The India Sector Review of 2023 reassesses the need for Safe Water Enterprises (SWEs), or Water ATMs–decentralized water treatment plants that provide affordable, safe water access–in India, where the government provides piped water access to each
This report shares the success of the Sustainable Enterprise for Water and Health (SEWAH) program, which aims to supplement women’s traditional roles of carrying water on their heads by supporting women to own and operate local water stations.
Water Aunties have proven that women can successfully operate and manage Water ATMs.
Safe Water Network and USAID have pioneered the ‘Water Aunties’ program helping to develop women social entrepreneurs in water AT
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.
Millions of people in rural areas of low- and middle-income countries still lack access to basic water services. In fact, as of 2020, the majority of people without basic water services lived in rural areas.