Feb. 21, 2013 - What do water pumps and toilets have to do with girls’ education? It turns out that in many parts of the world, water and sanitation facilities or a lack thereof is a strong determinant of a girl’s educational achievement and thereby her chances of breaking the cycle of poverty. When schools don’t have sanitation facilities, many girls start to miss school when they hit puberty and some even drop out entirely. And in areas where access to clean water is scarce, girls are often asked to stay home to collect and carry clean water for the household.

Jan. 14, 2013 - Decode Global has teamed up with both Women for Water and Support My School for their indiegogo campaign. They are working together to spread the word about how games can be an effective tool for social change, to raise awareness for the importance of clean water, and to ensure real improvements are made in girls’ access to education.

Dec. 12, 2012 - Thank you to all of you who joined and actively participated in our Webinar on Wednesday, December 5th. We had a great turn-out and a fruitful conversation on the issue of women, girls and water as it relates to empowerment, education, health and the workforce. We ran out of time but wanted to share the last response to two questions that was asked of all of our impact partners last week.

 

November 19, 2012 - Women and water have a very unique relationship. It’s not something that’s very obvious unless you do your research on how the two are associated. In many parts of the world, especially developing countries, water plays a big role in women’s lives. Take a look at these figures on women and water: