The Women + Water Alliance (W+W Alliance) is a five-year partnership between Gap Inc. and USAID to improve and sustain the health and well-being of women and communities in India touched by the apparel industry. The W+W Alliance prepared these slides for a panel session on August 28 at the 2019 World Water Week conference in Stockholm, Sweden.

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 expected to increase as India finds itself in the midst of a growing water and sanitation crisis. The Indian apparel industry - as one of the most intensive users of water – is a critical player in ensuring sustainable access and stewardship of this critical resource.

Access to clean water is essential for community health and well-being, yet in India more than half the population faces high to extremely high water stress. India is in the midst of a growing water crisis exacerbated by mismanagement and unsustainable use of water and the Indian apparel industry — one of the largest and most intensive users of water — has a critical role to play as a steward for this resource.

We are pleased to share that on February 1, we officially kicked off Year 3 of the USAID Gap Inc. Women + Water Alliance (W+W Alliance)! And we’re happy to share a few highlights from the recent 3rd annual All Partners Workshop in Delhi, India that took place February 5-6. Here are a few highlights from our gathering:

Women + Water Newsletter August 2018

This summer, on the ground programming officially kicked off, led by our implementing partners CARE, Institute for Sustainable Communities and Water.org, in Madhya Pradesh, India. Please find exciting highlights of this work below.