Women + Water Alliance
Women+Water is a Global Development Alliance between USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development) and Gap Inc. that is committed to improving and sustaining the health and well-being of women and communities touched by the apparel industry in India.
Overview
Women + Water Alliance Objectives
Results
Partners
Check out the Women + Water Alliance Program Strategy Map
IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS
USAID and Gap Inc. draw on their complementary strengths to ensure the sustained and scalable impact of WASH programming and advancement of women in India.
As a prime partner, Gap Inc. works with USAID to share information, collaborate and build partnerships across and beyond the apparel sector to further the impact and extend the reach of the Women + Water Alliance.
CARE advances women’s self-efficacy and agency through Gap Inc.’s life-skills training program, P.A.C.E. (Personal Advancement & Career Enhancement).
WaterAid accelerates women's access to sustained WASH services by strengthening community drinking water management.
ISC aggregates stakeholders to improve water stewardship practices in the apparel industry in India.
EVALUATION PARTNERS
I4DI is an evaluation partner and supports the W+W Alliance by evaluating the program as a whole based on the program strategy map. This is done through baseline, and end line evaluation.
Resources
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Key Findings from the Endline Evaluation of the Women + Water Global Development Alliance: Maharashtra & Madhya Pradesh, India Program Report The Women + Water Alliance (W+W Alliance), is a 6-year global development alliance between USAID and Gap Inc. with the overall goal to improve and sustain the health and well-being of women and communities touched by the apparel industry in India.… |
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Women + Water Alliance Video Library Blog The USAID Gap Inc. Women + Water Alliance aimed to support the health and wellbeing of women and communities in two states in India touched by the apparel industry. Through this partnership, 2.3 million people acquired improved access to… |
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Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting for Water Security: Women + Water Alliance wins USAID’s CLA Case Competition Blog The Women + Water Alliance empowered over 2.3 million people to improve their access to water and sanitation in India. How did they do it? By intentionally incorporating collaborating, learning, and adapting (CLA) into their programming. As a… |
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The Business Case for Building Community Resilience in Corporate Value Chains with the USAID Gap Inc. Women + Water Alliance Blog At this year’s Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI’s) World Water Week, partners from the USAID Gap Inc. Women + Water Alliance shared perspectives on the business case for investing in community water resilience. The Women + Water… |
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Ensuring a Water Secure Future in Maharashtra’s Cotton-Growing Villages Blog On a sunny October morning in 2019, members of the Donoda village council in Yavatmal, Maharashtra, met to better understand what they could do about the lack of irrigation water for their cotton crops. Yavatmal had seen less than the normal… |
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Findings of a Baseline Study on the State of Water and Women's Empowerment in Maharashtra, India Infographic USAID and Gap Inc. launched the Women + Water Alliance (W+W Alliance) in 2017 to improve and sustain the health and well-being of women and communities touched by the apparel industry in India. This infographic highlights some of the key… |
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The State of Women and Water in Cotton Growing Communities in India Blog Achieving gender equity in India is predicated on addressing the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) needs of females in the country. Predominantly tasked with the responsibility to manage household water and sanitation, women face immense… |
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Catalyzing Women’s Leadership to Advance WASH Adoption Blog In late August, the Women + Water Alliance came together at the Stockholm International Water Institute’s World Water Week to emphasize the important role women play in helping alleviate the global water crisis. Their session titled, “… |
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Building CLA foundations for USAID Gap Inc. Partnership: Women + Water Alliance Case Studies In 2017, Gap Inc. and USAID launched the Women + Water Global Development Alliance to improve and sustain the health and well-being of women and communities touched by the apparel industry. The initial program and monitoring, evaluation, research… |
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Journey of a P.A.C.E Woman in Advancing Water, Sanitation + Hygiene (WASH) Infographic This infographic visualizes the path that women take when they participate in P.A.C.E. Personal Advancement & Career Enhancement—Gap Inc.’s life-skills training program, implemented by CARE as part of the Women + Water … |
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Gap Inc. & USAID Women + Water Alliance P.A.C.E. Trainer Perspective (2019) Video Nidhi Dubey, Field Coordinator in Madhya Pradesh, India explains how the Women + Water Alliance is leveraging women’s leadership to catalyze adoption or water and sanitation services in their family’s lives and communities. Learn more: www.… |
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Gap Inc. & USAID Women + Water Alliance Overview Video USAID and Gap Inc. aim to draw upon their complementary strengths to improve the health and wellbeing of women, families, and communities in countries of shared interest, starting in India. Learn more about the Women + Water Alliance, and how every… |
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Gap Inc. & USAID Women + Water Alliance Stories of Change (2019) Video Meet the women who are leading change in their communities with help from USAID and Gap Inc. Learn more about the progress of the Women + Water Alliance in India. Related Videos Gap Inc. & USAID Women + Water Alliance Overview… |
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The State of Women and WASH in Textile Manufacturing Communities in India Blog Addressing the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) needs of females is one of the key priorities for achieving gender equity. Women and girls often have the primary responsibility for managing household water and sanitation—a burden that… |
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Findings of a Baseline Study of Women's Empowerment in Madhya Pradesh, India Infographic USAID and Gap Inc. launched the Women + Water Alliance (W+W Alliance) in 2017 to improve and sustain the health and well-being of women and communities touched by the apparel industry in India. This infographic summarizes some of the key findings… |
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Women + Water WaterAid Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Access to safe water and sanitation is essential for community health and well-being. In India, 163 million people lack access to improved water sources and 210 million lack access to improved sanitation. Over the next five years, this number is… |
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Prioritizing Women’s Role in Advancing Water and Sanitation Blog The month of March marked both World Water Day 2019 and Women’s History Month in the United States. This was a time for USAID and Gap Inc.’s Women and Water Alliance (W+W Alliance) to reflect on progress made and the role that the private sector… |
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Women + Water CARE Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Spearheaded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Gap Inc., a global apparel retailer that sources products from about 800 facilities in 30 countries, the Women + Water Alliance (W+W Alliance) is a public-private… |
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Women + Water Water.org Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Access to safe water and sanitation is essential for community health and well-being. In India, 163 million people lack access to improved water sources and 210 million lack access to improved sanitation. Over the next five years, this number is… |
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Infographic: Women + Water Alliance Infographic Women+Water is a Global Development Alliance between USAID and Gap Inc. that is committed to improving and sustaining the health and well-being of women and communities touched by the apparel industry in India. This infographic illustrates some… |
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Contact Us
- Lisa Hook at lisa_hook@gap.com
- Ella Lazarte at elazarte@usaid.gov