Powerful women, healthy societies.

Dapheen Uganda

Shila Tharu Nepal

Asiimwe Uganda

Getting her basics right

What you can do

1 in 6 women do not have access to a safe, private toilet

500 million women lack necessities to manage their period

810 women die every day of birth and pregnancy complications

30% of women globally experience physical or sexual violence

Nearly every 3 seconds a girl is married before her 18th

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Every woman and girl has the right to safe and clean water and sanitation, bodily integrity and good menstrual health, maternal health and hygiene.

Building Resilience Faster: dive into our WASH SDG en WASH First programmes this World Water Week Samudayik Awaaz: empowering citizens using radio and SMS Voices from the field: WASH SDG has a podcast now Menstrual Hygiene Day: time to put this monthly party on the agenda Power: is everything going South? Prioritise hygiene, access to water and toilets as a first line of defence against Covid-19 Water2me: for World Water Day people tell us what water means to them Simavi in 2020: looking back and forward Taking the measure of Ariette Brouwer

Our programmes in Africa and Asia aim to empower women. We believe that every woman needs certain basics, and every woman has basic rights.

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