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Partnership aims to promote coverage of water and sanitation issues in West Africa

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A new partnership aims to bring media attention to water and sanitation issues across West Africa by supporting a network of journalists with access to sector information, analysis, case studies and more.

The partnership, between WaterAid in West Africa and the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC), brings together members of existing national networks from Ghana, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Mali, Benin, Togo and Senegal as well as journalists from Niger and Liberia.

According to a WSSCC statement, the network will act as a "platform to share knowledge and experience between journalists, work together at key moments for maximum campaigning impact, amplify the voices of the poor, support national networks and project WASH issues at the regional, continental and international level."

The partnership will grant seed funding for three years, with the eventual goal of achieving financial independence for the network.

For more information contact WSSCC's Tatiana Fedotova or WaterAid West Africa's Apollos Nwafor

This partnership would bring

This partnership would bring greater focus and on the ground coverage on water an sanitation issues in Africa, but is there more that needs to be said? To make significant strides in improving sanitation in Africa, more funding and professional help is needed.

Amber Worth

Am keen to participate in

Am keen to participate in this project especialy when it concerns rural development with water and sanitation in plateau state Nigeria

Liberian Journalists making strives

This initiative is very important. I thank this idea to partner is really making headways here in Liberia. Many thanks for the establishment of the WASH Reporters and Editors Network of Liberia that is really making issues of water and sanitation a matter of policy and urgent importance. For us politicians, are now making water, sanitation and hygiene as issues of focus, especially during this political dispensation where we are shortly expected to produce a new president. Hope the new media network is a part of this regional collaboration. They are really doing well. Jerry Andrews Politician, Liberia

Partnership aims to promote coverage of water and sanitation iss

Hi there, I am a journalist from Sierra Leone and I am interested in promoting coverage of water and sanitation in my country. I am looking forward to your respond to my request. Thanks Bai-Bai Sesay Sierra Leone West Africa baibaisesay@yahoo.com baibaisesay@hotmail.com

Great Initiative!

This development is a step in the right direction. It will surely ehance better coverage of an issue that is "under reported" especially in Nigeria. All well-meaning journalists ought to be part of this project. I am interested. Chiedozie Nzeh - sochinzeh@yahoo.com.

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