WORLD Toilet Organization (WTO), established in 2001, aims to break the taboo around toilets and the sanitation crisis. World Toilet Day on Friday 19, November is one of its initiatives, focussing on the 3.6 billion people on the planet who live without…
Only a tiny proportion of climate finance is reaching the most vulnerable countries or being spent addressing the most urgent impacts, according to new analysis released by WaterAid this month. In its new report, ‘Short-changed on climate change’, WaterAid analysed publicly available data…
ON August 30 1999, a referendum took place in Timor-Leste, leading to the country's independence. This is remembered each year with a public holiday called Popular Consultation Day. 20 years on, WaterAid Timor-Leste reflects on the progress it has made and the…
TWO men who have played an instrumental role in WaterAid’s history received Queen’s Birthday Honours yesterday.…
JUST hours after the Australian federal government announced it would continue to cut foreign aid spending as part of their 2019-20 budget, new data was released that revealed nearly 900 million people worldwide have no water service at their local health care…
What does The Block winner Elyse Knowles, an international water and sanitation organisation, and hair care brand have in common? They’re all passionate about a world where everyone, everywhere has access to clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene.…
Marlene’s beautiful painting ‘The Innocent, Delhi’ recently fetched over $500 at an auction organised by the Yarra Valley Paanee team, which raised over $24,000 for WaterAid’s work providing access to clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene.…
Around the world, one in three girls face inadequate toilets, and many others face social and cultural limits when they have their periods. WaterAid encourages governments around the world to prioritise better toilets and washing facilities in schools, and to provide accurate…
A new report released today by international development charity WaterAid, together with Action Against Hunger and the SHARE Consortium, reveals how the world can help end malnutrition, by tackling dirty water, poor sanitation and hygiene (WASH) alongside more traditional nutritional interventions.…
MODEL, television show The Block contestant and WaterAid Events Ambassador Elyse Knowles visited WaterAid projects in Timor-Leste last week to see how access to clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene changes lives.…
