Illyassoum is a mason in Doumam, his native village, in the commune of Gorom-Gorom in Burkina Faso. He is a sanitation and hygiene leader in his community. To date, he […]
Hand-rolled and richly flavored croissants is just one of the different pastries Palestinian Heyam Ahmad Ali Hamideh, has mastered. Heyam remembers how it all started, “Baking western pastries was absolutely […]
Highly skilled engineers are the new hope for water resource management in Afghanistan
9 April, 2019
During his first internship on a dam project in the Western Basins region of Afghanistan 6 years ago, Naser, a civil engineering student at the time, was struck by the […]
Joyce Okeny was the first in her family to become an architect. In South Sudan, where she grew up, this is not a common feat where children face many barriers […]
From being electrophobic to becoming a Jordanian female electrician
30 January, 2019
Amira Gazawi Al-Droubi is an electrician in Deir Alla, Jordan. She was trained through the Sustainable Energy and Economic Development in Jordan project. When she started volunteering for the project, […]
On the tiny island of Sabangko in Indonesia, a women’s school had a big impact on the community It all started when the Institut KAPAL Perempuan (Alternative Education Circle for […]
Through the Eyes of Women: Reforming Mali’s revenue system
8 March, 2018
Mali is one of the poorest countries in the world faced with a number of social and economic constraints. A reform that started in 1999 is improving public finances and […]
World Toilet Day: Cowater leading the way in improving access to water, sanitation and hygiene in Africa
19 November, 2015
World Toilet Day is the perfect opportunity to focus the world’s attention on an issue that is sometimes overlooked in most developed countries: access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene […]
Improving water resource management in Afghanistan: 30 engineers enrolled in Master’s Degree programs at the Asian Institute of Technology
20 July, 2015
The Cowater-led Capacity Building component of the Western Basins Water Resources Management Project (CB-WBWRMP) has been operating for the past three years to increase the capacity of personnel engaged in […]
