Our Strategic Role

What do climate change, COVID-19 and gender equality have to do with WASH? The answer is a lot.

Our experience over the years has highlighted that our organisational culture, with strong foundations in our values of integrity, respect, innovation, courage, collaboration and accountability, is critical to our effectiveness as an organisation that delivers on its mission. Never has the importance of sustaining our organisational culture been more important, as we stay focused on our mission of clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene for everyone, everywhere, while capitalising on the opportunities to learn and adapt in these challenging and ever-changing times.

In FY22 we released Our Global Strategy

2022-2032: Ending the water, sanitation and hygiene crisis together- for everyone,

everywhere. This new strategy is about making sure everything we do with our partners and allies has maximum impact, and about inspiring and compelling others to play their part in ending the WASH crisis. It positions us as the catalyst for sustainable and safe WASH for tens of millions of people across entire districts and towns, supporting and influencing service providers and government authorities to deliver change. Our evidence and arguments create a compelling case for the transformative effect of WASH on the economy, public health and society, particularly in the face of climate change. As always we are focused on reaching the most marginalised people, making sure that women who are disproportionately impacted, people of diverse gender and people with disabilities are central to everything we do.

Climate Change: You’ll hear how we are developing water security plans that are adaptive and resilient to climate change page 10-11

Water: You’ll read about why clean water is essential in strengthening menstrual health management in the Pacific

page 12

Sanitation: Learn how access to decent sanitation is keeping girls in school in Papua New Guinea page 13

Hygiene: Find out how we’ve been working with individuals, communities, and governments to leverage our programs to help prevent the spread and impact of COVID-19 on page 14

WaterAid is proud to present its FY21-22 Annual Report, where you will read powerful stories around our response to these challenges, detailing our strategic approach and how and why we are working towards clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene for everyone, everywhere.