August Update: HR 2901 Action Expected After Labor Day; 97 Cosponsors Listed by State
Before Congress left town for the August recess, the WASH policy coalition, led by Millennium Water Alliance, WaterAid in America, InterAction, and WASH Advocates, worked with chief sponsors Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)...
Coca Cola Officials See Work in Ethiopia
The Coca Cola East Africa Bottling Company visited WaterAid’s sites in the Arba Minch and Kemba woredas of Ethiopia in December 2013. This visit was meant to showcase the achievements...
MWA Releases New Study of Ethiopia Program
Washington DC, December 19, 2013 - MWA is pleased to release a new independent study of its long-term WASH program in Ethiopia, conducted in 2012-13 by Susan Davis of Improve...
Water Rates #1 in New Poll on US Attitudes on Aid
The highly respected Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation November 7 released results of a new national poll on attitudes toward foreign aid, in particular on health programs in developing countries....
MWA Welcomes New Members Aguayuda and HELVETAS
MWA welcomes the internationally respected HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation, http://www.helvetas.org/ a nongovernmental organization based in Zurich, and the innovative implementer Aguayuda, http://aguayuda.org/ headquartered in Maryland, as the newest members of MWA. The MWA Board of...
House Panel Hears WASH Testimony – First Hearing in the 113th Congress
On the same day as Water for the World (HR 2901) was introduced, the House Subcommittee on Africa & Global Health met to hear great testimony from five witnesses on...
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves $405 million for WASH in FY 2014
-August 5, 2013- On July 25th the full Senate Appropriations Committee recommended $405 million in FY 2014 for activities under the Sen. Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act, this is...
H.R. 2901 Introduced In the House
-August 5, 2013- Last Thursday, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced the 2013 version of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act on the House floor. The bill,assigned H.R....