Posts Tagged ‘Water’
GWWI Women and Water on Wednesdays: The Future of Women and Water – Meet GWWIs Youngest Participants
Martha and Irene were the ‘baby sisters’ of the GWWI 2011 Training! At 18 and 19 years old, they hail as the youngest participants to ever attend a GWWI training. But they are far from ‘babies”! Their vibrant spirit, fresh perspective and youthful curiosity was only overshadowed by their incredible leadership! Martha and Irene came…
Read MoreInternational Women’s Day: A Powerful Reason for Hope
Dear Friends and Supporters, Happy International Women’s Day! It is fitting that we take this inspiring day to focus on women’s leadership. In 2012, WEA will be deepening the conversation about the centrality of grassroots women’s leadership in sustainable development processes. At WEA, we have seen first-hand how grassroots women leaders are driving change in…
Read MoreGWWI Women and Water on Wednesdays: Celebrating GWWI Water Champions on International Women’s Day
GWWI Women &Water training 2008 with Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai Tomorrow is International Women’s Day and we here at the Global Women’s Water Initiative can’t imagine a better way to celebrate than to highlight the work of the GWWI grassroots teams and Fellows! It has been 9 months since the GWWI East African year long…
Read MoreMama Solar Shines with Solar CooKit
Faustine Odaba, or Mama Solar as she has been so aptly named, is the Sun Queen – teaching women all over Africa how to cook and pasteurize their water using simple solar technologies. She is the award-winning Founder and Director of Natural Resources and Waste Resource Alliance dedicated to promoting eco-friendly technologies. Her motto, “Waste…
Read MoreWomen and Water on Wednesdays – Power in Partnership
Rachel and Grace were participants at Global Women’s Water Initiative Training program in 2011. Both Rachel and Grace work in leadership roles at the Bukoba Women’s Water Empowerment Association (BUWEA) in Tanzania. BUWEAs ultimate goal is to create opportunities for women living in rural areas to increase their household income. BUWEA has over 350 women…
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