BACKGROUND The Kenya Water and Sanitation CSOs Network (KEWASNET), the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, the Swedish (Agency for) International Development Assistance (SIDA) and the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) Introduces the Water Sector Innovation Awards 2016 (WaSIA 2016). In its maiden year, WaSIA 2016 seeks to recognize the outstanding contribution by Civil Society Organizations …

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FROM COMMITMENT TO ACTION: CIVIL SOCIETY STATEMENT AT THE 6TH AFRICA WATER WEEK DAR ES SALAAM, 17 July 2016 650 million people around the world live without safe water. 33% of Sub-Saharan Africans still do not have access to clean water. 40% of people around Africa lack access to improved sanitation facilities. Diarrhea is the …

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1st Annual Kenya Water Week: 20 – 25 November “From Aid to Trade: Enhancing Business Partnerships & Innovation for Sustainable Water and Sanitation Provision in Africa.” In recognition of the global shift from Aid to Trade, sustainable financing and development, the Ministry of Water and Irrigation together with the Kenya Water and Sanitation Civil Society …

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LAUNCH OF THE ANNUAL CSO PERFORMANCE REPORT (3RD EDITION) Click here to read more…

World Water Day is marked globally on 22ND March every year. It is a day to celebrate water and find ways of making a difference in the lives of the members of the global population who suffer from water related issues. It is also a day to prepare for how we manage water in the …

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The three day Water Resource Management Technical Working Group meeting and Water and Sanitation Study circle on Non-Revenue Water and Community Led Total Sanitation meeting was organized by KEWASNET for Nyanza/Western Kenya and North Rift Regions represented by Uasin Gishu, Busia, Homa Bay, Kisumu, Migori, Elgeyo Marakwet, Trans Nzoia and Kakamega Counties. A total 65 …

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The Inaugural East Africa Water Integrity Forum was convened by the Ethiopian Ministry of Water and Irrigation in partnership with Water Integrity Network (WIN) and attended by a number of International and national NGOS on the 9th to 11th of May 2017. The three day event that was held at the International Livestock Research Institute …

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Water has become a deficient resource and conserving it is not an option but a necessity. In order to have sustainable water supply for the coming generations, it is important for different stakeholders to come together so as to alleviate water risks and protect the water resources. It has been a long way coming for …

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With the promulgation of the new constitution, came devolution as a form of decentralization. Devolution enables decision making on governance to be done at the local level by those affected most by such decisions. It enables citizens govern themselves by multiplying opportunities for them to participate in governance processes such as planning for development, budgeting …

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