Powerful women, healthy societies.

Women and girls at the forefront of climate action

Water Justice Fund

Climate change disproportionally affects world’s most poor

Almost 30% of people live in water-stressed areas

Daily women spend 200 million hours fetching water

Nearly half the world’s population lacks safe sanitation

30% of women globally experience physical or sexual violence

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Every woman and girl should be able to claim her human rights to water and sanitation, resulting in gender equality and sustainable solutions.

I am Simavi - Pragati Bajracharya: ‘Our society can only truly move forward if everyone has access to safe, affordable water.’ Simavi hands over more than 16,000 signatures to Members of Parliament: 'Don't let women bear the brunt of the water crisis' Simavi and Women Win launch the Water Justice Fund: women and girls at the forefront of climate action UN Water Conference Side event: How to make the water action agenda gender transformative: connecting policy, practice, and research UN Water Conference: challenging world leaders for a water just action agenda Why we should be talking about sex for water in New York Yunia Musaazi wants more women in water committees: 'Women know what they're talking about' Changing the world: 6 steps to create a lobby and advocacy message that actually works Sareen Malik on the world wide water crisis: ‘Women should sit at the table when decisions are being made’

Together with local partners we invest in a world in which all women and girls enjoy their human rights to water and sanitation.

Bangladesh Ritu

Esther Oeganda

Everbody has the human right to safe water and sanitation.