Water Initiatives Nigeria

Water Initiatives Nigeria (WIN) is a Nigerian non-governmental, non-profit and non-political organization founded in 2009. According to its official website, it was established as an expression of citizens' will to participate actively in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and to take an active role in civil society development through realization of the sustainable development concept in the field of water and sanitation in Nigeria. Its stated mission is to help provide access to safe drinking water and appropriate sanitation to rural and urban communities in Nigeria, while also helping to conserve the environment by encouraging people to conserve water and energy, reduce waste, pollution, carbon dioxide emissions, and risk and disaster reduction. It also aims to help local communities develop their capacities to tackle water and sanitation challenges. The organization describes itself as a major water and sanitation NGO in Nigeria, providing access to safe drinking water and appropriate sanitation through result-oriented projects and services. Its work is divided into four programmes: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH); Education and Capacity Building; Public Advocacy and Awareness Campaign; and Environmental Conservation and Climate Change. WIN states that it maintains partnerships with different stakeholders, including local communities, authorities, other organizations and individuals at national and international level, considering cooperation a necessary tool for development processes. Among its partnerships, WIN says it is one of three host institutions for Project WET of the Water Education Foundation, USA, in Nigeria, taking water education to children and adults, and that it is part of the Global Water Partnership (GWP) in Nigeria. Its website reports that for more than ten years it has been working to implement WASH programs in primary and secondary schools and communities in Nigeria, with completed WASH and community sanitation projects in rural and urban communities across the country. The organization also ran a COVID-19 section on its website, reflecting its public health engagement during the pandemic period. WIN operates as a civil society organization rather than a commercial enterprise, and its public-facing identity is built around mission-driven WASH delivery, community engagement, capacity building and advocacy. Its contact channels are published on its website, including the email contact@waternigeria.org and Nigerian telephone numbers. The organization's work is positioned within the broader Nigerian and international water, sanitation and climate sector, aligning with the MDGs and, by implication, the subsequent Sustainable Development Goals.

Water Initiatives Nigeria (WIN) was founded in 2009 as a non-governmental, non-profit and non-political organization. Its official website states that it was established as the will of citizens to participate actively in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of the United Nations, as well as to take an active role in civil society development through realization of the sustainable development concept in the field of water and sanitation in Nigeria. This places its origins in the global push around the MDGs, particularly the targets on access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation. From its inception, WIN has been active in the field of WASH — the collective term for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. The organization explains that these three core issues are grouped together because of their interdependent nature: without toilets, water sources become contaminated; without clean water, basic hygiene practices are not possible. WIN's work has therefore combined infrastructure-oriented and behaviour-oriented interventions. Over time, WIN reports that it has worked for more than ten years to implement WASH programs in primary and secondary schools and communities in Nigeria. Its stated success includes the completion of WASH and community sanitation projects in rural and urban communities across Nigeria, bringing what it describes as life-changing programs to a large number of communities through extensive community involvement and engagement. The organization also describes establishing partnerships and working with a range of stakeholders to foster cooperation and joint work for a sustainable future through eradication of waterborne diseases associated with lack of safe drinking water and appropriate sanitation. WIN's programme structure has been organized into four areas: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH); Education and Capacity Building; Public Advocacy and Awareness Campaign; and Environmental Conservation and Climate Change. Within this framework, it initiates, develops, co-funds and operates solutions aimed at enabling communities to perform functions, solve problems and achieve objectives in WASH areas. It also maintains partnerships at national and international level, including being one of three host institutions for Project WET of the Water Education Foundation, USA, in Nigeria, and being part of the Global Water Partnership (GWP) in Nigeria. During the COVID-19 pandemic, WIN maintained a dedicated COVID-19 section on its website, reflecting the importance of hygiene and water access in public health responses. The organization continues to present itself as a major water and sanitation NGO in Nigeria, providing access to safe drinking water and appropriate sanitation through result-oriented projects and services geared towards both urban and rural communities.

• 2020

  Maintained a dedicated COVID-19 section on its website during the pandemic.

• 2009

  Water Initiatives Nigeria founded as a non-governmental, non-profit and non-political organization.

• Became one of three host institutions for Project WET of the Water Education Foundation, USA, in Nigeria.

• Joined the Global Water Partnership (GWP) in Nigeria.

• Completed WASH and community sanitation projects in rural and urban communities across Nigeria.

A Nigerian non-governmental, non-profit and non-political organization focused on safe drinking water, appropriate sanitation, WASH in schools and communities, capacity building, advocacy and environmental conservation.

• Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programmes

  WASH programmes in primary and secondary schools and communities in Nigeria.

• Education and Capacity Building

  Initiatives, co-funding and operation of solutions to help communities perform functions, solve problems and achieve objectives in WASH areas.

• Public Advocacy and Awareness Campaign

  Advocacy and awareness campaigns on water, sanitation and environmental issues.

• Environmental Conservation and Climate Change

  Work to conserve the environment, conserve water and energy, reduce waste, pollution, carbon dioxide emissions, and risk and disaster reduction.

1. 1Water Initiatives Nigeria homepagewaternigeria.org
2. 2About Us - waternigeria.orgwaternigeria.org
3. 3What We Do - waternigeria.orgwaternigeria.org
4. 4Water initiative Nigeria - Wikidatawikidata.org