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...

This video records a meeting organised on 1 August 2019 by Uganda Water and Sanitation NGO Network (UWASNET) and IRC Uganda, to inform parliamentarians about the Watershed empowering citizens programme, discuss key issues in WASH and IWRM, and make recommendations...

This video is addressing the faecal sludge management issue in Bamako district by giving the floor to all key actors to highlight their challenges and proposed solutions.

Civil society organisations are performing various roles in supporting local government to deliver WASH services in Kabarole district, Uganda. The Uganda Water and Environment Sector Performance Report 2018 acknowledges that “CSOs remain committed to contributing...

This one hour webinar provided a useful platform for sharing and starting discussions beyond Watershed’s normal partners. It is intended to be the start of a regular series of webinars within FANSA network to strengthen capacity and enhance learning. Listen to...

A recent study done by IRC Uganda established that different groups of people in Uganda are marginalised from access to adequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services. The groups include women and girls, communities in hard-to-serve/reach areas, children,...

By participating in decision making, a citizen committee helps local government budget effectively for better water and sanitation services. See the longer version of the video. Situated at the heart of the Ganges delta in Bangladesh, water is everywhere in Bhola...

An indigenous movement helps women and people living with disabilities advocate for their rights in public platforms. See the longer version of the video. Sustainable WASH for all can only be achieved when all citizens – including women and people living with...

Local communities, CSOs, and government work together to pilot new agricultural activities, which don’t harm a vital source of water. See the longer version of the video. Fears over the health of River Mpanga have been alleviated as efforts of improved water...

These working papers are part of a series of knowledge products being developed for CSOs to engage on governance issues in the WASH sector in the states of Bihar and Odisha. The papers, focusing on institutional setup and fiscal governance, attempt to map the rural...

In 2018, the ‘Global Review of National Accountability Mechanisms for SDG6’ study was launched, which evaluated the existing national accountability mechanisms in 25 countries to analyse key bottlenecks as well as opportunities for different stakeholders to...

Mpanga event during the Regional Water and Environment Week in the Albertine Region, Fort Portal, Uganda from 11 – 15 March 2019. The Mpanga catchment spreads across five districts and its water is used for domestic, agricultural and industrial purposes. Under...