Welcome
The Global Women’s Water Initiative is a joint initiative that provides training for grassroots women and groups to implement water related-strategies through appropriate technologies, action planning, seed funding and leadership development so they can improve their communities health, self reliance, and resilience to climate change.
GWWI is a program of Women's Earth Alliance in partnership with Crabgrass.
2010 West African Women & Water Training Program (10 min version), Ghana from Unseen Pictures on Vimeo.
EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT
In July 2011, GWWI hosted its 3rd Women and Water Training Program in Kampala, Uganda with 52 women from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and the United States participating!
In 4 short months, 15 of the 16 teams returned home and implemented WASH technologies and solutions and have since impacted over 2200 people and counting!
But this is just the beginning...
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"We are living in a time when women's voices must be heard, considered
and respected at every level. Recognizing women's vital role in the
environment... is essential for a future of security and peace."
- Dr Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Laureate, in her letter of support
for the 2008 African Women and Water Conference
