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Youth Voices Policy Choices
Youth Voices Policy Choices (YVPC) aims at empowering the new generation of water leaders, building trust and motivating them to become agents of change at different levels, starting at their own communities. By providing an open space for discussion, Youth Voices Policy Choices creates synergies between stakeholders, who debate and learn from one another. Emerging … Continue reading Youth Voices Policy Choices
Read more >Water and sanitation programme in Peru
The ISW has been active on the ground in Peru for many years. In collaboration with our network of partners, we have brought drinking water and sanitation services to many Peruvian families and communities.
Read more >Youth empowerment in Central Asia
We have had a presence in Central Asia for over 20 years, focused on our field projects in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Youth have always been at the heart of our activities in Central Asia. We are mobilizing and empowering a new generation of water leaders in the region to contribute to a sustainable and peaceful development. … Continue reading Youth empowerment in Central Asia
Read more >About ISW and SWE
The International Secretariat for Water (ISW) and Solidarity Water Europe (SWE) bring together citizens and organizations that are committed and active in the cause of water. Their commitment is to ensure the application of the founding texts of the movement (the Montreal Charter and the Declaration of Strasbourg) to ensure access to drinking water and sanitation for all. The ISW is based in Montreal, Canada, and SEE is based in Strasbourg, France.
Building on the evolution of knowledge, the development of innovative partnerships and creativity, ISW-SWE develops initiatives that guarantee the right to water and thus universal access to water and sanitation, while preserving the resource. The ISW-SWE and its partners create bridges and dialogues between all stakeholders (civil society, academic sector, private sector and institutions).
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Civil society & youth on the way to UN2023WaterConference
March 15, 2023
Through the empowerment and amplification of voices of hundreds of civil society groups (CS0) and thousands of individuals from around the world, ISW has positioned itself as a catalyst for CSO and youth priorities at the first global summit on water in almost 50 years. Over 300 members of ISW’s networks will be attending the … Continue reading Civil society & youth on the way to UN2023WaterConference
Read moreCivil society’s call to strengthen international water governance
March 14, 2023
To address urgent water-related challenges and make the human rights to water and sanitation a reality, as well as to ensure the implementation of SDG 6 and all water-related goals of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, one UN intergovernmental conference dedicated to water every 46 years is not enough. At this rate, we … Continue reading Civil society’s call to strengthen international water governance
Read moreJoin the #filluptheglass campaign
March 8, 2023
From March 22 to 24, a UN intergovernmental conference dedicated to addressing global water issues will be held in New York City for the first time in 46 years! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rally around our most precious and finite resource ‘’water’’ and give us the chance to solve the water crisis. In the lead up to the … Continue reading Join the #filluptheglass campaign
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