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Water and sanitation needs front and center in disaster-prone Bangladesh

Thousands of families are left without homes, toilets and safe drinking water following Cyclone Mahasen late last week.
- May 21, 2013

WaterAid signs up to water stewardship initiative

WaterAid has joined over 100 companies, governments, NGOs, and others as part of the world's first online platform to advance critical water projects in river basins.
- May 10, 2013

WaterAid and Coca-Cola Africa Foundation bring safe water to Burkina Faso and Ethiopia

WaterAid is joining forces with The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation to bring safe drinking water to poor communities in Burkina Faso and Ethiopia.
- April 25, 2013

WaterAid partners with American Standard to improve access to sanitation in Bangladesh

WaterAid is pleased to partner with American Standard to help reach over 100,000 families in Bangladesh with improved sanitation through their Flush For Good campaign.
- April 25, 2013

WaterAid backs landmark plan to save millions of children’s lives

WaterAid expresses support for the first-ever global plan to simultaneously tackle pneumonia and diarrhea.
- April 11, 2013

Beyoncé launches new H&M campaign

H&M has announced a new partnership with global superstar Beyoncé for its summer campaign, which includes a fabulous new H&M for Water collection that benefits WaterAid.
- March 22, 2013

Water for everyone, everywhere is possible by 2030

To mark the 20th Anniversary of World Water Day, WaterAid released today a new report, entitled Everyone, everywhere setting out a vision for making safe water and sanitation available to all
- March 22, 2013

WaterAid and Coca-Cola launch partnership

The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation (TCCAF) has launched a new partnership and project to bring safe drinking water to the community of Balkuy in Burkina Faso.
- March 6, 2013

Keeping Promises report shows scale of sanitation crisis

WaterAid's new report, Keeping Promises highlights the need for African governments to follow through on their promises to improve sanitation and water systems.
- March 6, 2013

HSBC Water Program comes to life in Ghana

A global team of HSBC staff visited Ghana in November, to meet with communities that will benefit from the support of WaterAid and the HSBC Water Program.
- January 29, 2013

Sandimhia from Mozambique lives without a toilet.

1 in 3 women lacks a safe toilet

1 in 3 women around the world has no access to a safe toilet, threatening their health and exposing them to shame, fear and violence.
- November 19, 2012

WaterAid to partner with Kal Rieman at the Women’s Alternative Investment Summit

WaterAid is pleased to partner with Kal Rieman, a New York women’s clothing designer, at the 4th Annual Women’s Alternative Investment Summit.
- October 15, 2012

Under-five child mortality falls significantly

A new UNICEF report shows that the annual number of under-five deaths worldwide has declined from nearly 12 million in 1990 to 6.9 million in 2011.
- September 14, 2012

WaterAid responds to record levels of cholera in West Africa

WaterAid is working with the governments and other international organizations in Niger and Sierra Leone to help the high number of people affected by the cholera outbreak there.
- September 11, 2012

Vote for WaterAid through Chase Community Giving

WaterAid has been nominated as part of Chase Community Giving, which will award 196 charities with grants of up to $250,000.
- August 25, 2012

WaterAid receives major grant for Nigeria from Gates Foundation

WaterAid has received up to $6.3 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that aims to improves sanitation in Nigeria.
- August 15, 2012

John Heller, Letitia Obeng, Marc Robert and Sarah “Sally” Timpson elected as Trustees

WaterAid has announced the election of four new US board members.
- July 31, 2012

Arup helps develop solar powered water pumping solutions

Design firm Arup, has recently launched a new staff-led initiative to provide technical assistance to WaterAid in Nicaragua.
- July 12, 2012

WaterAid publishes Water Security Framework

WaterAid's new Water Security Framework sets out priorities for improving community-level water security as part of an integrated water supply, sanitation and hygiene approach.
- June 29, 2012

WaterAid celebrates Senate Foreign Relations Committee Passage of Water for the World Act

WaterAid welcomes the news that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has passed the Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2011 (S.641).
- June 19, 2012

WaterAid pledges support for the Child Survival Call to Action

WaterAid welcomes this week’s Child Survival Call to Action and its explicit focus on the role of safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in ending preventable childhood deaths.
- June 14, 2012

HSBC launches new five-year partnership with WaterAid

HSBC has partnered with WaterAid, WWF and Earthwatch to establish a five-year $100 million Water Programme that will deliver a powerful combination of water provision, protection and education.
- June 11, 2012

H&M launches Hawaiian-inspired resort wear to raise funds for WaterAid

H&M has launched H&M for Water, a collection of Hawaiian-inspired resort wear for the entire family.
- May 31, 2012

Violence in Mali halts some of WaterAid's programs

WaterAid has had to suspend some of its operations in northern Mali as a result of the violence that has ensued since separatist Tuareg rebels, Islamist armed groups, and Arab militias seized control of the region in April.
- May 22, 2012

New pledges could provide water and sanitation to 135 million people

Pledges made at the High-Level Meeting of the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) partnership could provide over 48.5 million people in South Asia and 85.4 million people in Africa with water and sanitation.
- April 23, 2012

USAID officially joins Sanitation And Water For All partnership

WaterAid welcomes today’s announcement by USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah that USAID will join the global multi-stakeholder partnership Sanitation and Water for All (SWA).
- April 16, 2012

Safe water and sanitation would save 2.5 million lives globally every year

The lives of 2.5 million people would be saved every year if everyone had access to safe water and adequate sanitation, according to a new report released today by WaterAid.
- April 16, 2012

UN “GLAAS” report highlights risk of sanitation and water supply services slipping behind

The report is a crucial call to be vigilant on sustaining routine operation and maintenance of existing systems and services as well as a call for more and better allocated resources.
- April 16, 2012

New wine brand Stark Thirst partners with WaterAid

Stark Thirst, a new wine brand by winemaker Christian Stark is partnering with WaterAid to turn wine into water.
- April 9, 2012

WaterAid calls for water for all within a generation

International organization WaterAid has called for everyone in the world to have safe drinking water within a generation as people around the globe commemorate World Water Day.
- March 8, 2012

International Women's Day: Empowering women through water and sanitation

Water, sanitation and hygiene are key to empowering women, and therefore women are at the heart of everything we do.
- March 8, 2012

World meets drinking water target but progress on sanitation falls short

WaterAid welcomes the news that the Millennium Development Goal water target has been met five years early, but calls for action to reach the 780 million still waiting for water.
- March 6, 2012

Waterlogic announces new charity partnership with WaterAid

Waterlogic, a leading manufacturer and global distributor of mains attached point-of-use drinking water dispensers, has partnered with WaterAid.
- February 24, 2012

Cyclone Giovanna causes widespread damage in Madagascar

Tropical cyclone Giovanna hit Madagascar on February 14, seriously damaging agriculture, livestock, homes and infrastructure in many areas where WaterAid works.
- February 17, 2012

WaterAid sees a mixed bag in Obama's 2013 foreign aid budget

WaterAid in America expresses both support and concern for President Obama’s fiscal year 2013 budget request released yesterday, which maintains support for some key foreign aid accounts.
- February 14, 2012

US water and sanitation investment needs better strategy and targeting

WaterAid, CARE and the Natural Resources Defense Council's fourth annual response to the Water for the Poor Act Report calls for improved strategy and targeting of aid for water and sanitation.
- January 25, 2012

WaterAid ranked #1 water and sanitation non-profit by Philanthropedia

We are honored to have topped the list of international water and sanitation non-profits in a survey of 116 experts.
- January 6, 2012

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