Al-Hassan Adam
Do not disconnect
We can slow coronavirus by providing safe water in homes, hospitals, schools and transport hubs for handwashing
Where can I go to the toilet once I leave the house?
Unjust and unequal: new statistics on WASH access levels
Photo: WaterAid/ Eliza Powell
In 2010, we celebrated the declaration of access to water and sanitation as a human right at the United Nations General Assembly.
A Reflection on Stockholm World Water Week 2018
Photo: Thomas Henriksson/SIWI
In August 2018, End Water Poverty along with its partners attended World Water Week in Stockholm. End Water Poverty attended this global event to present the recently launched report on National Accountability Mechanisms for SDG 6. The report, its results and importance were discussed during a sofa session interview. To get a sense of how this global event went, we spoke to our International Coordinator, Al-hassan Adam.
HLPF 2018: Improved Reporting on Safely Managed Water and Sanitation Services
This time last year, End Water Poverty brought the misreporting on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) progress levels using incorrect datasets to the attention of the UN Secretary General. The progress report that was flagged by the coalition had used indicators from the Millennium Development Goals instead of the SDGs, thereby not tracking progress accurately.
Kenya’s Civil Society Could Use Their New Law to Deliver Safe Water to the Bottom Seven Percent
In November 2017, I was invited to a meeting organised by KEWASNET, a coalition which is a member of End Water Poverty, to discuss Kenya’s WASH CSO advocacy strategy based on the 2016 Kenya Water Act.
Kenyan CSOs were excited about this news; at the same time they were cautious about some aspects of it. This is the situation with most laws written through consultative processes when many interest groups lobby for their constituents.
Two years into SDGs: History teaches us that providing drinking water free from shit is achievable
Over one year in: how civil society has used our combined voice to influence policy change
In my ten years of campaigning and advocating for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), we have never had such a unique political opportunity for change as we have had this year at the start of Agenda 2030; the start of the new development goals for the next 15 years. In the past few months, my colleagues and I at the End Water Poverty secretariat have been criss-crossing Africa, Europe, South Asia and Latin America to tap into the enthusiasm of our members at the beginning of this ambitious path to achieve a universally better future for all.