FRESHWATER ACTION NETWORK GLOBAL

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1 FRESHWATER ACTION NETWORK GLOBAL ANNUAL REVIEW AND FINANCIAL REPORT FANCA FANSA FAN Mex FANAS ANEW

2 Foreword Danielle Morley, Executive Secretary Contents 3 About FAN 4-5 on water and sanitation Campaigning FAN South Asia A forum for learning and sharing Why partner with us? Network for Water and Sanitation Sanitation and Water for All partnership and the UN World Danielle Morley Executive Secretary

3 About FAN 3 water and sanitation problems poor world brings together and supports over rights to water and sanitation sanitation against industrial water pollution building water points in slums demanding water and sanitation Vision Mission and sanitation for present and future

4 water and sanitation was a busy year for FAN Global advocacy. Two major global conferences, the World Water Forum and Rio+20, saw FAN Global members vigorously advocating grassroots concerns and championing the rights to water and sanitation in a challenging environment. Human rights to water and sanitation Rights centre stage at meeting on water, food and energy nexus rights to water and sanitation we lobbied for rights to feature strongly at the event and as a result Rights included in 6th World Water Forum ministerial declaration for the rst time them and the people they work to Our lobbying during the negotiations and sanitation as inalienable Why the human rights based approach is key to ensuring equitable sustainable development presentations from grassroots rights to safe drinking water and Sena Alouka at Hilda Coelho at Week Nathalie Seguin with delegates at the UNFCCC meeting First technical meeting on climate change and water in UNFCCC negotiations

5 5 Governments increase commitments to spending on water and sanitation with sanitation at the Sanitation and for world leaders to step up and show strong leadership to move Nepal member Lajana Manandhar the Sanitation and Water for All Further work has been undertaken the member pages for more Sustainable development Lobbying for the rights to water and sanitation as key to sustainable development Sustainability Forum to speak about Business obligations on implementing the rights to water and sanitation

6 6 FAN Mexico is a vibrant national network whose members promote community-based water management and in uence public policy to implement the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation. Members work on a range of related areas including conservation issues, water supply, scienti c research, capacity building and sanitation. FAN Mexico s members are a small but committed group of NGOs supporting the grassroots with sustainable water management. Nathalie FAN Mexico highlights FAN Mexico continues to punch above its weight in uencing at the highest levels and facilitating civil society learning. In , highlights included: Co-organising Celebrating Initiating a national participatory process Playing a leading role In uencing Serving as a key partner Challenges and opportunities for water-based adaptation to climate change and a regional report on

7 7 Photo credit: GEA Grupo de Estudios Ambientales (GEA) is a civil society organization which has been working on environmental sustainability since GEA facilitates knowledge exchange between traditional and scienti c spheres to ensure modern knowledge is complemented with the valuable contributions of indigenous cultures.

8 Campaigning 8 On World Water Day 2012, over 350,000 people in more than 75 different countries walked together to demand an end to the water and sanitation crisis and keep their promises to step up efforts to protect the right to water and sanitation for all people.

9 9 Busoga Trust was ordered to investigate the WASH situation in invited to a government meeting on redesigning

10 FAN South Asia 10 FAN South Asia is a consortium of ve national chapters in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka with over 450 members. Through a three-pronged approach of capacity building, learning and joint mobilization, the network strengthens the ability of those working in the eld, who most intimately understand the water and sanitation needs of the poorest, to in uence the decisions that affect their lives. FANSA s membership is committed to raising a common voice to make our governments accountable to realizing the rights to water and sanitation for all FAN South Asia highlights In uenced the future role Kept up the pressure Led South Asian civil society Campaigned for action Represented civil society Opened a new chapter

11 11 FAN South Asia member The SEWA FAN Nepal member Shreerendra Pokhrel is a school headmaster in the village of Darechowk in Chitwan and is well known in Nepal today for his extraordinary work as a urine harvester. He has been campaigning to promote total sanitation and educate farmers all over Nepal about using their own waste as fertilizer. Through his membership in the learning visit when eight members from FANSA Bangladesh visited his gained international exposure through uptake of sanitation in villages with of urine to ensure improved health unknowingly we are wasting valuable billion Nepalese rupees are spent on FAN Nepal Shreendra Prakash Pokharel The SEWA

12 A forum for sharing and learning 12 Information sharing For global policies to affect change at the local level, an understanding of the global agenda is needed. By sharing key information, we build the capacity of our members to understand the relevant policy debates and systems so they can engage strategically with the sector and help them to monitor and analyze national progress against international commitments and best practice. Confe At international conferences the learning potential is high as members get the opportunity for south-south learning and forging relationships with other organizations working on similar issues. Over , we supported members to share their learning at: The 6th World Water Forum proved to be an indispensable area for WSSCC's Global Forum on Sanitation and Hygiene Stockholm Water Week Do rights-based approaches enhance women s leadership and contribute to sustainable WASH outcomes? In partnersh During our annual meeting in Costa the lessons and tools from the designed around the following

13 13 The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation in law and policy - a sourcebook The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation in law and policy - a sourcebook human rights to safe drinking water online database of these laws and Global and WASH United This sourcebook is an invaluable tool for everyone working to realize the rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, from law and policy makers to human rights lawyers and activists lobbying their governments and will inform users own work in turning the rights to water and sanitation from dreams into day-to-day reality for each and every person, everywhere. to safe drinking water and sanitation More resources from FAN Global Toolkits Newsletters Website & Blog Knowledge

14 14 14 FAN Central America has over 200 members including NGOs, water board networks, indigenous organizations, women and youth groups and community development organizations. FAN Central America is the strongest water issues in our region. FAN Central America highlights Played a leading role Launched a new weekly radio show raising awareness on water and sanitation issues to the Campaigned Lobbied governments Supported Hosted dialogues Ran a training course

15 15 FANCA member Concepción de Naranjo Community Water District is a key partner in FAN's governance and transparency programme and has played a critical role in the work FANCA has been doing to improve the legal framework governing community-managed water services in Costa Rica. development of a legal framework leaders took it upon themselves to travel around The main political challenge is obtaining recognition for the fact that we exist. Community managed water services in Costa Rica provide water for 1.3 million people and yet many government institutions are not even aware of their existence and assume that the state-run entity, AyA, provides water services to the entire country. Naranjo One of the most important features of the new legal framework is that it would give the

16 Why partner with us? 16 We are seeking new partnerships to sustain and scale up our vital work with communities around the world. This page outlines just some of our unique characteristics. and sanitation provision is simply information whether information about rights or budget

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18 for Water and Sanitation 18 FAN Global s member in Africa is the African Civil Society Network on Water and Sanitation (ANEW), a regional body of African civil society organizations which includes over 230 member organizations across the Africa continent. As an autonomous platform, ANEW aims to ensure that the diverse voices of African civil society organizations on water and sanitation are represented and heard in the development and implementation of water and sanitation plans and policies. ANEW highlights ANEW focuses on strengthening civil society organizations to engage in WASH policy dialogue and networking in water sector. High level activities in included: Leading Campaigning Coordinating Representing civil society Facilitating Participating

19 Community Integrated Development Initiatives 19 ANEW member Community Integrated Development Initiatives (CIDI) works to improve people s livelihoods and create self sustaining communities in Uganda through provision of equitable, participatory and integrated development interventions. programme that FAN Global is running in partnership ANEW s diverse membership comes together within the network to share, learn for better water and sanitation policy. Baker Yiga, ANEW Executive Secretary demand for more affordable safe piped water and

20 * 20 FAN South America is a developing network with a small membership of organizations working closely with communities and particularly focused on environmental issues. to water and sanitation to generate positive FAN South America highlights Joined Lobbied governments at the UNFCCC meeting in In uenced decision-makers Promoted local solutions Strengthened the dialogue Strengthened communications strengthening ties among its national nodes FANAS member the International Institute for Environment and the International Institute for Environment and Development undertaking a range of national the poorest and most vulnerable

21 21 Income Restricted Unrestricted Total 959,938 Expenditure Expenditure Total 959,938 Income Restricted Unrestricted Total WaterAid 151,364 Expenditure Expenditure Total 151,364

22 FAN Global 22 FAN Global consortium members With thanks to the International Development for supporting this annual review FAN Global Secretariat We d like to thank all the photographers for their work featured in this publication. FANCA FANMex FANSA ANEW