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WaterAid invites churches to give the gift of clean water this Christmas

Stuart Mitchell

WaterAid is inviting churches and community groups across the UK to support its Christmas Appeal, Future on Tap, so people in the world’s poorest places can unearth a clean, reliable source of water and build a brighter future for themselves. This year, as the UK faces continued restrictions, churches meeting virtually can join together to use WaterAid’s online resources, which include fundraising ideas and youth group activities. WaterAid aims to raise £3 million to help transform thousands of lives in Ethiopia and across the world. If church groups give before…

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Maisie Williams, Zoe Sugg and Adwoa Aboah team up with WaterAid to launch stylish period bags so you can proudly own your flow

Stuart Mitchell

Actress Maisie Williams, entrepreneur-vlogger-writer and founder of Zoella, Zoe Sugg, and activist, model and founder of Gurls Talk, Adwoa Aboah, have helped design a range of limited-edition period bags on behalf of Fempowered, WaterAid’s new period subscription box. The female stars are supporting WaterAid’s drive to see people talking more openly about periods to help tackle stigma and taboos, while raising money to support women and girls around the world to manage their periods safely and with dignity. On any given day around 300 million people are menstruating, but for…

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Jacqueline Wilson and Jodie Whittaker join WaterAid to help bust period taboos as new sex education guidance comes into effect

Stuart Mitchell

WaterAid has launched a campaign to get young people talking about periods, after finding that a shocking two-thirds of girls and young women aged 14 to 21 knew very little or nothing at all about periods before their own periods started, while 34% of boys and young men admit they are very much in the dark on the subject. The international charity has teamed up with Jaqueline Wilson and Jodie Whittaker, launching a new animation, written by Wilson, to get children, teachers and parents having more open conversations about periods…

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COVID-19 set to take $400 billion from global battle against poverty by 2021

Stuart Mitchell

Developing countries will have at least $400 billion less to spend on sustainable development including access to safe water, healthcare and education during this year and next due to the impact of COVID-19, according to a new report from End Water Poverty and WaterAid.    With less than a decade to go to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which aim to eradicate extreme poverty, progress will stall – and in many cases reverse – when faced with the dual crises of COVID-19 and climate change, unless urgent action is taken.   Domestic resources…

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HEINEKEN Africa Foundation teams up with WaterAid to help communities protect themselves in fight against COVID-19

Stuart Mitchell

HEINEKEN Africa Foundation is donating more than £1 million (€1.2 million) to WaterAid to support the international charity’s emergency response to COVID-19 in Nigeria, South Africa, Rwanda, and Mozambique.   The work will provide much needed handwashing facilities in busy public spaces as well as water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in isolation centres, schools, and healthcare centres. Through the partnership, they will also roll out large-scale hygiene campaigns to help vulnerable communities protect themselves against COVID-19. Together they hope to reach millions of people across the four countries with lifesaving hygiene…

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