Posts Tagged ‘Impact Stories’
WEA not alone
“As a young child, barefoot women and girls carrying heavy containers of water on their heads, walking long distances under the searing sun were a common sight. The reality of this stayed with me, and I knew I would do something about it someday.” Meet Olanike Olugboji, a WEA founding mother, who participated in…
Read MoreWomen Climate Warriors
“I’ve got a 25-year-old son named Abe. I’ve got a 20-year-old daughter named Jessie. I would throw myself in front of a bus if it was coming at them. We all need to throw ourselves in front of this bus called climate change.” — Mindy Lubber, one of Vogue’s 13 Climate Warriors Have you seen…
Read More[In the News] The First Woman Of Women: How Melinda Gates Became The World’s Most Powerful Advocate For Women And Girls
We’re loving this look at the life and work of Melinda Gates, co-founder and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and a champion for the health and rights of women and girls. Melinda Gates has stepped up to use her voice and platform, as well as make those huge, critical investments. We are…
Read MorePhionah: From Sex-Worker to Water Champion
By Gemma Bulos, Global Women’s Water Initiative Director “I have been a sex worker for so many years, but when I met Godliver (GWWI Head Technology Trainer), I have withdrawn. She trained me on tanks, now I can make bricks, I can make a tank… I think I can almost be a technical engineer!” —…
Read MoreWomen leaders in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
In Africa and across the developing world, it is common for women and girls to spend up to six hours daily collecting water, time they could spend in school or working. The result is perpetuated cycles of gender inequality and poverty. Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) combine as global crisis that leaves 768 million without clean…
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