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Watershed annual report 2020 (including 2016-2020)

This annual report 2016-2020 presents the work the Watershed empowering citizens programme has done with its partners and its achievements since its initiation in 2016 The Watershed Annual Report 2020 is a public document that is made available for information,...

Published on June 29, 2021

Watershed Annual Report 2019

As Watershed closed its fourth year of implementation, it has seen an impressive number of results. All the Work Packages saw at least one concrete change in the practices of their governments in the form of laws, policies and/or norms being implemented towards...

Published on June 29, 2020

She Makes Change: Running for gender equality

The global gender gap is staggering. The World Economic Forum’s 2020 report estimates it will take 99.5 years to achieve universal gender parity at the current rate. Gender equality is innately linked to sustainable development: it benefits entire economies...

Published on February 4, 2020

Financing the 50/30 commitment: a financial framework for the WASH Strategy of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs

This paper aims to inform the discussions on financing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ 50/30 commitment, by proposing a financial framework for the implementation of the WASH strategy for the period 2021-2030. The first part of the document sets out such a...

Published on February 4, 2020

WASH/IWRM alignment in Dutch foreign policies and practices

In order to ensure sustainable water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in a context of decreasing water security, there is a need to align WASH and integrated water resources management (IWRM). While the Dutch government acknowledges the need for alignment, these...

Published on February 27, 2017

Pathways to change : empowering citizens

In seven countries, Watershed partners have met to develop “theories of change” (ToCs) for capacity building in lobbying and advocacy. Teams in Kenya, Uganda, Mali, Ghana, Bangladesh and India developed national ToCs, while teams in Amsterdam/The Hague developed...

Published on July 15, 2016