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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Basic Sanitation & Hygiene for All: Reaching the MDG for Women & the Disabled
The United Nations Millennium Development Goal (MDG) for sanitation is “to halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation.” There are an estimated 2.5 billion people who currently lack access … Continue reading
Women at Work: Day 2 of Women’s Preconference to the World Water Forum
Day two at the Preconference was another exciting day. With about 60-80 attendees, only one of whom was male, the group of us became close quickly. Mr. Dinesh Gunawardena , Minister of Water Supply and Drainage, spoke about the very … Continue reading
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Women’s Pre-conference to the World Water Forum: Day 1
The Women’s Preconference, hosted by the Women for Water Partnership, began today in Marseille, France. They Deputy Mayor of Marseille, Martine Vassal, gave a beautiful welcome note on behalf of the host city. The first thematic session was “Women’s Role in Water and Food Security.” Representatives spoke from the Armenian Women for Health and a Healthy Environment (AWHHE), Soroptimist International, UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), and Mama-86. Continue reading
wH2O board member Kusum Athukorala Interview
The video below is a 2009 interview on women and climate change from wH2O board member Kusum Athukorala of Sri Lanka. Kusum is the chair of NetWWater in Sri Lanka, and also serves on several global water partnerships and boards.
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Launch Party – Save the Date!
Our first issue is coming along and we are excited to share it with all of you! April 27th from 4:30 – 6:30pm is the launch party at the Penn Women’s Center, more details TBA. If you’re planning on coming, … Continue reading
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