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She Empowers!
Collaboratively creating an inclusive water and sanitation sector.

MISSION

Women in Water and Sanitation Network aspires to be an active ambassador for gender equality by connecting and empowering female professionals, expanding women’s career opportunities and increase their visibility in the water and sanitation sector. We aim to create synergies with existing groups and networks, and empower our members to become agents of change.

Upcoming Event

WWSN organizes a diverse range of online and in-person events in 2023.

  • 28 Feb at 14:00h CET - Pitch yourself! WWSN workshop - online-  register here
  • 7 March (all day) - Water Women Day. Stronger Together! - online - more info here 
  • May - GWOPA Congress - Bonn, Germany -  WWSN mingle - in person - more info tbd
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 Whole World
 2023

 

VISION

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A world where we collaboratively create an equal workforce in the water and sanitation sector through inclusiveness and diversity to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.


While gender-balanced work places are a key to success, the water and sanitation sector remains a male-dominated environment.  Women can be as strong leaders, engineers, researchers, operators as men and they need to be equally engaged in conversations and decision making at all levels. Therefore, WWSN will focus on three objectives:
  1. To establish a global community of women working in water and sanitation by providing a platform for networking, exchange and professional development
  2. To work towards (raise awareness to enable) a safe and gender equal work environment
  3. To foster professional development, increase the visibility of female professionals and celebrate their accomplishments

We want to inspire women to venture into the water and sanitation sector, challenge the status quo and become change agents in a traditionally male-dominated industry. 

LATEST EVENT

Co-Convening Water Women’s Day–Stronger Together

WWSN is pleased to be one of the co-conveners for this Water Women’s Day event through SuSanA on 7 March 2023.

What is this event like?

Recognizing how busy we all are, this day of events around women and water has several one-hour components to help you select what is of most interest to you and what can fit best in your schedule.
We encourage you to share details with colleagues who may be interested.

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We the Women of WWSN

We the Women of WWSN

JOIN US
Do you want to set the agenda for women´'s empowerment in the sector nationally, regionally, and internationally? Do you want to shape the future of this network?
Do you want to engage with women from around the globe and create an impact on the achievement of SDG 5+6+8+17 ... and all the Sustainable Development Goals?

We invite you to become a WWSN member and, if you like, to engage in one of our working groups. 
Join Us!
Speaking up for women working in the WASH sector with our WWSN working groups

• Mentorship:
Setting up our mentor-mentee-ship programme.
• Communications & Advocacy: 
Branding, messaging, and development of our communication material.
• Membership:
Design and implement the strategy of enrolling and engaging members.
• Events:
Develop and design events for our membership engagement.
Guide WWSN´ s strategy on outreach events  - participation of the network in international conferences, congresses, fora and events.
• Fundraising:
Raising the funds we need to do this great work. 

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