📩 As the year comes to a close, join us in celebrating 2024’s key moments and reflecting on a decade of impact made possible by the Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act. Learn more in our 2024 Year in Review!

Let’s continue celebrating 2024’s highlights! In March, USAID announced its 2024 Water Warriors—an award given to USAID staff who exemplify excellence in accelerating progress toward a water-secure world: Sandy Ngilambi and Maggie Northman.  🔦Learn more about Sandy and Maggie in our Year in Review! https://lnkd.in/etu9w_BA

In our 2024 Year in Review, we highlight a major global #WASH event: the World Water Forum in Bali! USAID engaged with partners at our booth, expanded the Global Water Strategy Action Research Initiative into #Indonesia, announced we met our commitments, and strengthened our key partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region. Read about the World Water Forum and other events here: https://lnkd.in/edJNv3xy

🎉🌏Celebrating the Water for the World Act! December 19, 2024, marks the 10th anniversary of the unanimous passage of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act, a transformative piece of legislation that reshaped USAID’s approach to water security. The Water for the World Act recognizes water security’s role as a vital cross-cutting issue that strengthens global health, promotes economic prosperity and builds foundations for peace. A decade of USAID’s #WASH investments have:  🚰Helped 49 million people gain access to drinking water services  🚻Enabled 42 million people to gain access to sanitation services 🤝Mobilized $1.4 billion in new non-USG funding for water and sanitation initiatives Join us in celebrating a decade of progress! Explore our blogs, highlights, and photos to learn more: https://lnkd.in/e6zMxtVS #WASH #Watersecurity #Hygiene

This year, we launched new flagship activities and built  innovative partnerships! 🤝 In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), we secured two key partnerships: 1️⃣ A trilateral partnership between USAID, KfW, and the Government of the DRC to support the national water utility 2️⃣ A partnership with The World Bank to provide technical support to the $1.25 billion Water Supply and Sanitation Access Program that the World Bank recently launched in the DRC. These partnerships leverage our unique strengths to maximize impact! Learn more about them and USAID’s newest activities here: https://lnkd.in/edJNv3xy

Check out USAID’s new timeline detailing the enduring partnership between USAID and the government of the #Philippines: https://lnkd.in/e7shgxME Covering the period from 2003 to 2024, this timeline  illustrates how their shared vision to improve the Philippines’ long-term water security increased access to clean drinking water for 1.22 million people and sanitation services to 710,000 people and mobilize $100 million for water security, sanitation, and hygiene (#WSSH).

✨NEW: How can innovative modeling shape water resources management in the face of water resources threats? Dive into these insightful video recordings from six experts representing government agencies, research institutions, and nonprofits, who participated in the USAID State of Science Roundtable in #India. 📽️ These videos offer valuable insights on: ✅ Decision modeling ✅ Practical applications for water resource management ✅ Strategies to build resilience ✅And more! 🔗https://lnkd.in/dVkm6pkj #WRM #WaterSecurity #WASH Aquaya

This December, we are celebrating a decade of USAID #WASH investments’ in honor of  the 10th anniversary of Senator Paul Simon’s Water for the World (WftW) Act. Today, we are spotlighting USAID’s long-term commitment to partnerships and its transformative effect improving water and sanitation access in #Kenya. Two years after the passage of the WftW Act, Kenya’s government signed its own landmark legislation into law. To support this mandate, USAID partnered with local governments in eight counties to establish new water service providers and guide the transition from community-based to professional management of water services. Learn more about what this looked like in practice: https://lnkd.in/endJDZRe

While we still have a long way to go toward #PWD accessible #WASH programming, USAID is working with communities and partners around the world to support persons with disabilities’ agency, access, and opportunities. In celebration of International Day of Persons with Disabilities (#IDPwD), we recognize—in pictures 📷—some of the progress being made, and commit to continuing to advance accessible #WASH services.  https://lnkd.in/g9pXsXzU

✨NEW: Many people with disabilities (#PWD) have to structure their lives on when they will have access to an accessible toilet, and are less likely to live in a household with adequate hygiene and sanitation facilities. Disability-disaggregated #data is critical to providing more accessible #WASH services. In recognition of the recent International Day of Persons with Disabilities (#IDPwD2024), this article discusses the importance of collecting and using disability-disaggregated data to understand and inform #WASH programming. It also spotlights several USAID WASH activities from #Bangladesh, #Nepal, #Pakistan and more that are advancing #PWD support. https://lnkd.in/ecnVjGgm