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WaterAid Bangladesh

WaterAid is a leading independent organisation that enables the world's poorest people to gain access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education.

WaterAid has been in Bangladesh since 1986, working with 21 local partners to improve access to water supply and sanitation services for poor communities.
WaterAid's work in Bangladesh makes UK headlines

Metro newspaper

WaterAid's work in Bangladesh, through partner organisation DSK, was highlighted in a recent British newspaper article.

The article, titled Slums top water agenda, was published in the Metro newspaper, ahead of World Water Day, 22 March 2008.

Read the article here (Adobe Acrobat Document PDF 833Kb)

"Can pay, will pay": legal water comes to a Dhaka slum

A slum resident in Dhaka celebrates her first official water billAfter years of painstaking negotiations, people living in a small Dhaka slum have won the right to receive legal, safe water from the city authority, despite living in an "unofficial" community.

Through their Community Based Organisation, residents will receive an official water bill for the first time - without the need for DSK/WaterAid to act as a guarantor.

 

Find out more about the arrival of legal water supplies in Dhaka

Arsenic: the silent killer

A woman with arsenic-damaged hands. Picture credit: Humayun RezaJust a few years ago, 97% of people had access to safe water points.

But, since the discovery of arsenic in the ground water, this figure has fallen to just 74%.


Read about the arsenic problem in Bangladesh
(Adobe Acrobat Document PDF 496Kb)

Water Safety Plan seminar

Water Safety seminarWaterAid Bangladesh's Water Safety Plan and Capacity Building team organised a seminar to share recent experiences and learning in the field.

A review of the day was produced to capture information about the two main presentations, and the topics discussed.


Read the full seminar review here ( PDF 196Kb)

Fact file
Map of Bangladesh
Area: 144,000km
Capital: Dhaka
Other main cities:
Chittagong, Khulna, Narayangonj
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Country strategy

Bangladesh country stratgey document

For detailed information about WaterAid's priorities and objectives for the coming years, read the Bangladesh Country Strategy 2006-2011 
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