Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Adamawa State have urged the Nigerian Government to dialogue with the Cameroonian government on how the two countries could mutually benefit from the River Benue. Rising from a three day capacity building workshop organised by the Ministry of Water Resources with the support of the European Union, the CSOs in a communique, lamented that the ...
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World Toilet Day: Bread of Life NGO calls for National Summit on Toilet
Bread of Life Development Foundation (BLF), a non-governmental organization has urged the Federal Government to immediately convene a National Conference on access to Safe Toilets, in order to discuss and find solutions to the sanitation crisis in Nigeria. Quoting the WHO/UNICEF/Joint Monitoring Report 2015, that states 45million Nigerians are still defecating in the open and another 130m use unimproved ...
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Children’s Day: Bread of Life NGO laments high child mortality due to poor WASH
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to celebrate children’s day today, Bread of Life Development Foundation (BLF), a non- governmental organization has called on national, state, and local governments to work towards increasing access to safe drinking water, and promotion of safe sanitation and hygiene practices in order to reduce high child mortality in Nigeria. Quoting UNICEF figures ...
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Concern Universal launches Talent competition to mark Global Handwashing Day
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Benue state promises support for WSSCC’s sanitation project
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WaterAid to monitor sanitation commitments by African leaders
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ANEW dissolves Board, appoints Transition Committee
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About 30m Nigerian women don’t have access to toilets during safe menstrual periods
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Africasan4 opens in Dakar, with calls for more action, less promises
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Africasan4: WaterAid calls for targets to achieve sanitation for all by 2030
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Civil society groups mount pressure for global recognition of right to water
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WWF waterweb test file
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7th World Water Forum kicks off in South Korea
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Benue state residents groan from lack of safe water
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Water scarcity hits communities in Ekiti state
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#2015 elections: #WaterAid wants #Nigerians to #Vote4WASH
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Ahead 2015 elections: #WaterAid launches ‘#Vote4WASH’ campaign
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1billion people worldwide practice open defecation, says United Nations
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World Toilet Day: Civil Society group laments open defecation in Nigeria
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WSSCC launch global action to break silence on menstrual hygiene
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UN World Toilet Day: Ten actions you can take
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UN World Toilet Day: Citizens in 13 countries to ‘run’ for safe sanitation
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Benue state residents groan from lack of safe water
By Joke Falaju and John Okeke, Abuja Yetugh and Agbungu communities in Logo Local Government Area , Katsina-Alu/Ukum/Logo Senatorial Zone , Benue State are no longer finding it easy as the communities have complained bitterly about the threat of their ...
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Safe hygienic menstruation as a basic human right
This years World Toilet Day focusing on “Gender Equality and Dignity” is coming at no better time than now. Each month between two and seven days, adding up to around 3000 days of menstruation in an average woman’s lifetime. However in many places, menstruation is a taboo subject and many negative cultural attitudes are associated with it, including the ...
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Water Resources Institute train Journalists on IWRM
Workshop report The National Water Resources Institute (NWRI), Kaduna recently organized a two day workshop for Journalists on Water Resources reporting. The objectives of the workshop are: To sensitize the media on key critical Integrated Water Resources Management issues. To empower journalists towards widely reporting on Integrated Water Resources Management issues and package their news to reach all audiences. Explore ...
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Drilling boreholes in Northern Nigeria, diary of an Engineer
It is well known that around 7000,000 children die every year from diarrhoea caused by unsafe water and poor sanitation and half the hospital beds in developing countries are filled with people suffering from diseases caused by poor water, sanitation and hygiene. In this article, an Engineer working with a Borehole drilling firm in a village, Northern Nigeria, demonstrates the ...
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Opportunities
WASH jobs: Consultancies in UNICEF
UNICEF (Nigeria office) is looking for three consultants to assist in implementing some critical assignments under the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Reform Programme (WSSRP) Phase II & III as well as the Water Supply and Sanitation Components of the Niger Delta Support Programme (NDSP), financed by the 10th European Development Fund (EDF). The Consultants needed are in the field ...
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WOPs: Online registration for Water Operators meeting closes today
Online registration for the 2nd Global Water Operators Partnership Congress (Barcelona, Spain November 25- 27, 2013) closes today 15th of November. If you have not registered to attend the Congress, you may do so at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1265TEf8Q5ps874nJhikufB69kMa3jhPF3J74mW0pbzA/viewform
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Implementing the Human Right to Water in Nigeria
An e-discussion on realizing the rights to water and sanitation commenced yesterday and will last for three weeks, closing on November 15, 2013. Facilitated by Catarina de Albuquerque, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, the e-discussion will specifically focus on Catarina’s Handbook for realizing the rights to water and sanitation. The questions ...
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Online Course on M and E and Water Safety Plans
Registration is open for two online courses offered by The Water Institute at UNC: one on monitoring and evaluation for WaSH and the other on Water Safety Plans. Details below. Online Monitoring and Evaluation Course The third module for The Water Institutes online Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) is now open. The topic of this module is Evaluation Design. This self-paced ...
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WASH Consultancy Nigeria: Institutional Development Expert required
Consultancy for the Analysis and design of the Institutional Framework of the Urban Water Services in Ebonyi State, Nigeria Sustainable Water and Sanitation in Africa (SUWASA) is a six year regional initiative financed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Tetra Tech ARD through its Regional Office in Nairobi, Kenya TETRA TECH ARD wishes to ...
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Apply to win $20,000 Kyoto World Water Prize
Applications for the 4th edition of the Kyoto World Water Grand Prize is now open.The Kyoto World Water Grand Prize was initiated by the City of Kyoto at the 3rd World Water Forum in 2003, to find and develop outstanding grass-roots activities related to water issues around the world. These activities may include projects, awareness-raising campaigns and promotion of participatory process on ...
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WASH Jobs: Water and Sanitation vacancy in UK
Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor is looking for a Programme Director. Interested candidates should visit the link to apply- http://oxfordhr.co.uk/vacancies/programme-director/ The role is based in London with frequent travel. The deadline is this Sunday 13 October at midnight GMT.
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A Nigerian firm needs Water Supply and Sanitation experts with experience in WASH Advocacy and Mobilization on WASH programme to work in Yobe and Osun state. Duration of the programme is three months in the two target states. The experts are also expected to have vast experience on social research/surveys as the assignment will be research-driven. Interested? Please directly contact: emaedison@gmail.com
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Spain to host 2013 Water Operators’ Partnerships Congress
The 2013 Global Water Operators’ Partnerships (WOPs) Congress will be held November 27 – 29, 2013, at Sant Pau Complex in Barcelona, Spain. The Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance is a network of partners committed to helping water operators help one another improve their collective capacity to provide access to water and sanitation services for all. Every two years, GWOPA organizes ...
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UNILAG to host seminar on waste management
The University of Lagos, in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan in Nigeria, will hold a seminar on “Solid Waste Management: Promoting Environmentally Sound Disposal and 3R” on Wednesday November 20, 2013 at the Julius Berger Hall, UNILAG Main Campus, Akoka. The Seminar, which is scheduled to hold between 2:00 and 5:00 p.m. will focus on: Current Trends in Waste ...
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