…million working days due to lack of basic water services With the climate crisis impacting water availability, WaterAid urges world leaders to meet their $100bn climate finance target sooner than 2023 With COP26 only days away, WaterAid is calling on world leaders to meet their $100 billion climate finance commitment sooner than 2023, as estimates show that just during the 12 days of the summit, women in developing countries will miss out on 2.5 million working days globally due to a lack of basic water services nearby.1 With women and girls usually responsible for collecting water, the lack of these services means they often have to walk for hours to get clean water, leaving them no time to work and no capacity to respond to climate impacts. These impacts can themselves hamper the access even further as water sources become less... Continue Reading
Just 10 days of global smartphone sales revenue would cover the cost of ensuring the world’s poorest can wash their hands at home with soap and water – WaterAid Just 10 days of smartphone sales would cover the $11billion cost of ensuring everyone in the poorest countries could wash their hands with soap and water at home by 2030, WaterAid said today. A new report by WHO and UNICEF, released today on Global Handwashing Day, reveals that giving everyone in the world’s poorest countries access to handwashing with soap and water, would cost around $11 billion. That would transform the life-chances of people who are currently unable to simply wash their hands at home. Millions of lives could be saved and billions of dollars in untapped economic potential could be unlocked... Continue Reading
By: WASH R&E “Media” – The Government of Liberia and partners of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector have observed the celebration of Breastfeeding Week in Liberia. World Breast Feeding Week is celebrated every year in August to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. It commemorates the Innocenti Declaration signed in August 1990 by government policymakers, WHO, UNICEF and other organizations to protect, promote and support breastfeeding. The Innocenti Declaration says all women should be enabled to practise exclusive breastfeeding and all infants should be fed exclusively on breastmilk up to 4-6 months of... Continue Reading
By: WASH R&E “Media” – Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Stakeholders have concluded a One Day Dissemination of Menstrual Health and Hygiene Assessment Results and Action Planning Workshop. The Exercise held over the weekend at the Corina Hotel in Monrovia brought together WASH stakeholders from Development Partners, Government of Liberia, Civil Society and the Media. The WASH stakeholders discussed the release of the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice (KAP) Survey Report on the Assessment of Menstrual Health and Hygiene in Liberian schools. The Study conducted by WaterAid Liberia is intended to inform the British charity about the implementation of “HerWASH” Initiative... Continue Reading
By: WASH R&E “Media” Network – Liberia’s multi-sectoral response aiming to improve the nutritional status of children under five years of age is now accelerating integrated Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) interventions to fulfil its objectives for WASH and Nutritional developments in two targeted counties (Grand Bassa and Montserrado) in Liberia. The current initiative is by the Liberia WASH Consortium (LWC), which practically involves Action Against Hunger, Concern World Wide, and WaterAid Liberia for their unique experiences and achievements in the sector over the years. The response is an outcome of a Formative Research (2019/2020) on nutrition conducted in Grand... Continue Reading
