End water poverty

The issue

What is the problem?

There is a global crisis in water and sanitation

There is a global crisis in water and sanitation. Billions of people live in the kind of squalor and disease that was eradicated long ago in the rich world.

Without sanitation and water there can be no sustainable development in health, education and livelihoods, locking people into a cycle of poverty and disease.

This crisis is one of inequality and poverty. If it is not tackled decisively, it will prevent and undermine progress made in reducing poverty, in achieving universal primary education, and improving people's basic health.

End Water Poverty aims to change policy and practices according to these key principles:

• Equity - by targeting services at the most marginalised groups, such as older people, the poor, disabled people and women
• Poverty reduction
• Sustainability of services and water resources
• Accountability, so that key decision-makers are held to account by the poor through transparent and open planning processes

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