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Research to improve #watersecurity for millions of people affected by poverty in Africa and South Asia. Led by @UniofOxford, funded by FCDO.

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With @FCDOGovUK-funded REACH due to end in 2024, how do we ensure the legacy of the programme? 🆕Our Exit Strategy highlights opportunity to SUSTAIN, SCALE UP, and SCALE OUT our work. Read words from REACH's directors @rhope06 & @katrinacharles: reachwater.uk/exit-strategy-…
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Join #UNCWaterandHealth Wednesday side event to discuss the outlook for accelerating progress on #SafeDrinkingWater with results-based funding. Free virtual registration: register.waterandhealthconfe… Working paper: reachwater.uk/resource/resul…
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We are live on LinkedIn! 👋 Going forward LinkedIn will be our main social media platform where we will share latest updates on research and impact. We hope to see you there! linkedin.com/company/reach-w…
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How can we accelerate and sustain progress towards #watersecurity for all? Join us in September as we convene global leaders from policy, practice, industry & academia for our final conference in Oxford! Find out more: bit.ly/REACH2023Conference
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Financial support from projects that work in Awash basin @reachwater and others @IWMI_EastAfrica @TamiruAlemseged
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📢Job Alert! The PALM-Trees project (Pan-African and Transdisciplinary Lens on the Margins: Tackling the Risks of Extreme Events) are looking for a new programme manager based in the University of Cape Town. Application deadline: 10 May uct.ac.za/sites/default/file…
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A nice 4-page "Story of Change" just published by @reachwater based on the work we did in #Ethiopia establishing #citizen_science for monitoring water resources. 🇪🇹💧🌾🌳🌦️ reachwater.uk/impact/partici…
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❤️‍🩹STORY OF CHANGE WASH services are key but often lacking in Kenya's health care facilities. A pilot study ran by @FundiFix in 2020/21 in 12 HCFs in Kitui estimates that providing reliable 💧 & handwashing service in HCFs costs ≈ $1/patient visit. reachwater.uk/impact/enhanci…
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The study also found that: 🚽 No public dispensary achieved a basic sanitation service; 🧼 1/3 lacked basic hygiene services; 💧 83% dispensaries reported high water services levels, but reliance on rainwater harvesting make them vulnerable during the dry season.
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Ethiopia has achieved 75% access to piped water in urban areas - yet most water supply systems remain intermittent. New REACH briefing note shares 3 recommendations for inclusive water services in intermittent piped water systems in Ethiopian small towns: unicef.org/ethiopia/document…
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'2 billion people lack access to #safewater' - a stat we've heard a lot during #UN2023WaterConference. Prof @katrinacharles debunks what's behind the stat: Is it accurate? Does it tell the full story? And how do we get to universal access by 2030? reachwater.uk/2-billion-peop…
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Congratulations on the #UN2023WaterConference session, @reachwater @UniofOxford! Moving from safe pain pilots to a gov't program for clean drinking water in schools & healthcare centers is vital. Check out the video replay here: bit.ly/3JYVpKH. @katrinacharles @rhope06
Exciting @UN session with the Government of #Bangladesh & @reachwater @UniofOxford on moving from a pilot of safe pani for safe drinking water services at schools and health care centres to a government programme #UN2023WaterConference
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Good to connect with collaborators from around the world working on improving #water security @UN #UN2023WaterConference - here with @Sefwater collaborating on @reachwater with a focus on #water #risk management in #Ethiopia and #Africa more broadly
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This #OxfordImpacts case study shows how the @oxfordgeography @SmartHandpumps project has improved clean water access for rural communities and influenced #policy 💦🌏👉ox.ac.uk/research/research-i… @FCDOResearch @EPSRC @FundiFix @patrickgthomson @reachwater #SDG6 #WorldWaterDay
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Exciting @UN session with the Government of #Bangladesh & @reachwater @UniofOxford on moving from a pilot of safe pani for safe drinking water services at schools and health care centres to a government programme #UN2023WaterConference
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Can you imagine going to school without access to safe #drinkingwater? #WorldWaterDay 💧🎒 That is the reality for 1 in 7 schools in Bangladesh's Khulna District. SafePani is working towards safe & reliable drinking water services for <$1/person/year: reachwater.uk/resource/the-s…
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SafePani is a new institutional model for rural 💧service delivery for schools, healthcare centres & households, developed with @UNICEFBD & the Government of Bangladesh. Find out more today at 12:30 NY time #UNWater2023Conference in person or online: cdnapisec.kaltura.com/p/2503…
Can you imagine going to school without access to safe #drinkingwater? #WorldWaterDay 💧🎒 That is the reality for 1 in 7 schools in Bangladesh's Khulna District. SafePani is working towards safe & reliable drinking water services for <$1/person/year: reachwater.uk/resource/the-s…
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Can you imagine going to school without access to safe #drinkingwater? #WorldWaterDay 💧🎒 That is the reality for 1 in 7 schools in Bangladesh's Khulna District. SafePani is working towards safe & reliable drinking water services for <$1/person/year: reachwater.uk/resource/the-s…
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Ahead of the historic Water Conference in New-York on 22-24 March, Prof @rhope06, our REACH Director, asks: What changes could make a real difference before 2030? reachwater.uk/the-un-water-c…
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1/7 schools in 🇧🇩's Khulna district is without a safe source of drinking 💧 on premises. Developed with UNICEF & the Government of Bangladesh, SafePani is a new institutional model for rural 💧service delivery for schools, healthcare centres & households: reachwater.uk/safepani-a-new…
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The model has been piloted in 171 schools, 33 healthcare centres & 4 community schemes. We estimate that safe and reliable drinking water services can be ensured for < $1/person/year, directly benefitting 320,000 students in 1700 schools & 9000 daily outpatients in 300 HCC.
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