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Need for urgent action as new report shows funding for water, sanitation and hygiene falling at alarming rate

Stuart Mitchell

Figures analysed by international charity WaterAid have shown the extent to which donor funding has declined globally for critical projects safeguarding water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). This means the world’s poorest are being impacted most by the shortfall.    WASH funding has decreased by a third since 2015 – the year in which the Sustainable Development Goals were agreed.  In fact, in the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, aid targeted specifically at improving water supply and sanitation globally fell more sharply than almost all other sectors, despite its importance…

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Canary Wharf businesses to ride the wave in annual Dragon Boat Race for WaterAid

Stuart Mitchell

Canary Wharf businesses are invited to take to the water on Thursday 6 July to row-row-row their boats along South Dock as part of a fiery Dragon Boat Race in support of international charity WaterAid. Returning for a second year, the corporate competition will see local organisations swap their keyboards for oars as they honour the 2,000 year-old Chinese tradition in a bid to help WaterAid deliver the basic human right of clean water and decent toilets to everyone, everywhere. In collaboration with the Canary Wharf Group, funds raised through…

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Photo series capturing indigenous experience of water shortage in the face of climate change wins prestigious Sony World Photography Award

Stuart Mitchell

Renowned photographers, Monty Kaplan and Marisol Mendez, received international recognition for their multi-layered representation ‘Miruku’ of the water crisis impacting the lives of the indigenous Wayuu people of Pesuapa, in Colombia, commissioned by WaterAid and British Journal of Photography. Announced at an awards ceremony at the Hilton Park Lane Hotel in London on 13 April, ‘Miruku’ was crowned the winning gallery of the competitive Climate-Professional category. As a result, the images went on to be shown as part of the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition at Somerset House, which ran…

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Carrying Life: Malawi photo series reveals the burden of pregnancy and childbirth without clean water 

Stuart Mitchell

Carrying Life: Motherhood and Water in Malawi, a striking outdoor multimedia exhibition by award-winning British-Egyptian photographer, Laura El-Tantawy, open to the public until 14 April at More London near Tower Bridge.  The 22-piece collection of photography and moving imagery shines a light on the stories of mothers and babies in Malawi’s Ntchisi district, who were previously impacted by dirty water, poor sanitation and a lack of hygiene in health centres.  Captured in El-Tantawy’s distinctive and emotive style, these powerful photos highlight the hopes and fears of women waiting at their…

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WaterAid launches Zakat appeal to transform lives with clean water in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Mali

Stuart Mitchell

This Ramadan, WaterAid is inviting supporters to help bring much-needed clean water, decent sanitation and good hygiene to schools, communities and healthcare centres in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Mali as part of its annual Zakat appeal. Pakistan is still reeling from the impact of the worst monsoon floods in the country’s history, which affected an estimated 33 million people and threatened access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene. Shockingly, 1 in 10 people in Pakistan are already living without clean water close to home and 1 in three lack decent sanitation…

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