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Out of sight is not out of mind
As you know, the Africa Team just returned from Uganda, having worked alongside GWWI and our partners from Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania to address the myriad environmental challenges facing women and girls. We specifically had dialogues around the impact of climate change on women and girls and together strategized and developed skills on appropriate water,…
Read Moresmall tools, BIG transformation.
By Maame Yelbert-Obeng (Africa Program Director) with support from Kaitlin Swarts (2011 Intern) The Africa Team is back from Uganda! This month, we welcomed back the Africa Team from the 2011 East African Women and Water Training in Uganda. This was our third Global Women and Water Initiative (GWWI) Training, following the 2008 and 2010 Trainings in Kenya…
Read MoreA Trainer-in-Training shares her story from the 2011 East African Women and Water Advanced Training
The following blog post was written by Advanced Training Participant Nansubuga Immaculate. Immaculate is a Trainer-In-Training at the 2011 East African Women and Water Advanced Training in Kampala, Uganda, where she is training to become a Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) practitioner. She has come to the training from Katosi, Uganda, along with two other women…
Read MoreSaving the San Francisco Peaks
Plans are underway to lay down 14 miles of pipeline up to the top of the San Francisco Peaks where a 10 million gallon wastewater reservoir will be created to generate artificial snow. Why? To increase the number of annual skiable days at Arizona Snowbowl. The Peaks, which rise to 12,000 feet above Flagstaff, Arizona…
Read MoreScenes from the 2011 East African Women and Water Training
The 2011 East African Women and Water Training in Uganda has concluded, and what a success it was! We invite you to take a look at photos from these inspiring two weeks: Be sure to check back in with us—we will be posting more on the Training soon. We can’t wait to share with you…
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