The Sixth World Water Forum in Marseille, France kicked off on Monday 12 March. Over 20 thousand people from 144 countries discussed for a week water issues and make decisions for the future of this vital liquid. The event involved representatives, legislators, ministers, business, and civil society representatives, among others. 

Fleur Anderson said, "It has been great to be a part of FANSA’s strategy meeting in Bangladesh, as the International Coordinator for the End Water Poverty campaign". She gave an interview to Prakash Amatya, Regional Communication Officer about the global campaign process and her experiences working together with FANSA.

Menstruation is a natural cycle but in the Hindu society, this cycle has more often been taken as a sin, a curse and a taboo. Even in the 21st Century, many rural areas in Nepal still treat menstruating women in inhumane ways and are ostracized. To drag attention towards female plight and suffering caused by such an inhumane and unacceptable practice, WaterAid Nepal put up a visual art exhibition ‘Dropping in on Development’ on September 29 at Hotel Himalaya. Ten artists had put up artwork at the exhibition on the theme that was to reflect menstruation as a natural process.

Majeed Keerio is a small village in the outskirts of Nawabshah, where local residents for the last 700 years have mainly worked as farmers or livestock herders.
A few years ago, through the prime minister’s programme, a drainage system was constructed in the village. Suddenly the village’s narrow streets were lined with open drains that were meant to take away dirty waste water from homes into proper waste water treatment plants. This never happened. Due to mismanagement and corruption, these open drains soon became clogged with plastic bags, over flowing every time it rained and pooling up outside homes.