Posts Tagged ‘Water’
Florence and Fulera bring Improved Access to Drinking Water to Ghanaian Schools
The following article was written by Beth Robertson, Research Fellow at Women’s Earth Alliance. This article was published in the Spring 2011 “A Matter of Spirit” newsletter published by Intercommunity Peace and Justice Center. To read more click here. In 2010, two powerful women leaders from Ghana—Florence Iddrisu and Fulera Mumuni—participated in a training through…
Read MoreNdudi and Elizabeth Improve Sanitation and Community Health in Western Nigeria
The Global Women’s Water Initiative continues to make ripples of change! 2010 GWWI team Ndudi and Elizabeth of Western Nigeria recently met with members of the Idoye community to collaborate on solving issues of water and sanitation in their area. During the meeting Ndudi and Elizabeth introduced the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) program and, with the…
Read MoreWe are Together: Sharing observations from the 55th Session on the Commission on the Status of Women!
By Maame Yelbert-Obeng, WEA’s Africa Program Director During the first week of March, I had the opportunity to attend part of the 55th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) organized by the United Nations at its headquarters in New York. This year’s CSW session, focusing strategically on “Gender, Education, Science and…
Read MoreReport from the Field: Africa Program
The Africa Program and the Global Women’s Water Initiative are fired up and diligently preparing for our upcoming Women and Water trainings in Uganda. We will be hosting two trainings in July: a Grassroots Women’s Training and an Advanced Trainer’s Training. The Advanced Trainer’s Training will include GWWI Trainers and graduates from our past trainings…
Read MoreCelebrating the 100-year Anniversary of International Women’s Day
Rucha Chitnis, India Program Director, with women farmers in Uttar Pradesh Today marks the 100-year anniversary of International Women’s Day. With ripples of change created by powerful movements world wide, our global community has come far since 1911. And, there is still a long way to go. The UN recently recognized that “longstanding inequalities in…
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