Mattia and Akofa provide improved access to water in Togo

March 7, 2011

The Global Women’s Water Initiative 2010 training in Ghana proudly reports the ongoing impact of its graduates. Mrs. Akofa Akakpo and Ms. Sénadé Mattia GUIDIHOUN of Togo, West Africa, have successfully implemented and constructed a clean and readily available water source in the village of Kpogardzi at Kpalime! Taking the skills and lessons learned from…

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Nadiatu and Victoria improve access to water in Ghana

February 23, 2011

Nadiatu and Victoria are proof that Global Women’s Water Initiative’s (GWWI) lessons and impact reach far beyond the realm of water technology.  These women left the structured environment of the GWWI training not only with technical knowledge, but also with the confidence and enthusiasm necessary to successfully implement water technologies in their own community.  The two women…

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In the blogosphere: Simple Tools, Big Impact

May 19, 2010

The facilitator for the 2010 West African Women and Water Training, Maame Yelbert-Obeng, has written a beautiful piece about that training for the Global Fund for Women.   Read her story here. Learn more about what happened in February in Ghana – and prepare to dance – by clicking here.

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The Black Mesa Mine Mess

April 21, 2010

Women Earth Alliance’s Caitlin Sislin has written on High Country News about the current opportunity for comment regarding the Peabody Western Coal Company’s water permit review process.  She writes: “A controversial clean water permit for a coal mine complex sited at a Navajo and Hopi sacred mountain is once again up for review by the…

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