WaterAid India’s partnership with USAID and Gap Inc. benefits 2400 villages across 7 districts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra

New Delhi, Dec 13, (Fast Mail News):-- Convened to mark the successful conclusion of the Women+Water Alliance project in select districts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, USAID, Gap Inc., and Alliance partners, including WaterAid India organised a workshop on 12th December 2022 in Delhi.

Implemented by WaterAid India, and other organizations including CARE International, WaterAid India, Water.org, and Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC), Women+Water is a six-year (2017-2022) Global Development Alliance between USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development) and Gap Inc. The Alliance is committed to improving and sustaining the health and well-being of women and communities touched by the apparel industry in India.

Welcoming all partners and guests, Judy Adler, Vice President, Global Sustainability & ESG, Gap Inc. and President, Gap Foundation said “Gap Inc. is focused on water conservation and women empowerment, creating water champions in the communities and building water resilience. We believe that availability of water is a human right and is a critical natural resource not only for the health and well-being of our community, but also to carry out business activities.”

Shedding light on WaterAid India’s role in the W+W Alliance, VK Madhavan, Chief Executive, WaterAid India said the focus was on enabling equitable and inclusive access of clean water to people at all levels. He further added, “The Alliance has given us the opportunity to work with other civil society organisations, driving collective impact and attain the scale that matters. We have been facilitating the creation of village action plans by community members, in establishing community-led water quality monitoring & surveillance, grooming women leaders; and in building the capacity of local village-level institutions”.