WASH Works: a global conversation about water and the SDGs
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WASH Works: water and the SDGs
The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on the fact that billions of people lack access to clean drinking water and sanitation services — critical to prevent and contain diseases. In this series we explore the many ways in which water, sanitation and hygiene efforts intersect with other development challenges, specifically in low- and middle-income countries. Read on for more on how WASH impacts on sustainability, water security, water resources management, gender, disability, health, education, social inclusion, nutrition, and more.
In 2021, Water for Women delivered the WASH works series with Devex, the aim of which was to drive a global conversation about the critical importance of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and water security. The series produced a range of content that highlighted how water and WASH underpins everything we do in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, deepened understanding that Water and WASH is a critical step in building climate resilience and explored how WASH as an important entry point to achieving gender equality, disability and social inclusion.
The WASH Works series was launched on Menstrual Hygiene Day 2021 and ran throughout the year, with the final piece published for World Water Day in 2022. Over this time, the series brought over 150,000 interested readers to its microsite, published 52 pieces, a mix of editorial, visual, video and podcast content with the conversation continuing across social media and partner platforms.
Produced in partnership with Devex, other key partners included Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian Water Partnership, World Vision, Simavi and IMA World Health. Many development organisations contributed their expertise to the series, such as World Bank and UNICEF. Several Water for Women partners also contributed their time, experience and insights to some fantastic outputs as part of the series. You can explore these specific pieces below.
Water for Women in #WASHWorks
21st March, 2022
To ensure positive and sustainable behavior change in WASH practices, we need to address underlying negative social norms. Without this, WASH services are less effective, less climate-resilient, and less sustainable.
Op-Ed by Water for Women's Sue Cavill and Joanna Mott for World Water Day, 2022.
13th December, 2021
Inclusive water, sanitation, and hygiene is the crucial building block of a climate-resilient future. Water for Women’s Alison Baker calls for targeted action to increase inclusion and cross-sectoral collaboration — ensuring no one is left behind in the climate race.
3rd December, 2021
A bottom-up approach that involves women and people with disabilities in the design process is key to inclusive and resilient WASH services.
Featuring insights from the University of Technology Sydney, Institute for Sustainable Futures, Plan International, IWMI, SNV Netherlands Development Organisation and WaterAid.
30th November, 2021
Around the world, children play in the same spaces they poop in and can become seriously sick. Researchers in the Solomon Islands are trying to tackle a WASH problem that is more complex than flushing the toilet.
Featuring insights from International WaterCentre in Griffith University, Solomon Islands National University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
18th August, 2021
Ahead of World Water Week 2021, WASH Works partners entered the twittersphere with a Twitter conversation on how #WASHWorks to positively impact the SDGs.
5th August, 2021
Working together with communities to design and implement inclusive WASH projects is key to their success — and to ensuring WASH activities actually meet the needs of the people they are aimed at serving.
These photos highlight WASH projects around the world dedicated to putting people at the center, featuring the work of many Water for Women partners across Asia and the Pacific.
29th July, 2021
Partnerships between civil service organizations, research institutions, and local governments are helping to elevate the voices of women and other underrepresented groups and create more inclusive solutions in the WASH space.
Featuring insights from the University of Technology, Institute for Sustainable Futures, SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, Ability Bhutan Society, International WaterCentre at Griffith University and Solomon Islands University.
28th June, 2021
Peter O'Connor, Director of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene section in Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade discusses the ripple effect of investments in WASH.
28th May, 2021
Advocates say the WASH sector plays a critical role in ensuring women, girls, and people worldwide can engage in safe and dignified menstruation.
The #WASHWorks series launched with this editorial article by Devex, which coincided with the launch of Water for Women's learning brief on menstrual health and hygiene and WASH, Pivotal not peripheral: Ending period poverty by prioritising menstrual health and hygiene in WASH.
Featuring insights from Centre for Advocacy and Research, Plan International Indonesia, Water for Women and Thrive Networks / East Meets West
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