2021 - April:
The Feminist COVID Response Collective, which WEDO is a part of, is proud to share a new toolkit titled, “Another World is Possible: A Feminist Monitoring & Advocacy Toolkit for Our Feminist Future.” Read more and donate to WEDO
2020 - December:
Women for Water Partnership consigned the letter send by UN-Water to the 31st Special Session of the General Assembly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
2020 - October:
HAND HYGIENE FOR ALL
October 15 is Global Handwashing Day, a global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives. Read more
2020 - August:
Progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in schools report - special focus on COVID-19 | UN-Water
2020 - July:
A BUSINESS FRAMEWORK FOR WATER & COVID-19
Geneva call and compilation of actions taken by non-state actors
CARE report on impacts for women and girls
2020 - May:
UNSG Report on Covid-19 impacts on women
SMART Hygiene solutions
Video SMART solutions for Corona by The SMART Centre Group / Water Channel
Soroptimist International of Europe - Women at the forefront of the Global Pandemic
WASH in Schools and Coronavirus - Knowledge Map
Inter Press Service - U.N. Releases Report on Socio-economic Effects of Coronavirus
Inter Press Service - NGOs Pivot to COVID-19 Prevention in Refugee Camps
UN Human Rights - COVID-19 will not be stopped without providing safe water to people living in vulnerability
UN Water - Coronavirus global health emergency
UN - We will help the world rise stronger after COVID-19
Fighting COVID-19 with a precious resource: Q&A with Kusum Athukorala, Sri Lanka’s ‘Woman in Water’
Katosi / KWDT intervention on COVID
Recommendations and guidance from and for women’s groups
2020 - April:
pS-Eau: Concerted Municipal Strategies (CMS)
UN Water: Coronavirus global health emergency
Women and impacts by the COVID-19 virus.
Women do the vast majority of care work, both paid and unpaid. Also in the household, the fact that they handle most of the hygiene has a lot of impact. Please find an excellent comprehensive document published by OECD:
Women at the core of the fight against COVID-19 crisis
Remember and assist: Do not forget the groups that cannot keep distance
What all previous campaigns (SDG 6.2., 5 year drive for sanitation, etc.) could so far not “fix”, might now finally get priority?
Read more
UN Secretary General, António Guterres: "Let’s not forget that in war-ravaged countries, health systems have collapsed.Health professionals, already few in number, have often been targeted. Refugees and others displaced by violent conflict are doubly vulnerable. The fury of the virus illustrates the folly of war.
That is why today, I am calling for an immediate global ceasefire in all corners of the world."
Avaaz is coordinating and collecting signatures for this call. Please add your name. WfWP did.
SIGN HERE
Cholera - The great Stink. A description of summer 1858 in London. Read the story
2020 March:
The month of March is Water & Women Month
Actual development: the power of hand washing - Read the Blog
The Feminist COVID Response Collective, which WEDO is a part of, is proud to share a new toolkit titled, “Another World is Possible: A Feminist Monitoring & Advocacy Toolkit for Our Feminist Future.” Read more and donate to WEDO
2020 - December:
Women for Water Partnership consigned the letter send by UN-Water to the 31st Special Session of the General Assembly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
2020 - October:
HAND HYGIENE FOR ALL
October 15 is Global Handwashing Day, a global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives. Read more
2020 - August:
Progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in schools report - special focus on COVID-19 | UN-Water
2020 - July:
A BUSINESS FRAMEWORK FOR WATER & COVID-19
Geneva call and compilation of actions taken by non-state actors
CARE report on impacts for women and girls
2020 - May:
UNSG Report on Covid-19 impacts on women
SMART Hygiene solutions
Video SMART solutions for Corona by The SMART Centre Group / Water Channel
Soroptimist International of Europe - Women at the forefront of the Global Pandemic
WASH in Schools and Coronavirus - Knowledge Map
Inter Press Service - U.N. Releases Report on Socio-economic Effects of Coronavirus
Inter Press Service - NGOs Pivot to COVID-19 Prevention in Refugee Camps
UN Human Rights - COVID-19 will not be stopped without providing safe water to people living in vulnerability
UN Water - Coronavirus global health emergency
UN - We will help the world rise stronger after COVID-19
Fighting COVID-19 with a precious resource: Q&A with Kusum Athukorala, Sri Lanka’s ‘Woman in Water’
Katosi / KWDT intervention on COVID
Recommendations and guidance from and for women’s groups
2020 - April:
pS-Eau: Concerted Municipal Strategies (CMS)
UN Water: Coronavirus global health emergency
Women and impacts by the COVID-19 virus.
Women do the vast majority of care work, both paid and unpaid. Also in the household, the fact that they handle most of the hygiene has a lot of impact. Please find an excellent comprehensive document published by OECD:
Women at the core of the fight against COVID-19 crisis
Remember and assist: Do not forget the groups that cannot keep distance
What all previous campaigns (SDG 6.2., 5 year drive for sanitation, etc.) could so far not “fix”, might now finally get priority?
Read more
UN Secretary General, António Guterres: "Let’s not forget that in war-ravaged countries, health systems have collapsed.Health professionals, already few in number, have often been targeted. Refugees and others displaced by violent conflict are doubly vulnerable. The fury of the virus illustrates the folly of war.
That is why today, I am calling for an immediate global ceasefire in all corners of the world."
Avaaz is coordinating and collecting signatures for this call. Please add your name. WfWP did.
SIGN HERE
Cholera - The great Stink. A description of summer 1858 in London. Read the story
2020 March:
The month of March is Water & Women Month
Actual development: the power of hand washing - Read the Blog
