission, World Vision International
Unlocking Period Education: From Global Solutions to Tanzania’s MHH Journey
Location: Windflower
MWA Member(s) Supporting Convening: Splash International
3:15-4:30 pm – Verbal Presentations
Financial sustainability of rural water points: is committee management sufficient?
Location: Redbud
Speaker: Catherine McManus, The Water Project
The Missing Link: Evaluating the Role of Mothers in Menstrual Health Interventions in Ethiopia
Location: Windflower
Speaker: Emily Cruz, Splash International
4:30-5:30 pm – Poster Presentations
8 – Assessing health and dignity challenges, and evaluating the financial scheme’s impact on sanitation workers’ healthcare in Bangladesh
Presenter: Md Tahmidul Islam, WaterAid Bangladesh
17 – Beyond Water User Committees: The Overlooked Role of Landowners in Spring Management in Western Kenya
Presenter: Allison Gregory, The Water Project
Wednesday, October 29
10:30-12 pm – Plenary Session
The Emerging Global Public Health Emergency – Drivers, Diseases, and Diplomacy: What Role for WaSH?
Location: Grumman Auditorium
MWA Members Panelists: Yankho Mataya, WaterAid Zambia
12:15-1:15 pm – Lunch Session
Soft Power, Safe Water: How WaSH May Have Survived the Great Purge
Location: Willow
MWA Member(s) Supporting Convening: Millennium Water Alliance
1:30-3:00 pm – Side Events
Doing more with less: Digitalization and data-driven management of water services
at scale
Location: Redbud
MWA Member(s) Supporting Convening: World Vision, Catholic Relief Services
Promoting Use of Personal Protective Equipment through Iterative Co-Design of Training with Sanitation Workers
Location: Windflower
MWA Member(s) Supporting Convening: CAWST
Hygiene integration into various public health programmes and policies
Location: Azalea
MWA Member(s) Supporting Convening: WaterAid
3:15-4:30 pm – Verbal Presentations
Integrating WaSH Interventions Across Schools, Healthcare Facilities, and Communities: Evidence from Northern Uganda
Location: Dogwood
Speaker: Hajra Mukasa Comfort, WaterAid Uganda
Validation and applications of an E. coli contamination risk sensor in US surface waters
Location: Sunflower
Speaker: Joshua Klaus, University of Colorado Boulder
Sustainable Solutions to Ensure Piped System Water Quality: Lessons from Inline Chlorination System in Ethiopia
Location: Azalea
Speaker: Mussie Tezazu Asmare, Millennium Water Alliance
Groundwater at Risk: Applying DRASTIC-GIS Modeling to Guide WaSH Decision-Making in Ethiopia’s Tana Sub-Basin
Location: Azalea
Speaker: Kelly Alexander, CARE
4:30-5:30 pm – Poster Presentations
1 – Assessing microbial cleanliness of high-touch surfaces in health facilities in Uganda: comparative study using locally-produced sodium hypochlorite and commercially available chlorine
Presenter: Adam Drolet, PATH
5 – Prevalence and factors associated with different MHM products using status among the low-income women in Bangladesh
Presenter: Hasin Jahan, WaterAid Bangladesh
6 – Scaling Urban WaSH Systems in Low-Resource Settings: Integrating Infrastructure, Governance, and Community-Led Solutions in Mbale City, Uganda
Presenter: Hajra Mukasa Comfort, WaterAid Uganda
7 – Reusable Sanitary Pads for Menstrual Hygiene Management: Breaking Barriers, Inspiring Change in Rwanda
Presenter: Jean Baptiste Nsengiyumva, WaterAid Rwanda
10 – Where is My Right? Social Security Access for Sanitation Workers in Nepal
Presenter: Seema Rajouria, WaterAid Nepal
11 – Estimating the Cost and Cost Savings of a WaSH/IPC Program in Health Facilities in Nigeria
Presenter: Stephen Sara, Save the Children
Thursday, October 30
8:30-10:00 am – Side Events
Centering children and adolescents in WaSH research and practice: Current insights and agenda setting
Location: Bellflower
MWA Member(s) Supporting Convening: Helvetas, University of Colorado Boulder
10:30-12 pm – Plenary Session
Measuring Climate Resilience in WaSH: From Indicators to Impact
Location: Grumman Auditorium
MWA Members Panelists: Styvers Kathuni, Millennium Water Alliance
Co-Moderators: Darren Saywell, Millennium Water Alliance
12:15-1:15 pm – Lunch Session
Soft Power, Safe Water: Mobilizing a New WaSH Advocacy in a Radical Foreign Policy Landscape
Location: Willow
MWA Member(s) Supporting Convening: Millennium Water Alliance
1:30-3:00 pm – Side Events
Accelerating Progress: Global Efforts to Eliminate Lead in Drinking Water
Location: Sunflower
MWA Member(s) Supporting Convening: RTI International, World Vision
Technical Working Group, Sensor-Based Monitoring
Location: Windflower
MWA Member(s) Supporting Convening: PATH, Global Water Center
Improving hand hygiene in community settings (Session 2): Acting on the new global normative guidelines
Location: Azalea
MWA Member(s) Supporting Convening: WaterAid
3:15-4:30 – Verbal Presentations
Advancing Monitoring for Carbon-Financed Water Security: Methodological Innovation and
Insights from East African Projects
Location: Redbud
Speaker: John Ecklu, University of Colorado Boulder
Lead-Free Learning: The Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids™ Approach
Location: Sunflower
Speaker: Laura Allen Gates, RTI International
Friday, October 31
8:30 am – 12 pm – Working Group Meetings and Workshops
Working Group Session: 3rd annual session: International Working Group on Toxic Metals
Location: Redbud
MWA Member(s) Supporting Convening: RTI