Putting the human rights to water and sanitation into practice – at local level
This space supports the move from a rhetoric of human rights to the use of the human rights to water and sanitation in WASH sector practice – everywhere.
All countries in the world agree that every person is entitled to the human rights to water and sanitation. Most countries have made high-level commitments to ensure access to water and sanitation services for all people. Practically all countries in the world are struggling to achieve services for all.
Our aim is to show that using the human rights to water and sanitation in WASH sector practice can catalyse progress. You will find on this website:
In short: Everything you need to #MakeRightsReal!
Interactive online talk: Get ready for human rights work!
How have #civilsociety organisations changed so they can work with #HumanRights? Learn from colleagues in India and Kenya in our interactive online talk and share your own experiences or questions. ‚Get ready for human rights work‘ will be live on 15 September.
You are already using human rights in your work? You think more should be done? Take part in the #MakeRightsReal campaign to share your experiences and call for more action.
Everybody knows that #water and #sanitation are #humanrights. But what changes have #civilsociety organisations made to work with these rights in practice?
Listen to the recording of the first ever Make Rights Real talk!
Live at 15 September | 9am GMT | 11am CEST | 12noon EAT | 2.30pm IST | 4pm ICT
In this first ever Make Rights Real talk (#MRRtalk), civil society colleagues from India and Kenya shared the practical steps civil society organisations have taken to work with human rights and how this helped them to achieve impact.
#MRRtalk is a series of interactive talk events hosted online to share practitioners’ perspectives on working with the human rights to water and sanitation. Each talk features a half-hour discussion among the speakers, followed by an interactive part for listeners to share experiences and ask questions.
For those who can’t join live, the discussion will be recorded and shared for download.
Listen to the half-hour recording of the first #MRRtalk and learn from colleagues!
This campaign is not a one-off, it’s an ongoing campaign that started September 2020. So, it’s not too late to join and joining is simple. Click the button to learn more or simply follow the #MakeRightsReal Twitter and Facebook channels and share social media posts from there.
This Human Rights Day we combined our voices and made our message heard loud and clear: with only 10 years to achieve the SDGs, it’s high time to move from the recognition of water and sanitation as human rights to practical realisation on the ground.
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