Home https://blog.susana.org/ 2026-04-27T21:11:31+00:00 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management From Dakar to the 2026 UN Water Conference 2026-04-08T11:33:30+00:00 2026-04-08T11:33:30+00:00 https://blog.susana.org/articles/susana-leads-water-for-prosperity-interactive-dialogue-2-for-the-one-day-stakeholder-meeting-in-dakar SuSanA Admin <div class="feed-description"><p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">SuSanA lead “Water for Prosperity” (Interactive Dialogue 2) for the One-Day Stakeholder Meeting in Dakar</span></strong></p> <p>2026 will be a pivotal year for water. Beyond the stock take on SDG 6 and several key regional and thematic milestones, the third United Nations Water Conference since 1977 will convene in the United Arab Emirates in December, co-hosted by Senegal. It will be a key moment to unite member states and the different stakeholder groups behind a clear vision for a water secure future and to position water as a priority globally, regionally, and locally.  </p> </div> <div class="feed-description"><p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">SuSanA lead “Water for Prosperity” (Interactive Dialogue 2) for the One-Day Stakeholder Meeting in Dakar</span></strong></p> <p>2026 will be a pivotal year for water. Beyond the stock take on SDG 6 and several key regional and thematic milestones, the third United Nations Water Conference since 1977 will convene in the United Arab Emirates in December, co-hosted by Senegal. It will be a key moment to unite member states and the different stakeholder groups behind a clear vision for a water secure future and to position water as a priority globally, regionally, and locally.  </p> </div> World Water Day – No Water and Sanitation Future without Water and Sanitation Women 2026-03-23T09:21:22+00:00 2026-03-23T09:21:22+00:00 https://blog.susana.org/articles/world-water-day-no-water-and-sanitation-future-without-water-and-sanitation-women SuSanA Admin <div class="feed-description"><p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p>On World Water Day, we face an increasing global water crisis: Billions of people still lack safely managed water, sanitation, and hygiene services. Overconsumption, pollution, climate-related changes in the water cycle, the destruction of watersheds, and important freshwater ecosystems are planetary challenges with urgent need to be addressed on all levels. At the same time, there are not enough skilled people to deliver on the systemic change needed towards sustainable, equal, resilient, and circular water and sanitation management that benefits people AND planet. </p> </div> <div class="feed-description"><p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p>On World Water Day, we face an increasing global water crisis: Billions of people still lack safely managed water, sanitation, and hygiene services. Overconsumption, pollution, climate-related changes in the water cycle, the destruction of watersheds, and important freshwater ecosystems are planetary challenges with urgent need to be addressed on all levels. At the same time, there are not enough skilled people to deliver on the systemic change needed towards sustainable, equal, resilient, and circular water and sanitation management that benefits people AND planet. </p> </div> International Women’s Day 2026: Stronger Together! Women Shaping the Future of Water and Sanitation 2026-03-09T13:21:22+00:00 2026-03-09T13:21:22+00:00 https://blog.susana.org/articles/international-women-s-day-2026-stronger-together-women-shaping-the-future-of-water-and-sanitation SuSanA Admin <div class="feed-description"><p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p>This International Women’s Day, we celebrate the women who keep water and sanitation moving forward - designing, negotiating, governing, financing, managing and delivering services that people rely on every day. Despite barriers, women in water and sanitation jobs thrive to make a difference for water at all levels, from global to local. Over the past year, the Stronger Together! Coalition has turned momentum into action: building community, opening doors, and making sure water and sanitation decision-makers hear women’s voices. There is a lot to celebrate and we want to showcase a few 2025 highlights in bringing women’s perspectives onto global stages and holding conversations to elevate them and raise their voices.</p> </div> <div class="feed-description"><p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p>This International Women’s Day, we celebrate the women who keep water and sanitation moving forward - designing, negotiating, governing, financing, managing and delivering services that people rely on every day. Despite barriers, women in water and sanitation jobs thrive to make a difference for water at all levels, from global to local. Over the past year, the Stronger Together! Coalition has turned momentum into action: building community, opening doors, and making sure water and sanitation decision-makers hear women’s voices. There is a lot to celebrate and we want to showcase a few 2025 highlights in bringing women’s perspectives onto global stages and holding conversations to elevate them and raise their voices.</p> </div> Sanitation Champions: An Interview with Juliet Willetts 2026-02-09T09:19:00+00:00 2026-02-09T09:19:00+00:00 https://blog.susana.org/articles/sanitation-champions-an-interview-with-juliet-willetts SuSanA Admin <div class="feed-description"><p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p><span data-teams="true"><strong>Sanitation Champions</strong> is a SuSanA interview series celebrating the people driving progress in the sanitation sector. In each interview, they share their experiences, challenges, and insights, offering a personal look at their work and motivations to improve sanitation worldwide. As the SuSanA Secretariat, we aim to highlight these diverse voices to strengthen knowledge exchange, inspire collaboration, and introduce our global sanitation community. This time we introdue you to Juliet Willetts.</span></p> </div> <div class="feed-description"><p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p><span data-teams="true"><strong>Sanitation Champions</strong> is a SuSanA interview series celebrating the people driving progress in the sanitation sector. In each interview, they share their experiences, challenges, and insights, offering a personal look at their work and motivations to improve sanitation worldwide. As the SuSanA Secretariat, we aim to highlight these diverse voices to strengthen knowledge exchange, inspire collaboration, and introduce our global sanitation community. This time we introdue you to Juliet Willetts.</span></p> </div> Sanitation Champions: An Interview with Dr. George Wainaina 2026-01-27T09:19:00+00:00 2026-01-27T09:19:00+00:00 https://blog.susana.org/articles/sanitation-champions-an-interview-with-dr-george-wainaina SuSanA Admin <div class="feed-description"><p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p><span data-teams="true"><strong>Sanitation Champions</strong> is a SuSanA interview series celebrating the people driving progress in the sanitation sector. In each interview, they share their experiences, challenges, and insights, offering a personal look at their work and motivations to improve sanitation worldwide. As the SuSanA Secretariat, we aim to highlight these diverse voices to strengthen knowledge exchange, inspire collaboration, and introduce our global sanitation community. This time we introdue you to Dr George Wainaina.</span></p> </div> <div class="feed-description"><p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p><span data-teams="true"><strong>Sanitation Champions</strong> is a SuSanA interview series celebrating the people driving progress in the sanitation sector. In each interview, they share their experiences, challenges, and insights, offering a personal look at their work and motivations to improve sanitation worldwide. As the SuSanA Secretariat, we aim to highlight these diverse voices to strengthen knowledge exchange, inspire collaboration, and introduce our global sanitation community. This time we introdue you to Dr George Wainaina.</span></p> </div> Sanitation Champions: An Interview with Andrea Cáceres Almendrades, Empowering Youth for an Inclusive Sanitation Sector 2025-12-15T12:27:30+00:00 2025-12-15T12:27:30+00:00 https://blog.susana.org/articles/sanitation-champions-an-interview-with-andrea-caceres-almendrades-empowering-youth-for-an-inclusive-sanitation-sector SuSanA Admin <div class="feed-description"><p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p><span data-teams="true"><strong>Sanitation Champions</strong> is a SuSanA interview series celebrating the people driving progress in the sanitation sector. In each interview, they share their experiences, challenges, and insights, offering a personal look at their work and motivations to improve sanitation worldwide. As the SuSanA Secretariat, we aim to highlight these diverse voices to strengthen knowledge exchange, inspire collaboration, and introduce our global sanitation community. This time we introdue you to Andrea Cáceres Almendrades.</span></p> </div> <div class="feed-description"><p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p><span data-teams="true"><strong>Sanitation Champions</strong> is a SuSanA interview series celebrating the people driving progress in the sanitation sector. In each interview, they share their experiences, challenges, and insights, offering a personal look at their work and motivations to improve sanitation worldwide. As the SuSanA Secretariat, we aim to highlight these diverse voices to strengthen knowledge exchange, inspire collaboration, and introduce our global sanitation community. This time we introdue you to Andrea Cáceres Almendrades.</span></p> </div> Sanitation Champions: An Interview with Andy Narracott, turning waste into opportunities 2025-11-05T09:42:13+00:00 2025-11-05T09:42:13+00:00 https://blog.susana.org/articles/sanitation-champions-an-interview-with-andy-narracott-turning-waste-into-opportunities SuSanA Admin <div class="feed-description"><p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p><span data-teams="true"><strong>Sanitation Champions</strong> is a SuSanA interview series celebrating the people driving progress in the sanitation sector. In each interview, they share their experiences, challenges, and insights, offering a personal look at their work and motivations to improve sanitation worldwide. As the SuSanA Secretariat, we aim to highlight these diverse voices to strengthen knowledge exchange, inspire collaboration, and introduce our global sanitation community. This time we introdue you to Andy Narracott.</span></p> </div> <div class="feed-description"><p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p><span data-teams="true"><strong>Sanitation Champions</strong> is a SuSanA interview series celebrating the people driving progress in the sanitation sector. In each interview, they share their experiences, challenges, and insights, offering a personal look at their work and motivations to improve sanitation worldwide. As the SuSanA Secretariat, we aim to highlight these diverse voices to strengthen knowledge exchange, inspire collaboration, and introduce our global sanitation community. This time we introdue you to Andy Narracott.</span></p> </div> Beyond Infrastructure: Why the WASH Sector Needs Local Private Providers to Reach the Underserved 2025-11-05T09:33:55+00:00 2025-11-05T09:33:55+00:00 https://blog.susana.org/articles/beyond-infrastructure-why-the-wash-sector-needs-local-private-providers-to-reach-the-underserved SuSanA Admin <div class="feed-description"><p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p>The challenge is clear. Despite decades of investment totalling billions of dollars from donors and governments, the world continues to fall behind on Sustainable Development Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. According to the Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) 2025 report, 2.1 billion people still lack access to safely managed drinking water and 3.4 billion people still lack safely managed sanitation.</p> </div> <div class="feed-description"><p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p>The challenge is clear. Despite decades of investment totalling billions of dollars from donors and governments, the world continues to fall behind on Sustainable Development Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. According to the Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) 2025 report, 2.1 billion people still lack access to safely managed drinking water and 3.4 billion people still lack safely managed sanitation.</p> </div> Sanitation Champions: An Interview with Chaiwe S Mushauko, Localising Solutions for Lasting Impact 2025-10-14T12:08:56+00:00 2025-10-14T12:08:56+00:00 https://blog.susana.org/articles/an-interview-with-chaiwe-s-mushauko-localising-solutions-for-lasting-impact SuSanA Admin <div class="feed-description"><p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p><span data-teams="true"><strong>Sanitation Champions</strong> is a SuSanA interview series celebrating the people driving progress in the sanitation sector. In each interview, they share their experiences, challenges, and insights, offering a personal look at their work and motivations to improve sanitation worldwide. As the SuSanA Secretariat, we aim to highlight these diverse voices to strengthen knowledge exchange, inspire collaboration, and introduce our global sanitation community. This time we introdue you to Chaiwe S Mushauko. </span></p> </div> <div class="feed-description"><p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p><span data-teams="true"><strong>Sanitation Champions</strong> is a SuSanA interview series celebrating the people driving progress in the sanitation sector. In each interview, they share their experiences, challenges, and insights, offering a personal look at their work and motivations to improve sanitation worldwide. As the SuSanA Secretariat, we aim to highlight these diverse voices to strengthen knowledge exchange, inspire collaboration, and introduce our global sanitation community. This time we introdue you to Chaiwe S Mushauko. </span></p> </div>