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GWWI WASH Service Center Training Program Launches in Uganda
After a stellar year where GWWI graduates provided clean water and sanitation to over 15,000 people, GWWI launches its next phase of training. 10 of the strongest teams (20 women) who graduated from our Women and Water Training in 2012 were selected to participate in this inaugural training program. They came to deepen their knowledge…
Tribal Community Members and Academic Researchers Gather for a Weekend of Listening and Collaboration
By: Kahea Pacheco, North America Program Team Member “How do we sustain? How do we become as adaptable as possible? How do we work smart? Thatis what this weekend is all about.” –Tribal Community Session The pressing need to sustain, adapt, and work smart was the impetus for a gathering on October 20-21, 2012, when…
Women Making Waves – Purchase your Tickets now !
Purchase Tickets Here! One week from tonight join us for an inspiring evening for “Women’s Making Waves: Global Women’s Water Initiative Report Back from Africa”. We’ll share stories of the women who have transformed from being water bearers to water providers. These women who had never picked up a shovel in their lives are now…
GWWI Graduates Launch the First Local Chapter in Moyo, Uganda
Martha and Angella have been friends since they were young children. In 1979 during the Liberation War in Uganda, most people of Moyo, the town on the northernmost tip of Uganda, had to flee their homeland across the border of Sudan to safety. Angella and Martha’s families with their young children left with only their…
Women Making Waves
Join Women’s Earth Alliance and Crabgrass as we celebrate the Global Women’s Water Initiative and the amazing women who have changed the lives of over 15,000 people in East Africa. We will be sharing stories from these remarkable women who just over a year ago had never picked up a shovel and are now winning…
GWWI Report From the Field: Girls No Longer Miss School Thanks to a Newly Installed Rainwater Harvesting System
The Global Women’s Water Initiative Team has been traveling through East Africa to visit the women teams that were trained in our 2011-2012 year long training program. Meet the people whose lives they are changing. GWWI Team – Gemma Bulos, Director; Rose Wamalwa, Kenya/Tanzania Field Coordinator; Comfort Mukasa, Uganda Field Coordinator “You cannot even study…
GWWI Report from the Field: Typhoid Eliminated in School Thanks to Biosand Filter!
The Global Women’s Water Initiative Team has been traveling through East Africa to visit the women teams that were trained in our 2011-2012 year long training program. Meet the people whose lives they are changing. GWWI Team – Gemma Bulos, Director; Rose Wamalwa, Kenya/Tanzania Field Coordinator; Comfort Mukasa, Uganda Field Coordinator “Before we got the…
GWWI Report From the Field: Neighborhood Group Builds 30 Filters for Their Community
The Global Women’s Water Initiative Team has been traveling through East Africa to visit the women teams that were trained in our 2011-2012 year long training program. Meet the people whose lives they are changing. GWWI Team – Gemma Bulos, Director; Rose Wamalwa, Kenya/Tanzania Field Coordinator; Comfort Mukasa, Uganda Field Coordinator “I never had hope…
GWWI Report From the Field: Sophia Elected As Chair of the Water Committee
The Global Women’s Water Initiative Team has been traveling through East Africa to visit the women teams that were trained in our 2011-2012 year long training program. Meet the people whose lives they are changing. GWWI Team – Gemma Bulos, Director; Rose Wamalwa, Kenya/Tanzania Field Coordinator; Comfort Mukasa, Uganda Field Coordinator Sophia lives in Odesso,…
GWWI Report From the Field: Women Prisoners Provide Their Own Clean Water
The Global Women’s Water Initiative Team has been traveling through East Africa to visit the women teams that were trained in our 2011-2012 year long training program. Meet the people whose lives they are changing. GWWI Team – Gemma Bulos, Director; Rose Wamalwa, Kenya/Tanzania Field Coordinator; Comfort Mukasa, Uganda Field Coordinator Lydia, the senior…