Rev. Kolade Fadahunsi, coordinator of the Blue Community ‘Ecumenical Water Network Africa’ (EWNA) and of the Blue Community Chapter Africa, will be in Switzerland at the end of May/beginning of June 2025. He will hold several events, including one at the Blue Community Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, where he will present the problems of the human right to water in Africa and the work of EWNA. This lecture will be streamed online on Zoom.
Date/Time: Tuesday, 03 June, 13.30h (1.30pm) CEST (11.30 UTC)
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Sandec Seminar: The role of faith-based organizations in WASH
In Sub Saharan Africa, where millions still lack access to clean drinking water and basic sanitation, the Ecumenical Water Network Africa (EWNA) working in five countries of Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and Sierra- Leone with minimal presence in Togo and Senegal plays a strategic and prophetic role in advancing water justice.
As a faith-based initiative, EWNA leverages the moral authority of churches and religious communities to advocate for equitable water governance, promote hygiene awareness, and support grassroots solutions to water and sanitation challenges such as privatization and corporate control. EWNA’s work is rooted in a theological understanding of water as a gift from God, essential for life, dignity, and peace, and a human right for all people, especially the poor and marginalized.
We play roles such as improving water, sanitation, and hygiene, by utilizing our local networks and presence with our ability to mobilize communities. Such platforms as World Water Day, Africa Water Day and the Seven Weeks of Water (of the World Council of Churches) events has remained constant programmatic avenue yearly to reiterate WASH.
EWNA’s unique positioning as a faith-based actor in the Water and Sanitation sector in Africa enables it to reach communities with both spiritual influence and practical solutions. By embedding water justice in theology, advocacy, and grassroots engagement, EWNA contributes significantly to addressing Africa’s WASH challenges in a holistic and inclusive way. Our continued collaboration with communities, churches, and partners strengthens the movement towards a Blue Africa where safe water and sanitation are accessible to all—not as a privilege, but as a right and a shared responsibility.
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Rev. Kolade Fadahunsi is the coordinator of the Ecumenical Water Network Africa (EWNA), a faith-based initiative that leverages the moral authority of churches and religious communities to advocate for equitable water governance, promote hygiene awareness, and support grassroots solutions to water and sanitation challenges such as privatization and corporate control in 5 African countries.
I’m happy to invite you to this Sandec Seminar held by Very Rev. Kolade Fadahunsi, the coordinator of the Ecumenical Water Network Africa (EWNA). He will present how faith-based organizations can use their influence to advocate for equitable water governance, promote hygiene, and support local water and sanitation solutions. Kolade is also the coordinator of the Blue Community Chapter Africa and will be visiting Switzerland for a short time, making this a valuable opportunity for everyone to engage and exchange with him.
