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Wimbledon Foundation announces new £2 million commitment to WaterAid ahead of World Water Day

Stuart Mitchell

The Wimbledon Foundation has teamed up with WaterAid for a further four years pledging £2.2 million to support the not-for-profit’s work to help communities around the world get clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. The Wimbledon Foundation, the charitable arm of The All England Lawn Tennis Club and The Championships, has already donated £1.5 million to WaterAid since 2017, helping bring these three essentials to healthcare facilities and communities in Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Myanmar and Nepal. The new funding, announced ahead of World Water Day on 22 March,…

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DJ and Strictly star Tyler West launches WaterAid appeal in new ambassador role after inspiring trip to Zambia

Stuart Mitchell

Tyler West – Kiss DJ, TV presenter and Strictly Come Dancing star – has become WaterAid’s newest Ambassador after returning from an inspiring trip to Zambia with the international charity to see how clean water and decent toilets can change lives for good. New statistics released this year show that nearly one in ten people globally have no clean water and almost one in five have no decent toilets. In Zambia, almost a third of people have no clean water close to home, and the climate crisis is making the…

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Current climate adaptation funding falls light-years short, says WaterAid as UN publishes its Adaptation Gap Report

Stuart Mitchell

UNEP’s Adaptation Gap Report 2023, published recently, says that underfinanced, underprepared and inadequate investment and planning on climate adaptation leaves world exposed, with progress on climate adaptation slowing when it should be accelerating to catch up with these rising climate change impacts.  In response, Claire Seaward, Global Campaigns Director at WaterAid, said: “Current global funding for climate adaptation measures falls light-years short of where it needs to be. The most vulnerable countries are being forced to pay the bill for a crisis they have done the least to cause. “Adapting to…

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Give gifts of H2O ho ho and decent toilets this Christmas with WaterAid’s winter wonders

Stuart Mitchell

Wondering what gifts to buy this Christmas? WaterAid’s Shop for Life provides shoppers with the opportunity to give their loved ones something a bit different this year, while also helping people around the world get clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene.  WaterAid’s Shop for Life features e-gifts and greeting cards you can send to their loved ones revealing gifts of water tanks, handwashing stations and toilets to change lives for good.   The money raised from the gifts this festive season will help communities in Bangladesh and around the world…

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WaterAid joins the World Bank in calling for closer cooperation and action on unsustainable debt burdens

Stuart Mitchell

WaterAid responds to comments from Ajay Banga, new president of the World Bank, who has urged for faster progress in providing debt relief. Sol Oyuela, Executive Director, Global Policy and Campaigns at WaterAid, said: “The Word Bank’s new president is right to highlight the urgent need for debt relief for poor countries– we need closer and more meaningful cooperation and action on unsustainable debt burdens to ensure progress is not hindered on climate and poverty reduction. “This week new findings also show the UK is 40% below its long-standing pledge to low-income…

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