AfricaSan 2011 digest
A digest of updates from AfricaSan3 and related resources.
News
Newly elected ANEW Chair addresses closing plenary of AfricaSan
Leo Atakpu, ANEW's newly elected Chair adressed the closing plenary of AfricaSan3 with civil society calls.
'Access to sanitation is a human right' Rwandan Premier echoes CSO calls at AfricaSan3
At the opening of the 3rd Africa Conference on Sanitation (AfricaSan3) at Serena Hotel, the Rwandan Prime Minister, Rt Hon. Bernard Makoza has echoed civil society voices, recognising sanitation as a human right.
Speaking of AfricaSan3
On 18 July, Grassroots activists in Africa came together at AfricaSan3, Kigali, Rwanda to demand their political leaders and international governments demonstrate strong leadership and take urgent action on the continent’s critical sanitation situation.
Press release
Africa could turn a corner in the sanitation crisis (on WaterAid website)
Voices on the ground in Africa demand governments walk the talk on sanitation
Grassroots activists in Africa have come together at AfricaSan 3, Kigali, Rwanda to demand that their leaders and international governments demonstrate strong leadership and take urgent action on the continent’s critical sanitation situation.
Media
African Governments fail to make commitments, as Africasan3 ends
WaterAid calls for urgent action and a focus on the poorest to reduce poverty across Africa
Experts call for quick action on sanitation
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation expands its sanitation programme
CSOs call on African Governments to implement the Right to Water and Sanitation
Resources
Full civil society statement (PDF 75Kb)
Press release - Voices on the ground in Africa demand governments walk the talk on sanitation (PDF 170Kb)
PDF of the civil society pre-meeting report (PDF 894Kb)
AfricaSan 2011 briefing - what is AfricaSan, why are ANEW involved etc
Other organizations covering the event: WaterAid | EWP | WSSCC | African Development Bank | IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre | Water and Sanitation Program (WSP)
Blogs
Thoughts from Mubu on first day of AfricaSan3
The first day of AfricaSan has been really interesting and helpful, both on a personal level and in relation to my country and our valuable continental CSO network, ANEW.
