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WaterAid Australia newsroomRead the latest news from WaterAid Australia. Round the world for WaterAid Cyclist Sean Deany is to cover 19,000 km on stage two of his round-the-world cycling tour to raise money for WaterAid. - 25 September 2008Get involved on Global Handwashing Day Global Handwashing Day is a day to remind people of the importance of washing their hands - a simple act which can reduce diarrhoeal disease by 45%. - 22 September 2008UN's last chance to get poverty targets back on track Tearfund and WaterAid's new report positions political neglect and under-funding of sanitation and water at the heart of Millennium Development Goal failures. - 11 September 2008Celebrating sanitation The Murarange community in northern Mozambique celebrated their village's new found status as 100% sanitised earlier this month with a day of food and music. - 11 September 2008MWH run City2Surf for WaterAid The fittest bods from MWH Sydney ran the Sun Herald City 2 Surf on Sunday 9 August, raising nearly $3000 for WaterAid in the process. - 20 August 2008Sanitation in crisis The WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation published a report last week highlighting the fact that 2.5 billion people, more than 40% of the world’s population, still lack access to improved sanitation. - 24 July 2008G8: The verdict The G8 have taken the firsts steps in recognising their key role in reducing poverty, thanks to lobbying from WaterAid and End Water Poverty. However they did not deliver on our calls to end the water and sanitation crisis. - 24 July 2008WaterAid at the G8 in Japan - blog Find out how WaterAid is lobbying the Japanese Government to put sanitation and water on the agenda at this year's G8 summit. - 7 July 2008Prime Minister launches International Year of Sanitation in Timor-Leste The Prime Minister of Timor-Leste joined WaterAid in the festivities to launch the International Year of Sanitation on 20 June. The fun festival atmosphere, which included a parade, music and theatre, carried serious messages about sanitation and hygiene. - 18 July 2008Government failure to tackle global child mortality Inadequate sanitation may be the biggest killer of children under the age of five, yet no governments are prioritising the issue, instead sanitation is the most neglected of all the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) sectors. - 7 July 2008Atlas of change A recent report looks at how WaterAid is the leading the way with mapping innovations, ensuring that access to water and sanitation reaches those most in need. - 23 June 2008One world gala event In 2007, WaterAid Australia held its 'Four Plates with Four Greats' dinner for 800 guests and raised in excess of $210,000. Planning has commenced for the 2008 gala dinner titled 'one world, many communities, our solution'. - 22 May 2008WaterAid Policy Director urges United Nations to 'talk sh*t' WaterAid’s Policy Director, Margaret Batty, delivered a poignant speech at the UN’s 16th Commission for Sustainable Development in New York. - 15 May 2008WaterAid launches sanitation animation WaterAid has just launched a 3D animated film illustrating the disease burden that comes with open defecation, and what communities in Bangladesh are doing to address the issue. - 12 May 2008New low-cost sustainable sanitation publication On World Health Day, WaterAid Australia and the International WaterCentre launched their joint publication, Sharing Experiences: Sustainable Sanitation in South East Asia and the Pacific. - 14 April 2008Reaching the poorest Following the success of WaterAid's local partnership with ATproject over the last three years, we are extending our schools programme in Papua New Guinea. - 21 February 2008Musician’s campaign for clean water wins environmental award A musician with polio, who has dedicated his life to campaigning for clean water and sanitation, has been awarded the world's most notable environmental prize for grassroots activists. - 14 April 2008WaterAid on Google Earth awareness layer WaterAid's place on Google Earth's awareness layer, a powerful new programme to help charities reach ten of millions of people around the world, has been unveiled. - 10 April 2008Australia's exciting plans in 2008 WaterAid Australia is looking forward to an exciting 2008 extending our programme support in Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea. - 18 January 2008 |
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