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Water and Sanitation

AT THE CENTER

Foreign News Coverage and Diplomacy (Full Screen)

EVENTS (2)

Water and Sanitation: Faith Roles in Responding to Global Challenges
March 18, 2011

Decent Shelter for All Meeting
October 27, 2008

PUBLICATIONS (3)

"Water and Sanitation: Faith Roles in Responding to Global Challenges" Meeting Report
June 15, 2011

Water and Faith: Rights, Pragmatic Demands, and an Ethical Lens
March 1, 2012

Faith and the WASH Agenda
January 22, 2013

INTERVIEWS (27)

A Discussion with Father Bienvenido Nebres, SJ, President of Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines
July 10, 2010

A Discussion with Wihane Sibuonheuang, Program Support Officer, Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC)
December 3, 2009

A Discussion with Neil Maheshwari, Undergraduate Student, St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, India
May 22, 2011

LETTERS (3)

Katie Suter on Robben Island, Mandela, and the Politics of Forgiveness in South Africa
April 7, 2010

Sarah Tucker on Development in Cameroon
April 23, 2010

Ryan Maxwell on the Problem of Strays in Valparaiso
October 29, 2010

POSTS (4)

Trash Talk in Ghana
September 10, 2008

Why are all these people here?
September 21, 2007

Faith-Based Diplomacy
April 15, 2009

RELATED RESOURCES

EVENTS

Water and Sanitation: Faith Roles in Responding to Global Challenges

March 18, 2011

Almost 1 billion people worldwide live without access to safe drinking water, and over 2.6 billion lack basic sanitation...

ORGANIZATIONS

Abaana

Abaana, a small British FBO founded in 1998, aims to alleviate poverty among African children through child sponsorship and...

Adventist Development and Relief Agency International

Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA) oversees a broad spectrum of relief and development programs....

Aga Khan Planning and Building Services Pakistan Water and Sanitation Extension Programme

The Aga Khan Development Network Water and Sanitation Extension Programme (WASEP) is dedicated to developing integrated...

Alliance of Religions and Conservation

Founded by HRH Prince Philip of the United Kingdom in 1995, the Alliance of Religions and Conservation facilitates the...

Association of Buddhists for the Environment

Founded in 2005, the Association of Buddhists for the Environment (ABE) is a network of Buddhist monks and nuns in Cambodia...

Ceres

Founded in response to the 1989 Exxon Valdex oil spill, Ceres leads a coalition of US investors, environmental...

Concern Universal

Concern Universal is a British relief and development organization active in 12 countries and dedicated to helping local...

Earth Institute at Columbia University

The Earth Institute of Columbia University works with over 850 scientists, postdoctoral fellows, staff, and students to...

Ecumenical Water Network

The Ecumenical Water Network (EWN) is an organization of Christian churches and organizations advocating for increased water...

Global Water Challenge

Founded in 2006, Global Water Challenge (GWC) facilitates the collaboration of leading organizations aimed at creating...

Healing Waters International

Founded in 2002, Healing Waters International works to provide clean water solutions, health and sanitation education, and...

Hydromissions International

Hydromissions International is a non-denominational Christian missionary non-profit dedicated to establishing sustainable,...

International Water and Sanitation Centre

The International Water and Sanitation Center (IRC) partners with various organizations worldwide in an alliance of exchange...

Water and Sanitation

Water is a topic with particular resonance across most faith traditions, recognized as vital to life and health. Links to agriculture, climate and environment, and industry give it added significance. Sanitation, often neglected, is intricately linked to water. Faith communities are crucial partners in the global effort to meet water and sanitation objectives, though their roles are too little understood. Use these resources to explore the international and national efforts of organizations and programs in this critical issue area.