Water for Women

04/07/2025

📣Just launched! The Water for Women Impact report celebrates seven years of the Fund 🎊.

WfW has directly benefitted over 4.4 million people through improved health, gender equality and well-being in Asian and Pacific communities through climate-resilient and socially inclusive water, sanitation and hygiene projects and research.

Discover our impact and ripple effects - the achievements, outcomes, reflections and learnings in the interactive report today.

🔗Learn more: https://wfw.fund/impact

Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water | |

📷 'Interconnected Waters' by Merinda Walters

03/07/2025

💧🌏 How does inclusive WASH contribute to climate resilience?

In this new video, Water for Women partners reflect on the vital link between inclusive WASH and climate-resilient communities.

Now launched: . Our latest report brings together two years of collaborative learning and seven years of experience across the Asia-Pacific.

📘 Discover how equity, inclusion, and transformative change can drive climate-resilient development.

🔗 Read the report: https://wfw.fund/CRIW-ResilienTogether

Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water | International Water Management Institute (IWMI) | WaterAid Australia | WaterAid Papua New Guinea | Centre for Advocacy & Research - CFAR | World Vision Papua New Guinea | | | | | |

02/07/2025

📣 Just launched! Our latest brief explores the role that civil society organisations (CSOs) play in development, with a focus on the climate-resilient inclusive water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and water security sector.
Drawing on experiences from the Water for Women Fund, the study highlights how CSOs add unique value through long-term community engagement, advocacy, inclusive development practices, and innovation!

Learn more here 👉 https://wfw.fund/RoleOfCSOs

Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water | |

📷 SNV Nepal

This learning brief reflects on the value and contribution of civil society organisations in community development, as observed through the work of Water for Women CSO partners during the seven years of the Fund.

27/06/2025

People with disabilities are too often excluded from decisions about their own well-being, especially when it comes to WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene).

In this video, Water for Women partners highlight a critical truth: For effective, equitable, and lasting climate-resilient WASH solutions, the active inclusion and voices of people with disabilities are non-negotiable.

Learn more in our latest brief, "Hardwiring Accessibility: Measuring What Matters for and by People with Disabilities", which compiles 7 years of implementation lessons from the on advancing disability equity in services and systems.

To achieve true whole-of-community resilience, accessibility must be built in from day one. This means actively integrating people with disabilities into WASH programs, services, and systems, and continuously promoting, tracking, and measuring progress towards universal accessibility.

Read the full brief 👉 https://bit.ly/hardwiringaccessibility

Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water | CBM Australia | SNV in Lao PDR | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |