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Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The Association for Water and Rural Development (AWARD) is a multi-discipline organization concerned with water resource management in communities located in South Africa’s Lowveld region. Since AWARD’s establishment in 1998, this organization has piloted a number of programmes on the rehabilitation of wetland environments in the Lowveld river systems, water security, and improved water management. These integrated programmes are designed to improve the environment’s resiliency for continued, sustainable use by underserved communities.
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Subject: Sustainable development, Environmental protection , Conservation, Water
Group: Africa
Creator: The Association for Water and Rural Development (AWARD)
Publisher: The Association for Water and Rural Development (AWARD)
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: River pollution, Research and technology, Africa, Water supply, Rural communities, Africa
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: This Boston-based non-profit organization focuses on the effects of toxics and a deteriorating environment on the health and daily life of communities in South Africa, and aims to bridge communities in the US with their counterparts in South Africa around environmental justice.
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Subject: Environmental justice, Environmental protection
Group: Africa
Creator: The South African Exchange Program on Environmental Justice (SAEPE)
Publisher: The South African Exchange Program on Environmental Justice (SAEPE)
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: Corporate accountability, Environmental justice, North America, Africa, Water supply
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: Liberia Environmental Watch (LEW) is a nonprofit, non- governmental organization devoted to achieving maximum environmental soundness through educational awareness, ensuring the protection of the environment (water, air, forest, land, and wildlife), and preserving as well as conserving natural resources now on the brink of extinction. LEW provides education to Liberian residents and will collaborate with the nation's higher institutions of learning and community-based organizations, the business community, local and national governmental organizations, including International agencies and other NGOs for national projects
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Subject: Africa, Environmental protection , Sustainable development
Group: Africa
Creator: Liberia Environmental Watch (LEW)
Publisher: Liberia Environmental Watch (LEW)
Language: English
Coverage: Liberia
Tag: Wildlife conservation, Networking and coordinating, Corporate accountability, Environmental advocacy, Africa, Environmental education, Animal rights & protection
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: Divine Waters Uganda (DWU) is a Christian charitable service organization and NGO that provides water and sanitation services, in tandem with spiritual instruction to impoverished, rural communities in Uganda. This organization aims to increase natural resource management, hygienic practices such as proper hand washing techniques, and sustainable water and sanitation facilities such as water pumps in Ugandan communities. One of Divine Waters Uganda’s primary visions is to emphasize a sustainable relationship with the environment.
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Subject: Water, Sustainable development, Environmental protection
Group: Africa
Creator: Divine Waters Uganda (DWU)
Publisher: Divine Waters Uganda (DWU)
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: Religious-affiliated, Africa, Water supply, Environmental education, Rural communities, Uganda
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: Earthlife Africa is a volunteer activist organization working for environmental and social justice. Its activities include campaigning on gmos, toxic waste, dams, timberwatch, and clean energy, with a focus on capacity building and networking. The organization was in Johannesburg in 1998.
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Subject: Environmental justice, Clean energy, Environmental protection
Group: Africa
Creator: Earthlife Africa
Publisher: Earthlife Africa
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: Environmental activism, Energy, Africa, Renewable energy, Climate change mitigation
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The Ethiopia Rainwater Harvesting Association (ERHA) was founded on December 17, 1999 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by citizens in order to mitigate the threat of water scarcity by harvesting rainwater. This organization’s vision is to see rainwater utilized as an alternative, sustainable source of water to improve the livelihoods of both rural and urban communities. The ERHA is a member of the Greater Horn of Africa Rainwater Partnership (GHARP) and five additional rainwater networks.
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Subject: Water, Sustainable development, Environmental protection
Group: Africa
Creator: Ethiopia Rainwater Harvesting Association (ERHA)
Publisher: Ethiopia Rainwater Harvesting Association (ERHA)
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: Rainwater harvesting, Environmental policy, Africa, Water supply, Environmental education, Ethiopia
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: NewEnergy is a non-governmental organization founded in 1994 in the city of Tamale, and operates from four districts in the northern region of Ghana: the Tamale Municipality, Gushiegu Karaga, West Mamprusi, and Tolon Kumbungu. This organization’s main areas of focus include water and sanitation services and advocacy. NewEnergy is one of several partners working under the Ghaja Project, a five-year project with an integrated approach to improving access to income generating activities as well as affordable and sustainable energy options for rural, underserved communities in northern Ghana by utilizing the Jatropha plant, which is drought resistant with oils that can be used as fuel.
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Subject: Water, Sustainable development, Environmental protection
Group: Africa
Creator: Ghaja Project
Publisher: Ghaja Project
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: European Union, Africa, Woodlands, Women's issues, Water supply, Renewable energy, Rural communities, Ghana
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The Greater Horn of Africa Rainwater Partnership (GHARP) was established in March 2001 as a network of National Rainwater Associations and regional partnerships based in countries in the horn of Africa; the primary goal of this partnership is to promote research and sustainable technologies for achieving water supply, food security, and poverty reduction and promoting rainwater harvesting and management systems. The consortium of national associations under this umbrella organization include: the Ethiopia Rainwater Harvesting Association (ERHA), Kenya Rainwater Association (KRA), Rainwater Association of Somalia (RAAS), Rainwater Harvesting Association of Tanzania (RHAT), and Uganda Rainwater Association (URWA).
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Subject: Water, Sustainable development, Environmental protection
Group: Africa
Creator: Greater Horn of Africa Rainwater Partnership (GHARP)
Publisher: Greater Horn of Africa Rainwater Partnership (GHARP)
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: Rainwater harvesting, Food supply, Research & technology, Africa, Water supply
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The Kenya Water for Health Organisation (KWAHO) was registered as an indigenous non-governmental organization in 1983. KWAHO’s mission is to provide programs and services in environmental management training, hygiene educational materials, sanitation facilities, and safe, sanitary, and sustainable water to underserved communities in Kenya. The KWAHO’s objectives include building the capacities of communities to promote income generating activities, improve gender equality, and manage natural resources, in part by utilizing cost- effective technologies and mobilizing resources.
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Subject: Water, Sustainable development, Environmental protection
Group: Africa
Creator: Kenya Water for Health Organisation (KWAHO)
Publisher: Kenya Water for Health Organisation (KWAHO)
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: Africa, Women's issues, Water supply, Environmental education, Kenya, Gender equality
Collection: World Sustainable Development Web Archive (International and Area Studies Library - University of Illinois)
Description: The Mvula Trust is South Africa’s largest water and sanitation non-governmental organization. It was established in 1993, six months before the fall of apartheid and first democratic elections in South Africa, with the goal to initiate and fund community-driven and sustained water and sanitation services in underserved rural and peri-urban areas. The Mvula Trust has ten focus areas, including rural water supply, sanitation, water quality, and rainwater harvesting. This organization seeks to alleviate poverty through influencing sustainable water provision policy development, encourage community-based resource management, and advocating for cost effective and sustainable water management.
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Subject: Water, Sustainable development, Environmental protection
Group: Africa
Creator: The Mvula Trust
Publisher: The Mvula Trust
Language: English
Coverage: Africa
Tag: Environmental policy, Africa, Water supply, Rural communities
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