November 18th, 2013
WOFAN calls upon women leaders to join forces on sanitation for all: On the occasion of World Toilet Day Salamatu Garba, Executive Director of the Women Farmers Advancement Network of Nigeria, raises the flag on women's sanitation needs. Speaking from her experience and her heart, she calls upon the women leaders of the world to join forces on providing safety and dignity for the millions of women on our globe that lack basic sanitation facilities. Full story >>
October 22nd, 2013
Partnerships for sustainable development: Halle Snavely, as part of her Post Graduate work at Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) at Sciences Po, Paris researched the role of partnerships and how they contribute to sustainable development. The paper gives an overview of strategic partnerships and their importance for Sustainable Development. It particularly analyses power imbalances among stakeholders and how they affect the functioning of partnerships. Full story >>
October 20th, 2013
Outcome document of the High Level International Conference on Water Cooperation available. Women for Water Partnership was member of the International Steering Committee and organising partner, responsible for the Gender Forum and the High Level Pane 5 on gender. The outcomes are included in the report on pages 12 and 18. Full story >>
September 25th, 2013
Mariet Verhoef-Cohen, WfWP-representative of the Soroptimist International of Europe, has been portrayed by Marie-Stella-Maris in their interview series on sharing of water. As SIE President Mariet has committed her organisation to contributing to universal access to water and sanitation as a prerequisite for women's empowerment and their social and economic development. SIE has continued that commitment ever since and expanded to Water for Health, Water for Food and Water for Environment. Mariet currently serves SIE as Project Manager for Africa. Full story >>
August 19th, 2013
Dushanbe Gender Forum proposes Women for Water Fund: On the eve of the High Level International Conference on Water Cooperation over 150 women and men from across the globe, including ministers, women’s civil society leaders, representatives from UN Agencies, water sector specialists, development NGOs, academia and financing partners addressed the role of women in achieving universal access to water and sanitation and discussed the preconditions to make a meaningful participation of women at all levels possible. A core recommendation was the establishment of an international Women for Water Fund to support women projects and programs in water management. The Gender Forum was opened by H.E. Ms Ruqiya Qurbonova, Deputy Prime Minister of Tajikistan, who stressed the importance of gender in water cooperation, in general and for her country. In her opening address, WfWP President Alice Bouman-Dentener reconfirmed the central role of women in the provision, management and safeguarding of water (Dublin Principle 3) and zoomed in on women’s civil society as key stakeholders. The Gender Forum was an initiative of the Women for Water Partnership and the Government of Tajikistan and was co-organised with UNW-DPAC,OXFAM-Tajikistan, UN-Women, UNDP, UNU-INWEH and SDC.
Full story >>
August 18th, 2013
The road to Dushanbe - Interview with Josefina Maestu: On the eve of the Gender Forum, organised by Women for Water Partnership (WfWP) at the High Level International Conference on Water Cooperation in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, the Gender Forum Moderator and Director of UNW-DPAC, Josefina Maestu states why the Gender Forum is relevant to the water for life decade. Full story >>
August 15th, 2013
The road to Dushanbe - Interview with Diana Iskreva: On the eve of the Gender Forum, which is organised by Women for Water Partnership (WfWP) at the High Level International Conference on Water Cooperation in Dushanbe, Tajikistan 3 Questions to Diana Iskreva, Gender Forum Director and WfWP representative in the international steering committee of the High Level. Full story >>
August 14th, 2013
The road to Dushanbe -Interview with Alice Bouman-Dentener: On the eve of the Gender Forum, which is organised by Women for Water Partnership (WfWP) at the High Level International Conference on Water Cooperation in Dushanbe, Tajikistan an interview with WfWP President Alice Bouman-Dentener on why Gender & Water are intrinsically linked and the Gender Forum is so important for women 's organisations working on water and sanitation. Full story >>
May 2nd, 2013
Key actors in making small-holder farming climate change resilient. Women for Water Partnership represented women at the Wilton Park Conference on challenges for creating resilient agricultural systems in the face of resource scarcity and climate change. Salamatu Garba Executive Director of Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN), Nigeria, and WfWP representative at the conference, emphasised the importance of supporting women in their efforts to make small-holder farming climate change resilient. Full story >>
March 26th, 2013
World Water Day 2013: a wake-up call for action. Women for Water Partnership endorses the Wake-up Call for Action issued at the World Water Day celebration in The Hague. In this International Year for Water Cooperation, we express the hope that together we can achieve water and sanitation for all and will manage our finite water resources sustainably. Full story >>
February 22nd, 2013
WfWP newest membership: Global Water Challange (GWC)This month Women for Water Partnership (WfWP) became a member of Global Water Challenge(GWC). Statement from Global Water Challenge CEO Monica Ellis: "We are very excited to have the Women for Water Partnership as the newest member of Global Water Challenge." Full story >>
January 24th, 2013
Mutual trust and understanding the real needs of communities have been emphasised as key factors for successful water cooperation by the participants of the International UN-Water Conference on water cooperation which took place from 8 to 10 January in Zaragoza, Spain. President Alice Bouman-Dentener participated on behalf of the Women for Water Partnership and presented the case of the Ayeyarwaddy RIver Basin in Myanmar where inclusive water governance with the participation of Women and Youth as key stakeholders is pursued. Full story >>
WOFAN calls upon women leaders to join forces on sanitation for all: On the occasion of World Toilet Day Salamatu Garba, Executive Director of the Women Farmers Advancement Network of Nigeria, raises the flag on women's sanitation needs. Speaking from her experience and her heart, she calls upon the women leaders of the world to join forces on providing safety and dignity for the millions of women on our globe that lack basic sanitation facilities. Full story >>
October 22nd, 2013
Partnerships for sustainable development: Halle Snavely, as part of her Post Graduate work at Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) at Sciences Po, Paris researched the role of partnerships and how they contribute to sustainable development. The paper gives an overview of strategic partnerships and their importance for Sustainable Development. It particularly analyses power imbalances among stakeholders and how they affect the functioning of partnerships. Full story >>
October 20th, 2013
Outcome document of the High Level International Conference on Water Cooperation available. Women for Water Partnership was member of the International Steering Committee and organising partner, responsible for the Gender Forum and the High Level Pane 5 on gender. The outcomes are included in the report on pages 12 and 18. Full story >>
September 25th, 2013
Mariet Verhoef-Cohen, WfWP-representative of the Soroptimist International of Europe, has been portrayed by Marie-Stella-Maris in their interview series on sharing of water. As SIE President Mariet has committed her organisation to contributing to universal access to water and sanitation as a prerequisite for women's empowerment and their social and economic development. SIE has continued that commitment ever since and expanded to Water for Health, Water for Food and Water for Environment. Mariet currently serves SIE as Project Manager for Africa. Full story >>
August 19th, 2013
Dushanbe Gender Forum proposes Women for Water Fund: On the eve of the High Level International Conference on Water Cooperation over 150 women and men from across the globe, including ministers, women’s civil society leaders, representatives from UN Agencies, water sector specialists, development NGOs, academia and financing partners addressed the role of women in achieving universal access to water and sanitation and discussed the preconditions to make a meaningful participation of women at all levels possible. A core recommendation was the establishment of an international Women for Water Fund to support women projects and programs in water management. The Gender Forum was opened by H.E. Ms Ruqiya Qurbonova, Deputy Prime Minister of Tajikistan, who stressed the importance of gender in water cooperation, in general and for her country. In her opening address, WfWP President Alice Bouman-Dentener reconfirmed the central role of women in the provision, management and safeguarding of water (Dublin Principle 3) and zoomed in on women’s civil society as key stakeholders. The Gender Forum was an initiative of the Women for Water Partnership and the Government of Tajikistan and was co-organised with UNW-DPAC,OXFAM-Tajikistan, UN-Women, UNDP, UNU-INWEH and SDC.
Full story >>
August 18th, 2013
The road to Dushanbe - Interview with Josefina Maestu: On the eve of the Gender Forum, organised by Women for Water Partnership (WfWP) at the High Level International Conference on Water Cooperation in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, the Gender Forum Moderator and Director of UNW-DPAC, Josefina Maestu states why the Gender Forum is relevant to the water for life decade. Full story >>
August 15th, 2013
The road to Dushanbe - Interview with Diana Iskreva: On the eve of the Gender Forum, which is organised by Women for Water Partnership (WfWP) at the High Level International Conference on Water Cooperation in Dushanbe, Tajikistan 3 Questions to Diana Iskreva, Gender Forum Director and WfWP representative in the international steering committee of the High Level. Full story >>
August 14th, 2013
The road to Dushanbe -Interview with Alice Bouman-Dentener: On the eve of the Gender Forum, which is organised by Women for Water Partnership (WfWP) at the High Level International Conference on Water Cooperation in Dushanbe, Tajikistan an interview with WfWP President Alice Bouman-Dentener on why Gender & Water are intrinsically linked and the Gender Forum is so important for women 's organisations working on water and sanitation. Full story >>
May 2nd, 2013
Key actors in making small-holder farming climate change resilient. Women for Water Partnership represented women at the Wilton Park Conference on challenges for creating resilient agricultural systems in the face of resource scarcity and climate change. Salamatu Garba Executive Director of Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN), Nigeria, and WfWP representative at the conference, emphasised the importance of supporting women in their efforts to make small-holder farming climate change resilient. Full story >>
March 26th, 2013
World Water Day 2013: a wake-up call for action. Women for Water Partnership endorses the Wake-up Call for Action issued at the World Water Day celebration in The Hague. In this International Year for Water Cooperation, we express the hope that together we can achieve water and sanitation for all and will manage our finite water resources sustainably. Full story >>
February 22nd, 2013
WfWP newest membership: Global Water Challange (GWC)This month Women for Water Partnership (WfWP) became a member of Global Water Challenge(GWC). Statement from Global Water Challenge CEO Monica Ellis: "We are very excited to have the Women for Water Partnership as the newest member of Global Water Challenge." Full story >>
January 24th, 2013
Mutual trust and understanding the real needs of communities have been emphasised as key factors for successful water cooperation by the participants of the International UN-Water Conference on water cooperation which took place from 8 to 10 January in Zaragoza, Spain. President Alice Bouman-Dentener participated on behalf of the Women for Water Partnership and presented the case of the Ayeyarwaddy RIver Basin in Myanmar where inclusive water governance with the participation of Women and Youth as key stakeholders is pursued. Full story >>
