Water Aid: please email you MP

A Water Works update in April detailed how the International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell MP announced that the UK is to double its targets on water and sanitation. An extra 30 Million people will now be reached by 2015 through UK aid – at least 60 million in total.

Mr Mitchell will be delivering a keynote speech at a meeting being organised by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries in the House of Lords, Committee Room 4A, from 11:30 – 12.30 on Tuesday 19 June with contributions from Alice Anukur who is the Country Representative for WaterAid Uganda.

Supporters of WaterAid's work are being asked to encourage their MPs to attend. UK residents can easily do so by following the simple instructions here.

Water Aid update

Some welcome cheer from Water Aid. International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell this week announced that he plans to attend the High Level Meeting of the Sanitation and Water for All partnership in Washington in April. In an email message Water Aid said "this came as a result of your actions, after your MPs asked questions in Parliament and many more wrote to Mr Mitchell to urge him to attend. It's fantastic to see the UK leading the way in committing to address the water and sanitation crisis. In the meantime, you can help us spread the word by sharing our short animated film with your friends and family. It's a simple and inspiring way to explain why water and sanitation are so fundamental not only to saving lives, but to health, education and livelihoods too." 

To watch the 2 min film click here. So little can mean so much to others, life or death in fact.