Water & Sanitation


Safe Water and Sustainable Sanitation for All - WECF implements decentralised, safe sustainable and affordable sanitation systems for rural areas and promotes in particular access to safe water and sanitation for schools. WECF raise awareness and mobilise citizens for a sustainable water and wastewater management and promotes community based and affordable water supply systems for rural areas without a centralised drinking water supply. WECF and partners represent civil society in the UNECE Protocol on Water and Health process and advocate for an integrated and sustainable approach to water resource and river basin management.

Read more on the page Vision & Strategy.


Latest News & Reports

World Water Week 2010

WECF presents ""Involving schools in developing Water Safety Plans for small-scale water supply systems; experiences from Romania"

31.08.2010 | Margriet Samwel

Progress and burdens in the Roma settlement of Prislop

With the support of private donors WECF and a local partner provide since 2004 humanitarian aid to the Roma settlement in Prislop, Romania.

30.08.2010 | Margriet Samwel

Good Practices in Water, Sanitation and Human Rights - WECF present at consultation

A consultation with Civil Society Organizations on this topic will take place on 13-14 September 2010

30.08.2010 | WECF news

First Water Committee in Caucasus established in village Sverdlov, Lore region, Armenia.

The committee was initiated by the Sverdlov municipality, WECF and Lore Eco Club with the expertise of their partner Kyrgyz Alliance for Water and...

09.08.2010 | Anna Samwel

Coalition for Climate Justice enter into second phase for funding from Netherlands Ministry of...

Coalition lead by WECF has passed first selection round

03.08.2010 | WECF Press Release

Коалиция за...

Коалиция, возглавляемая...

02.08.2010 | WECF Press Release

L'accès à l'eau et à l'assainissement reconnu droit fondamental par l'ONU

La décision de l’ONU d’adopter l’eau en tant que droit fondamental souligne l’importance des principaux domaines d’activité de WECF

01.08.2010 | WECF France

VN resolutie “Recht op Veilig Water en Sanitatie is Mensenrecht” onderstreept belang van kern werk WECF

Nieuw verworven mensenrecht is een belangrijkse stap voorwaarts voor armen en kwetsbaren, maar in het bijzonder vrouwen en kinderen, stelt Europees...

30.07.2010

Решение Гене...

Недавно приобретенное...

30.07.2010

Water Safety Plans for small-scale water supply system in Romania

WHOCC Newsletter publishes article by WECF's Margriet Samwel on Water Safety Plans for small-scale water supply systems in Romania

28.07.2010 | Margriet Samwel

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Latest Press Release

UN decision to adopt water as human right underlines importance of core areas of WECF’s work
Newly acquired human right is main step forward for the poor and vulnerable, in particular women and children
29.07.2010 | WECF Press Release


Featured Project

 

Humanitarian Roofing project in Prislop, Romania
Thanks to gifts from private donors in many countries 15 families received sheets for making their roofs water proof
Donors: private donors
Partners: WECF Germany, WECF Netherlands
Duration: 04/2010 - 04/2010

Find more items on the page Projects & Donors.


Latest Publications

 

New WECF publication: Urine – the yellow gold
Safe re-use of human urine from ecosan toilets to increase your yields
14.07.2010


 

New Publication: The Challenges of Solid Waste Management in Rural Romania
Findings of a survey in four Romanian villages on the management of solid waste such as plastics, animal and hazardous waste.
24.03.2010


 

Case study on Lessons from Water Safety Plans (WSP)
Case study on Lessons from Water Safety Plans (WSP) for small-scale water supply systems as developed by schools in Romania
03.03.2010


 

Ecological sanitation and hygienic considerations for women (publication in English and Russian)
WECF factsheet on ecosan for women available now in both English and Russian
10.10.2009


 

A new WECF publication on Sustainable and Safe School Sanitation in English and Russian
How to provide hygienic, affordable and indoor sanitation in areas without a functioning waste water system
24.08.2009


 

Developing water safety plans involving schools - a WECF manual
Romanian, Russian and English version ready for download
15.07.2009


 

Sanitation: A continuous challenge for the European Region
Chapter of the European Document for the European Regional Process of the 5th World Water Forum
03.05.2009


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