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When land gets grabbed, do women get sidelined?
Guest post by Abby Waldorf, a Communications and Engagement Fellow at the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems. She has a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and was formerly the Managing Director of wH2O. This post is … Continue reading
Women, Water, and the Quest for Hope
This is a guest post by Barbara Goldberg, Founder and President of Wells Bring Hope, an organisation working to deliver safe drinking water in West Africa. Listen to our interview with Barbara from 2012 and learn more about her and the organisation. … Continue reading
Women, water and what it means to ‘have it all’
Guest post from Marla Smith-Nilson, founder and Executive Director of Water1st International, a Seattle-based non-profit devoted to helping the world’s poor meet their needs for safe water. Marla has overseen the implementation of over 600 community water projects in Latin … Continue reading
Reflections on World Water Day: No women, No water, empowering women to manage water
Guest post by Julia Collins. This blog is cross-posted on Global.Gender.Current. Accessing and managing one of the most basic, and yet most crucial, life-sustaining resources is a big deal. On World Water Day, we take a moment to consider what … Continue reading
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Women and Water Conference at Penn April 9th, 2013
The wH2O team is thrilled to be co-hosting the conference, “Leading Beyond the Burden: Gender & Water,” on April 9, 2013. The conference takes place at the Wharton School on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia. Registration is now … Continue reading
Let’s Talk Gender at World Water Week
This post was originally published on the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems Blog. “Don’t let gender equality become ‘lip service,’” -Mercy Dikito-Wachtmeister, Global Water Partnership
Gates Foundation Opportunity
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now accepting grant proposals for Round 10 of Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative to encourage innovative and unconventional global health and development solutions. Applicants can be at any experience level; in any discipline; … Continue reading
Is Rio+20 Listening to Women?
The United Nations Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development is the world’s largest gathering of civil society organizations, corporations and governments focused on global sustainability. Twenty years ago, the original Rio conference implemented the Millennium Development Goals, which included one target … Continue reading
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The CEO Water Mandate: A Step Towards Addressing Our World’s Water Challenges
(Post by Kit Dobyns, a rising senior at Cornell University. He is reporting from Rio+20 as a member of the SustainUS Delegation.) Eight hundred million people do not have access to clean water. Considering global trends, public and private sector … Continue reading
Women and Water Around the Web
Here is the last two weeks’ roundup of stories related to women and water from around the web. Have a story? Send it in! Having a list of stories helps to consolidate information and track media coverage of women and water … Continue reading