December 11th, 2017
Water, Life and Human rights
"Rural women, in particular, face multiple forms of deprivations and discrimination as well as major barriers to access productive resources. Furthermore, there is little recognition of the burden women bear as water managers and cleaners, mainly because this work is not remunerated." Read the full speech of our WfWP President at the Water, Life and Human rights conference in Brasil.
December 3rd, 2017
UN Environment Assembly adopts resolution “Addressing water pollution to protect and restore water-related ecosystems”
November 19th, 2017
World Toilet Day
This year World Toilet Day focuses on waste water, continuing the theme of World Water Day. Inspiring action to tackle the global sanitation crisis, this annual event is an important day on the calendar of Women for Water and its members. Women are disproportionally affected by this worldwide issue of inadequate sanitation facilities. 1 billion still defecate in the open. Full story
November 10th, 2017
COP23: #Climate is Water!
The majority of national climate plans with an adaptation component which have been submitted under the Paris Climate Change Agreement prioritize action on water, yet financing would need to triple to meet such targets. This was a key message of the international water community during the COP23 UN Climate Change Conference. Full story
November 1st, 2017
WfWP Case 2nd in Youth Challenge 2017: Climate Change, Migration, & Me
October 24th, 2017
Empowerment of rural women and girls
WfWP has co-signed calls of its members Soroptimist International and IFBPW to put empowerment of rural women and girls on the CSW62 Agenda: "For the empowerment of rural women and girls to be realised through sustainable development, there needs to be more than a superficial commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals".
Full story
October 16th, 2017
World Food Day 2017
WfWP member WOFAN in Nigeria brought over 80 women groups of 30 members each from 40 different WOFAN centers together to mark World Food Day 2017. Government representatives, traditional and community leaders, youth and children all joined the WOFAN women to declare their commitment as citizens to eradicate worldwide hunger. Full story
September 28th, 2017
Do we have reason to celebrate?
Today and tomorrow Milan hosts the First International Forum Rules of Water, Rules for Life. WfWP President Mariet Verhoef-Cohen linked her speech to the endorsement of the Dublin Principles in 1992. Do we have reason to celebrate this anniversary? Full story
September 18th, 2017
Women for Water Partnership is one of the ten organisations selected for this year's youth challenge cases. Full story
September 8th, 2017
TGNP Mtandao Gender Festival 2017
The South Africa Development Community Envoy Emma Kaliya at the 14th TGNP Mtandao Gender Festival in Tanzania labeled the festival organized since 1996 by WfWP member TGNP as "one of the most crucial points of reference in the East Africa region on consolidating the status for gender equality since 1996". Full story
September 1st, 2017
World Water Week 2017 put gender prominently on global water agenda
Women for Water Partnership looks back at a very successful and fruitful World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden. We pride ourselves that thanks to our contributions the important gender factor was strongly present in not only the sessions we co-convened but also in several other presentations and discussions throughout the week. Read our full wrap-up
August 27th, 2017
WfWP kicks off World Water Week 2017
"As if by magic, women’s time-honoured, key role in the survival and prospering of communities vanishes, or is ignored as soon as “modern” facilities or “advanced” management ideas are proposed." Read the full speech of WfWP President Mariet Verhoef-Cohen on the openings day of World Water Week 2017 in Stockholm.
August 1st, 2017
Waste (water) is a she
Waste (water) a gender and women’s issue? Absolutely. Needed: More sex-disaggregated data also on this issue, research on solutions for treatment, more women working in the sector, more respect and payment for the women who take over. Read WfWP's Lesha Witmer Blog in preparation of the upcoming World Water Week in Stockholm (27/8 - 1/9)
July 29th, 2017
'Think in possibilities, not in problems'
The Netherlands’ very existence is largely a result of excellent water management and its water resource technologies and policies have consequently become state of the art expertise implemented worldwide. Less well known is that the Dutch also lead long overdue change in the still very male dominated water management world: Full story
May 28th, 2017
Education changes everything
Today is World Menstruation Day. This year's theme is that education about menstruation changes everything. Several WfWP members have integrated this message in their missions. Like TGNP in Tanzania. Full story
May 1st, 2017
Brasilia women commit to water
In the run up towards the World Water Forum 2018 in Brasil, WfWP co-organized an event in Brasilia to connect women and water. Full story
April 25th, 2017
WEP leads CSO review SDG Reporting
WfWP member Women Environmental Programme (WEP) has been appointed to represent Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria in reviewing the roadmap for National Voluntary Reporting on implementation of the SDGs. Full story
April 20th, 2017
Water Scarcity in Agriculture
WfWP President Mariet Verhoef-Cohen has been appointed as vice-chair of a newly established Gender and Water Scarcity Committee under the Global Framework for Action to Cope with Water Scarcity in Agriculture. Full story
March 22nd, 2017
World Water Day 2017
This year the theme is "Wastewater". Although it may not sound very inspiring, this aspect of water is in fact very important for all of us. A message from WfWP President Mariet Verhoef-Cohen. Full story
March 18th, 2017
Women for Water at CSW61
It has been a busy first week for the Women for Water Partnership delegation participating in the 61st UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61) held from 13-24 March at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Full story
March 8th, 2017
Accessing the underserved
Kusum Athukorala, the Founding Chair of NetWwater Sri Lanka, highlights on International Women's Day that while there are celebrations and events around the globe, many women in Sri Lanka face just another long and thirsty march for water security. Full story
March 8th, 2017
IWD 2017: Photo Story WOFAN Nigeria
Women Farmers Advancement Network marked International Women's Day 2017 with the graduation of 2400 women trained in various agriculture technologies. Photo Story
March 7th, 2017
WfWP Annual Report 2016
Our members together contributed in 2016 to no less than eight of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals 2016-2030. Read more
February 27th, 2017
Check out the interview with WfWP President Mariet Verhoef-Cohen now! Mariet has been WfWP president for nearly three years. It is therefore a good time to take stock of her experiences as President. Full story
February 22nd, 2017
Soroptimist International joined the WfWP as a new member!
With a vision to support women and girls to achieve their individual and collective potential, Soroptimist International transforms lives through its network of over 75,000 volunteer club members, in 133 countries and territories. Read more
February 22nd, 2017
Add your voice to the world's largest water-related event
Join the 8th World Water Forum online discussions and take the unique opportunity to help shape the 8th World Water Forum! The discussion People, water, sanitation and health will be moderated by WfWP SC member Diana Iskreva. Read more
January 11th, 2017
WfWP is proud to announce: WfWP president Mariet Verhoef-Cohen receives WEF award
On the 27th of January, WfWP president Mariet Verhoef-Cohen will be awarded for her inspiring work and will receive the 'Women of the Decade Creating a Better World for All' award at the Women's Economic Forum - EU. The event will take place in The Hague from the 27th to 28th Jan 2017. Full story
Water, Life and Human rights
"Rural women, in particular, face multiple forms of deprivations and discrimination as well as major barriers to access productive resources. Furthermore, there is little recognition of the burden women bear as water managers and cleaners, mainly because this work is not remunerated." Read the full speech of our WfWP President at the Water, Life and Human rights conference in Brasil.
December 3rd, 2017
UN Environment Assembly adopts resolution “Addressing water pollution to protect and restore water-related ecosystems”
November 19th, 2017
World Toilet Day
This year World Toilet Day focuses on waste water, continuing the theme of World Water Day. Inspiring action to tackle the global sanitation crisis, this annual event is an important day on the calendar of Women for Water and its members. Women are disproportionally affected by this worldwide issue of inadequate sanitation facilities. 1 billion still defecate in the open. Full story
November 10th, 2017
COP23: #Climate is Water!
The majority of national climate plans with an adaptation component which have been submitted under the Paris Climate Change Agreement prioritize action on water, yet financing would need to triple to meet such targets. This was a key message of the international water community during the COP23 UN Climate Change Conference. Full story
November 1st, 2017
WfWP Case 2nd in Youth Challenge 2017: Climate Change, Migration, & Me
October 24th, 2017
Empowerment of rural women and girls
WfWP has co-signed calls of its members Soroptimist International and IFBPW to put empowerment of rural women and girls on the CSW62 Agenda: "For the empowerment of rural women and girls to be realised through sustainable development, there needs to be more than a superficial commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals".
Full story
October 16th, 2017
World Food Day 2017
WfWP member WOFAN in Nigeria brought over 80 women groups of 30 members each from 40 different WOFAN centers together to mark World Food Day 2017. Government representatives, traditional and community leaders, youth and children all joined the WOFAN women to declare their commitment as citizens to eradicate worldwide hunger. Full story
September 28th, 2017
Do we have reason to celebrate?
Today and tomorrow Milan hosts the First International Forum Rules of Water, Rules for Life. WfWP President Mariet Verhoef-Cohen linked her speech to the endorsement of the Dublin Principles in 1992. Do we have reason to celebrate this anniversary? Full story
September 18th, 2017
Women for Water Partnership is one of the ten organisations selected for this year's youth challenge cases. Full story
September 8th, 2017
TGNP Mtandao Gender Festival 2017
The South Africa Development Community Envoy Emma Kaliya at the 14th TGNP Mtandao Gender Festival in Tanzania labeled the festival organized since 1996 by WfWP member TGNP as "one of the most crucial points of reference in the East Africa region on consolidating the status for gender equality since 1996". Full story
September 1st, 2017
World Water Week 2017 put gender prominently on global water agenda
Women for Water Partnership looks back at a very successful and fruitful World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden. We pride ourselves that thanks to our contributions the important gender factor was strongly present in not only the sessions we co-convened but also in several other presentations and discussions throughout the week. Read our full wrap-up
August 27th, 2017
WfWP kicks off World Water Week 2017
"As if by magic, women’s time-honoured, key role in the survival and prospering of communities vanishes, or is ignored as soon as “modern” facilities or “advanced” management ideas are proposed." Read the full speech of WfWP President Mariet Verhoef-Cohen on the openings day of World Water Week 2017 in Stockholm.
August 1st, 2017
Waste (water) is a she
Waste (water) a gender and women’s issue? Absolutely. Needed: More sex-disaggregated data also on this issue, research on solutions for treatment, more women working in the sector, more respect and payment for the women who take over. Read WfWP's Lesha Witmer Blog in preparation of the upcoming World Water Week in Stockholm (27/8 - 1/9)
July 29th, 2017
'Think in possibilities, not in problems'
The Netherlands’ very existence is largely a result of excellent water management and its water resource technologies and policies have consequently become state of the art expertise implemented worldwide. Less well known is that the Dutch also lead long overdue change in the still very male dominated water management world: Full story
May 28th, 2017
Education changes everything
Today is World Menstruation Day. This year's theme is that education about menstruation changes everything. Several WfWP members have integrated this message in their missions. Like TGNP in Tanzania. Full story
May 1st, 2017
Brasilia women commit to water
In the run up towards the World Water Forum 2018 in Brasil, WfWP co-organized an event in Brasilia to connect women and water. Full story
April 25th, 2017
WEP leads CSO review SDG Reporting
WfWP member Women Environmental Programme (WEP) has been appointed to represent Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria in reviewing the roadmap for National Voluntary Reporting on implementation of the SDGs. Full story
April 20th, 2017
Water Scarcity in Agriculture
WfWP President Mariet Verhoef-Cohen has been appointed as vice-chair of a newly established Gender and Water Scarcity Committee under the Global Framework for Action to Cope with Water Scarcity in Agriculture. Full story
March 22nd, 2017
World Water Day 2017
This year the theme is "Wastewater". Although it may not sound very inspiring, this aspect of water is in fact very important for all of us. A message from WfWP President Mariet Verhoef-Cohen. Full story
March 18th, 2017
Women for Water at CSW61
It has been a busy first week for the Women for Water Partnership delegation participating in the 61st UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61) held from 13-24 March at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Full story
March 8th, 2017
Accessing the underserved
Kusum Athukorala, the Founding Chair of NetWwater Sri Lanka, highlights on International Women's Day that while there are celebrations and events around the globe, many women in Sri Lanka face just another long and thirsty march for water security. Full story
March 8th, 2017
IWD 2017: Photo Story WOFAN Nigeria
Women Farmers Advancement Network marked International Women's Day 2017 with the graduation of 2400 women trained in various agriculture technologies. Photo Story
March 7th, 2017
WfWP Annual Report 2016
Our members together contributed in 2016 to no less than eight of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals 2016-2030. Read more
February 27th, 2017
Check out the interview with WfWP President Mariet Verhoef-Cohen now! Mariet has been WfWP president for nearly three years. It is therefore a good time to take stock of her experiences as President. Full story
February 22nd, 2017
Soroptimist International joined the WfWP as a new member!
With a vision to support women and girls to achieve their individual and collective potential, Soroptimist International transforms lives through its network of over 75,000 volunteer club members, in 133 countries and territories. Read more
February 22nd, 2017
Add your voice to the world's largest water-related event
Join the 8th World Water Forum online discussions and take the unique opportunity to help shape the 8th World Water Forum! The discussion People, water, sanitation and health will be moderated by WfWP SC member Diana Iskreva. Read more
January 11th, 2017
WfWP is proud to announce: WfWP president Mariet Verhoef-Cohen receives WEF award
On the 27th of January, WfWP president Mariet Verhoef-Cohen will be awarded for her inspiring work and will receive the 'Women of the Decade Creating a Better World for All' award at the Women's Economic Forum - EU. The event will take place in The Hague from the 27th to 28th Jan 2017. Full story
