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British choirs raised nearly £1.4 million for clean water over 25 years

In 2026, Sing for Water will mark its 25th anniversary of raising funds for clean water and sanitation. The event is expected to attract around 500 singers from over 40 choirs throughout the UK. Performers will share water-inspired songs during the Totally Thames festival, fostering a lively atmosphere. Each singer…

The Times of India · Oct 3

The Odyssey Expedition: Graham Hughes rides buses and boats to 201 nations; raises funds for WaterAid

In 2009, Graham Hughes set off on the ambitious Odyssey Expedition, traversing to 201 nations solely via public transport. His journey was fraught with hurdles like imprisonment and border challenges. Dedicated to raising awareness for WaterAid, an essential charity, he spent over four years on this remarkable trek, ultimately finishing…

The Times of India · Sep 24

As super El Nino looms, wealthy nations must learn from those already living with water scarcity

COMMENT: As a country on the frontline of the climate crisis, Pakistan is accustomed to water insecurity, writes Dr Shakeel Hayat. The country has had no choice but to find solutions to the climate crisis

The Independent UK · Aug 20

The takedown of Jason Arday has overjoyed the right, and must be a wake-up call for the left

The Cambridge academic has rightly now resigned. But that won’t end the targeting of senior black figures or the lazy way institutions promote faux equality, says Guardian columnist Jason Okundaye

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6

Almost 100 humanitarian groups call on Burnham to commit to climate action

Call comes following the decision to reallocate international aid to help fight the climate crisis towards funding a cap on UK bus fares

The Independent UK · Jul 27

Voices: As a chef, I can take access to water for granted. But it is everything for mothers forced to risk their lives giving birth

COMMENT: In Malawi, broadcaster Andi Oliver sees the transformative impact on clean water can have on communities where having a baby brings any number of challenges

The Independent UK · Jul 9

A mother risked everything to bring her twins into the world. Her story should shock us all

COMMENT: Basile Ouedraogo salutes the strength of a mother – Dorcas – who undertook a terrifying journey to try and get the help she needed to safely give birth, and how her story is far too familar

The Independent UK · Jun 6

The women forced to risk death so their babies can live – and the fight to help them

IN FOCUS: Would-be mothers in northern Ghana have to travel miles across river and road while heavily pregnant – to reach health centres without clean water and all the means to help them. Rachel Hagan reports

The Independent UK · Jun 6

Mothers and midwives from across Africa and UK demand world leaders protect women giving birth

Protest in Geneva calls for clean water in every health centre and maternity ward to save mothers and newborns from dying – with the call coming in the wake of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The Independent UK · May 19

Baby clothes, razor blades and water buckets: Exposing the reality of global inequalities in maternal care

In a new campaign, WaterAid are showcasing what mothers bring to hospital in their maternal bags. In London that means baby clothes; in Malawi, razor blades to cut the umbilical cord and in Ethiopia, a bucket to collect water to help deliver the baby

The Independent UK · May 5