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 WaterAid responds to debate over whether the UK should continue to give aid to India, given that the country is currently experiencing strong economic growth. - 9 February 2012
 WaterAid invites you to become part of a global movement in 2012 and join Water Works and the World Walks for Water and Sanitation. - 30 January 2012
 WaterAid is pleased to announce that its new office in South Africa has officially been registered by the Government. - 23 January 2012
 Our Southern Africa Regional Management Team recently made a trip to Swaziland to learn more about one of our newest Country Programmes and assess the progress of our pilot work there. - 5 January 2012
 WaterAid celebrated the big 3-0 this year, and what a successful year it's been thanks to your support! - 22 December 2011
 The UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3 December) aims to bring attention to the dignity, rights and well-being of disabled people and access to water and improved hygiene and sanitation is vital to achieving this. - 2 December 2011
 As people across the globe unite to mark World AIDS Day on 1 December, we are calling for more unity between HIV/AIDS programmes and efforts to improve access to water and sanitation. - 1 December 2011
 This World Toilet Day, we are launching a hard-hitting new report, Off-track, off-target, and new global campaign, Water Works, to emphasise the effectiveness of water and sanitation aid and encourage world leaders to prioritise it in aid efforts. - 18 November 2011
 HRH the Prince of Wales saw WaterAid's water and sanitation work in action in Dar es Salaam while on a royal tour in Tanzania this month. - 15 November 2011
 WaterAid will be contributing to the 6th Rural Water Supply Network Forum, held in Uganda from November 29 to December 1, 2011. - 15 November 2011
 Local community involvement could dramatically improve water resource management and contribute to greater water security in developing countries. - 8 November 2011
 For people in South Asia, sanitation means 'cleanliness' and 'dignity', according to a report launched today. - 3 November 2011
 Global drinks company Diageo has visited our first project in Angola to find out more about the work they are part-funding. - 24 October 2011
 A WASH United Cricket initiative was announced at the Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) Global Forum on Sanitation and Hygiene, which took place in Mumbai from October 9 to 14. - 24 October 2011
 On Saturday 15 October thousands of people danced for water, all over the UK and in places around the world, as part of WaterAid's Big National Ceilidh. - 20 October 2011
 WaterAid last night received a high commendation for the development and effective use of its innovative water supply monitoring tool, the Water Point Mapper, at The Charity Times Awards 2011. - 13 October 2011
 Investment in water and sanitation in the rapidly urbanising cities of the developing world is key if we are to avoid uncontrollable poverty and ever worsening slums, says charity WaterAid in a new report. - 6 October 2011
WaterAid and partners are supporting government relief efforts in India to help those affected by the floods in the state of Orissa. - 30 September 2011
 As governments prepare to gather at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 19 and 20, a new report published by a group of six influential aid agencies provides clear and compelling evidence that a combined approach to tackling pover - 15 September 2011
 WaterAid is taking urgent action to help 6,000 people affected by worsening floods in Sindh province, Pakistan. - 7 September 2011
As World Water Week got underway in Stockholm this week, the Swedish Crown Princess Couple, HRH Crown Princess Victoria and HRH Prince Daniel, announced that they have decided to jointly assume patronage of WaterAid in Sweden. - 24 August 2011
WaterAid is joining thousands of water experts from around the world at Stockholm World Water Week to share ideas and experiences on issues related to water, sanitation and hygiene and thereby influence both policy and practice. - 16 August 2011
 WaterAid is providing emergency aid in drought-stricken areas in Ethiopia, while also focusing work to provide sustainable water and sanitation facilities that will build resilience against future droughts. - 19 August 2011
 The Department of International Development has provided WaterAid with an annual grant of £4.2 million over three years to enable the charity to extend its work to reach some of the world's poorest people with clean water, improved hygiene and sanitation. - 10 August 2011
 More than 20 leading international water and development organisations have signed and launched the WASH Sustainability Charter. - 5 August 2011
 The Gulper, WaterAid's innovative machine for hygienically emptying pit latrines, will feature in a new BBC World documentary series on Saturday 6 August at 10.10 and 20.10 GMT - 4 August 2011
 It has been a year since floods devastated much of Pakistan, engulfing an area the size of the UK and causing 2,000 deaths. - 25 July 2011
 Africa could finally be turning a corner in the sanitation crisis say civil society groups ANEW and FAN, NGO WaterAid, WSSCC and the End Water Poverty Campaign attending AfricaSan3 in Kigali, Rwanda. - 22 July 2011
 Since being formed in 1981 by a group of individuals working in the water industry, WaterAid has reached more than 14 million people with safe water and more than 9 million with sanitation. - 21 July 2011
 Ahead of AfricaSan 3 in Rwanda, WaterAid warns that Africa is facing increasing inequality in access to one of the continent's most basic services. - 18 July 2011
 WaterAid has helped introduce the first flushing latrines on the isolated Nsazi Island on Lake Victoria in Uganda, paving the way for safe water and sanitation practices as well as improved health.
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 Poor rains in the Horn of Africa have contributed to severe water shortages, failed harvests and food insecurity, affecting more than 10 million people in Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia and Djibouti. - 5 July 2011
 WaterAid is busy in the planning for AfricaSan 3 , the third continental conference in Africa on sanitation and hygiene, which takes place 19-21 July 2011 in Kigali, Rwanda. - 30 June 2011
 Government ministers, aid agencies and pharmaceutical companies came together in London on Monday to tackle some of the biggest causes of child mortality. - 16 June 2011
 WaterAid this week became the first international development charity to host a 24-hour tweetathon in order to showcase its work around the world. - 10 June 2011
 On Tuesday 7 June WaterAid will be hosting a non-stop tweetathon on Twitter – WaterAid 24 - to show supporters exactly what an international charity does over a 24-hour period. - 3 June 2011
 Poor rains in the Horn of Africa have contributed to severe water shortages, failed harvests, and food insecurity, affecting the lives of millions of people in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. - 20 May 2011
 Senior Health Policy Analyst Yael Velleman blogged from the World Health Assembly (WHA) for WaterAid. - 16 May 2011
 Leaders at this week's World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva could miss the last hurdle in finally ridding the world from a debilitating disease unless they take vital steps to address the global water crisis. - 16 May 2011
 Civil society has issued a stark warning at the close of the UN Least Developed Country Conference (LDC-IV), which has been held this week in Istanbul. - 13 May 2011
WaterAid and End Water Poverty are calling for leaders to urgently tackle the global water and sanitation crisis at this week's United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC-IV) in Istanbul. - 9 May 2011
 WaterAid has developed a framework to provide guidance to Country Programmes, partner organisations and others in the sector on achieving sustainability in the provision of safe water sources in rural areas. - 5 May 2011
 WaterAid welcomes the declaration of ministerial commitments to improve access to sanitation that was drawn up at the fourth South Asian Conference on Sanitation. - 13 April 2011
 An-Tiki, a raft made of polyethylene pipes and a pig shelter, and her intrepid crew of four ‘mature’ adventurers including an 85-year-old grandfather from London, have defied sceptics by successfully crossing the Atlantic Ocean. - 8 April 2011
As leaders gather for the fourth South Asian Conference on Sanitation in Sri Lanka (SACOSAN IV, 4-7 April 2011), WaterAid is urging countries in the region to prioritise and invest in sanitation. - 4 April 2011
 WaterAid has launched an online resource called WASHwatch.org to help civil society organisations strengthen their call for improved water and sanitation facilities. - 31 March 2011
 More than 40 MPs walk for water at Westminster, as part of a global campaign to raise awareness of the world water and sanitation crisis. - 23 March 2011
 With a rapidly growing urban population lacking clean water and toilets, the developing world is facing a massive public health crisis this World Water Day. - 22 March 2011
 Walking for water or surfing the net – what would you rather be doing this World Water Day..? - 18 March 2011
 If you're passionate about making a difference this World Water Day, why not donate your voice? - 18 March 2011
 WaterAid is delighted to announce that it has been successful in its bid to become an employee fundraising partner for global investment bank and securities firm JP Morgan. - 3 March 2011
 The Government has today missed an opportunity to help some of the world's poorest people, and tackle Africa's biggest child killer, as set out in their Coalition document last year. - 1 March 2011
 International Women’s Day on 8 March celebrates the economic, political and social success of women. But it is also a day to consider the inequalities that remain and generate a renewed determination to work for change. - 23 February 2011
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