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Watershed Annual Report 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 content is based on the annual reports submitted by all work packages from Kenya, Uganda,...

Published on June 29, 2021

RAISE YOUR VOICE FOR WATER!

Join the global #VoicesforWater campaign. This campaign is about highlighting the power civil society organisations (CSOs) have in driving change for Sustainable Development Goal 6: ensuring clean water and sanitation for all. It calls on CSOs, governments and...

Published on February 1, 2021

Why water NGOs need to be prepared to handle conflict

With water-related conflicts on the rise, some say water NGOs need to get better at preventing and resolving tensions before they boil over. This piece features Frank van Weert of Wetlands International, talking about the role of NGOs in preventing water-related...

Published on December 7, 2020

Great impressions mark end of the Watershed Ghana project

Watershed Ghana partnership received good commendations at the end-of-project event hosted in Accra, Ghana on October 2, 2020. This followed a line-up of interactive presentations by the partners, who took turns to highlight the contributions of the project towards...

Published on December 2, 2020

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" date="December 1, 2020" content="This webinar is about the concept of Leaving No One Behind, which is part of the Sustainable Development Goals commitment. It contains a definition of (social and gender-) inclusion; discusses the barriers to inclusion and gives practical tips as to how to incorporate leave no one behind in development interventions. Leave No One Behind – produced by Simavi for Watershed, Empowering Citizens Watch and listen to the webinar" link="https://watershed.nl/news/leave-no-one-behind-key-concepts-and-operational-model-webinar/" type="news"]

Watershed Ghana partners host end-of-project event in Accra

A strong civil society is essential for improving water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) /and Water Resource Management (WRM) governance, which remains a challenge in achieving universal access to sustainable services. In the last 5 years, Watershed empowering...

Published on December 1, 2020

Samenwerken met betekenis

Het Ghanese Tarkwa Nsuaem district had al jaren te maken met verwaarloosde sanitaire voorzieningen. Burgers waren onverschillig en gebruikten nabijgelegen moerassen als vuilstortplaats, waardoor waterbekkens vervuild raakten. Om de omstandigheden in het gebied te...

Published on October 29, 2020

Collective action in practice

Poor community attitudes, lack of improved infrastructure and wetlands being used as refuse dumps have resulted in ill-managed sanitation facilities and polluted water resources in the Ghanaian Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal District. To improve the conditions in the...

Published on October 29, 2020

Netherlands Ambassador hails Ghana over sanitation fight

The Netherlands Ambassador to Ghana, Ron Strikker has expressed great satisfaction at the commitment shown by the Ghanaian government and civil society organizations (CSOs) to improving water and sanitation conditions in the country over the past five years....

Published on October 27, 2020

Watershed Voices of Empowerment

Strong civil society leaders share how they are fighting to bring safe water and sanitation to their communities. For the past five years, the Watershed empowering citizens programme has proudly been championing the voice of civil society. It’s been guided by...

Published on October 7, 2020

Samenwerken voor succesvol waterbeheer

Door slechte verantwoording en langs elkaar heen werkende stakeholders in de watersector kampte de Ugandese Albert Water Management Zone – een bestuurs-unit van het Ministerie van Water en Milieu – jarenlang met slechte resultaten. Maar nu overheidsinstanties,...

Published on September 28, 2020

Collaborative efforts for successful water management

Limited levels of accountability and duplication of activities by water actors led to suboptimal results in the Albert Water Management Zone for years. This trend has now been broken as government bodies, NGOs, CSOs, communities and private sector players have...

Published on September 28, 2020

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