Freshwater Action Network
– grassroots influencing on water and sanitation

Added value of FAN, WSSCC, EWP and WaterAid

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In early 2012, FAN Global, End Water Poverty (EWP), WaterAid and the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) worked together on a network mapping exercise to strategically align and co-ordinate our activities and identify how we can work better at the international and national levels by playing to our strengths. As part of this work, a number of unique sellling points were identified for each body:
 

FAN

  • Supports southern CSOs capacity building in advocacy, communications, fundraising and organisational development
  • Facilitates a continuous process of knowledge, experience and information transfer throughout the network with a focus on grassroots exchange
  • Keeps a watching brief on global policy processes and creating space for CSOs to participate
  • Promotes the progressive realisation of the right to water and sanitation

EWP

  • Bringing together northern, southern and international NGOs
  • Being a campaign with a specific sharp policy agenda
  • Focused on public campaigning (providing joint campaign moments/actions) and coordinated lobbying (facilitating working groups, providing info etc)
  • Able to play a leadership role in key global processes (linking national actions to global level), notably Global Framework, G8 and certain UN meetings (this includes info sharing, coordinated lobbying/campaigning and supporting participation) - and working with others on AU, SACOSAN etc
  • Able to play link up role with GCAP for other civil society groups, and getting other INGOs to lobby on water issues

WaterAid

  • 10 years WASH policy analysis, expertise & skills
  • 28 years integrated wash services implementation (country programmes,
  • Sub Saharan Africa, South Asia, Pacific Rim)
  • Advocacy capacity building carried out in-country expertise development

WSSCC

  • One of the largest membership organisations in the WASH Sector with a cross-cutting membership and a democratically elected steering committee
  • Extensive network of professionals around the world with emphasis on Africa and Asia
  • strong focus on sanitation and hygiene, as opposed to water supply
  • A strong advocacy brand - the WASH campaign - with excellent advocacy materials
  • Emphasis on networking and collaboration - within countries; on themes and topics; and globally  
  • Information hub providing high quality information services to members and National Coordinators , and to sector in general  
  • Strong multi-stakeholder platforms, national WASH Coalitions, including civil society, international organisations, academia, government. WSSCC’s motto has always been to do advocacy "from within".
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