Global Water Alliance envisions a world where all people have access to safe drinking water and sanitation
We provide assistance to others who work on ameliorating the water needs of poor and underserved peoples everywhere, we mentor the next generation of professionals, and we promote a “water footprint mindset” among our youth. Learn MoreWorld Water Day in the Age of Covid-19
News and Resources regarding water and covid19
Call for Papers for wH20 Journal
The wH2O: The Journal of Gender and Water invites articles for publication in its 8th volume (March 2021). The deadline for submission is September 30, 2020.
GWA Mentoring Program Now Open!
The GWA members have experience in a broad range of WASH issues, and are especially interested in advising students on projects which seek to address WASH in the developing world and projects relating to the UN Sustainable Development Goal #6. Find out more about this exciting program and sign up!
9th World Water Forum | March 22 - 27th 2021
As the world's largest event on water, the global water and sanitation community will meet in Senegal, on March 22-27, 2021, for the 9th World Water Forum, under the theme: Water Security for Peace and Development.
The 9th World Water Forum, the first of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa, is a big challenge. It focuses on the 2030 Agenda for transformative action. This vision is a roadmap with four priorities: water security and sanitation; cooperation; rural development; and means tools.
Plastic-Free Life Redux
Single-use plastic in the kitchen Some months later… Plastic-Free Life Redux I am happy to report that I received a response to my plastics letter. Before I tell you what happened, let me relay a completely unnerving statistic that I read the other day, that is, only...
read moreGWA Board Members Present at U.S. EPA Region 3 Event for Hispanic Heritage Month
Maria Andrews and Tony Sauder, lecturers at the University of Pennsylvania Master of Science in Applied Geosciences program, GWA board members, and mentors to Penn Engineers without Borders, along with Penn student team member, Shawn Kim, presented at the EPA Region 3...
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A Story of Independence I think I'm just one of those people that needs a mission. A few months ago, I decided that if I'm ever going to even approach a Zero Waste Life, I need to find ways to buy things with less built-in waste. The problem with that is I don't...
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