We call on all states to amend their constitutions to include the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation, and to enact laws and bylaws to implement and enforce these rights to:
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ensure that state institutions grant the human right to water and sanitation to all citizens, especially the vulnerable and deprived population. Human and financial resources must be allocated accordingly.
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guarantee that water and sanitation are protected from pollution and privatization. They must be a public service under public control, accountable to citizens, with their involvement and active participation.
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make sure safe drinking water is accessible and available everywhere, offering a real alternative to commercialized bottled water / sachets and the plastic waste they cause.
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monitor and report progress by involving civil society and citizens.
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INSTITUTIONS & ORGANIZATIONS
AFP Danayaton Mossa ag Litny Cisse Directeur des Programmes Mali Titinougou Bamako
C est une association de femmes creer depuis 2013 de droit malien detenant un accord cadre oeuvrant dana l assainissement le maaichager
Arbeitskreis Blue Community Büdingen, Germany
Der Arbeitskreis Blue Community Büdingen unterstützt die Kampagne für die Menschenrechte auf Wasser und sanitäre Versorgung.
Association Aide Aux Jeune En Situation Difficile Agro Business, Alhadj Ali Abdelkerim Medideur, President, N’Djamena-Tchad
As a new Blue Community in the Sahel, AAJSD knows that water is not a commodity – it is a human right. We support HRWatSan2026 because our daily work with schools, youth, and solar water towers proves that public, clean, and accessible water saves lives and dignity. We will publish the campaign on our Blue Community page, share it with our 1,200 trained youth, and present the call to local authorities in Chad.
Association Humanitarian Development (AHD) Karsten Gjefle Pakistan and Norway
Water is key to a healthy life !
Biakwan light Green Initiative Chief Peter Oru Bette PhD Boki, cross river state Nigeria
I must commit time to the success of the campaign
Biroforce Institute YANKEP NDIZE Pierre Valery, Evaluator for the Program Coordinator level Niger, Niamey
Water is not only live but water secure live for now and for the future
Darbar Sahitya Sansada kedareswar Chaudhury- CEO- Darbar Sahitya Sansada( Non profit organisation) India, Bhubaneswar ( Odisha state)
Clean drinking water is a basic right of all human and animals, which need to protected.
Dhara Sansthan Mahesh Panplia Barmer, Rajasthan, India
Barmer has seen the fourth year of unreeling drought this year. There was a total crop failure and even the drinking water was scarce. In these conditions a programme to construct water storage structure was taken up in 17 villages of Barmer block. During this programme a total of 35 tanklis of 4” x 5” size were constructed. Before the beginning of the programme a village label meetings was organized for the selection of the beneficiaries. Most of the beneficiaries were chosen from the SC and ST Community, the widow the disables and other vulnerable sections of the village. Due to social and economic deprivation these people were unable to construct any water storage structure and thus became very vulnerable in the times of this intense drought
Dhara Sansthan, Mahesh Panpalia, Chief Executive Barmer, Rajasthan, India
Dhara Sansthan supports the Global Call to recognize the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation in every constitution, ensuring safe, equitable, and sustainable access to water for all communities.
Ecumenical Water Network Africa Very Rev. Kolade Fadahunsi, Regional Lead Ibadan, Nigeria
Water as a Human Right is not negotiable, an inalienable right must enjoy justice.
Eglise du Christ au Congo -Kongo Central Dr Nathan Bundutidi Makaya, Directeur Provincial du Département de la Diaconie et Santé de l’ECC-Kongo central Matadi/ Kongo Central/RDC
DÉCLARATION OFFICIELLE Église du Christ au Congo – Kongo Central L’Église du Christ au Congo – Région du Kongo Central (ECC Kongo Central) réaffirme que l’accès à l’eau potable et à l’assainissement constitue un droit fondamental, intrinsèquement lié aux droits à la vie, à la santé et à la dignité humaine. En République démocratique du Congo, ces droits bénéficient d’un ancrage constitutionnel et d’un cadre législatif spécifique, notamment à travers la Loi n°15/026 du 31 décembre 2015 relative à l’eau. Néanmoins, leur effectivité demeure un enjeu majeur face aux disparités territoriales et aux défis structurels persistants. En tant qu’Église engagée, à travers son Département de la Diaconie, dans la promotion de la dignité humaine, de la justice sociale et de la préservation de la création, et visant à réduire la précarité et la vulnérabilité des populations par des actions philanthropiques et humanitaires, l’ECC Kongo Central affirme que garantir l’accès universel à l’eau potable et à l’assainissement constitue non seulement une obligation légale, mais également un impératif moral et spirituel. À ce titre, l’ECC Kongo Central : Encourage le renforcement de la mise en œuvre effective des dispositions constitutionnelles et légales existantes ; Appelle à une gouvernance transparente, inclusive et responsable du secteur de l’eau et de l’assainissement ; Plaide pour des investissements durables garantissant un accès universel, équitable et sécurisé à l’eau potable. À travers ses paroisses, ses écoles, ses structures sanitaires et ses initiatives communautaires, l’ECC Kongo Central s’engage à contribuer activement à la sensibilisation, à l’éducation et à la mobilisation en faveur d’une gestion responsable, équitable et durable de l’eau. Garantir l’eau potable et l’assainissement pour tous est une exigence juridique, un impératif éthique et une responsabilité collective.
EnviroVision2050, New Delhi, India. Charu- Director NEW DELHI
EnviroVision2050 supports the call to embed the Human Right to Water and Sanitation within national constitutions as recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in Resolution 64/292.Recognition must translate into enforceable policy, dedicated financing, and accountable public governance. At the same time, safeguarding water security is a shared responsibility. We also call upon citizens and institutions to join hands in advancing water conservation, protecting local water bodies, and ensuring sustainable water use. Water security requires both constitutional commitment and collective responsibility. — Charu G, EnviroVision2050
Facilitation de la Transhumance Nationale et Transfrontaliere aux Éleveurs, Dr Mahamane Moustapha Saidou Djibo, Niamey, Niger
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FIAN Germany (FoodFirst Information- and Action-Network) Dr. phil. Ingo Gentes Germany
Defending a human rights to water law is environmental friendly and a a high cooperative social construction transforming political action and improving law enforcement against all odds and resistances. This ist what we owe future generations.
Gautam Buddha Jagriti Society Shridhar Pandey -Secretary & CEO India
Gautam Buddha Jagriti Society is pleased to support the Blue Community campaign in advancing the principles of water justice and sustainability. Ensuring universal access to clean water and sanitation is critical for inclusive growth and resilient communities. We remain committed to strengthening local systems and empowering communities toward this goal.
Global Relief and Empowerment Initiative Rev. Anietie Effiong Nigeria, Akwa Ibom State, Uyo
Water and sanitation are human rights, not privileges. Everyone, everywhere, deserves safe water and dignified sanitation to live healthy, equal, and dignified lives.
Hope Givers Foundation Steven Dereck Chinsendenji Malawi
Hope Givers Foundation proudly supports the global call HRWatSan2026 and affirms that access to safe water and sanitation is a fundamental human right. We commit to working with communities and partners in Malawi to ensure water and sanitation for all, everywhere.
Hydro-GENES Consulting Yerdieou Alphonse Tchad, N’Djamena
Je soutiendrais la campagne afin que cela etre reconnu a 100% au Tchad le droit de l’eau et de l’assainissement pour l’homme.
Indian Society for Rural Development (ISRD) Sudhir Sabat Ganjam, Odisha, India
We plan to participate by conducting child-friendly and community awareness sessions in interior and climate-prone areas of Odisha. We will also share field experiences, IEC materials in local language, and coordinate with local stakeholders to support the campaign.
Institut Alternatif aux Modèles et Méthodes de Développement Économique et Social (IAMDES-TOGO)
L’eau et l’assainissement sont inévitables pour une vie digne de l’homme en tout lieu du monde, et donc sont des droits humains.
Janusz-Korczak-Schule Altenstadt Doris Krüerke-Brumm (Lehrerin) Deutschland/Hessen
Wir wollen und müssen den respektvollen und verantwortungsbesbewussten Umgang mit dem Element Wasser zusammen mit den Kindern einüben.
juristerra Lenka Kruckova, jurist, consultant netherlands
it is key to enshrine the hrws in national legal frameworks with all rights and obligations that come with them
KeneElouTe Verein Annemarie Koch – President Switzerland – 3270 Aarberg
KeneElouTe Verein supports the HRWatSan2026 campaign and its efforts to strengthen access to water, sanitation, and hygiene. We believe that sustainable change requires cooperation, local engagement, and long-term commitment.
Kisumu Youth WASH Parliament Victoria Adwet Kenya
As young people, we are inheriting a world where access to clean water should never be a privilege. Water is life, dignity, health, and opportunity. Denying communities safe water denies children the chance to learn, families the chance to thrive, and youth the chance to build a sustainable future. We raise our voices today to affirm that water is not a commodity for the few, it is a fundamental human right for all, and our generation will stand up to protect it
Mayurbhanj Biological Research ( MBR) Samir Kumar Sahu, Executive Director India, Baripada Mayurbhanj, Odisha.
Refill waterbottel and advice other .
Melbourne Centre for Law and the Environment, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia Dr Erin O’Donnell, Deputy Director (Water Justice and Rights of Nature) Australia
Melbourne Centre for Law and the Environment is committed to addressing water justice through advancing cutting-edge research, education, and active community engagement on legal, regulatory and policy frameworks that enable safe, affordable, accessible water for drinking and sanitation, and how to achieve this in a way that respects the rights and interests of Indigenous Peoples, affected communities, and the non-human world.
Mouvement d’Appui pour la Promotion de la Famille (MAPROFAM), Emmanuel Gombo Mbala (Secrétaire Général), République Démocratique du Congo
Maprofam soutient la campagne car l’accès à l’eau et assainissement est un droit pour tous. Mobiliser tous les décideurs de ce monde à rendre accessibles ces services contribuera à améliorer la qualité de vie de la population et le développement des communautés.
Naturefriends Greece Kostas Foteinakis – President Athens, Greece
We demand for the goverments: UN SDG 6. Clean Water and Sanitation for all. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, improving water quality and access to safe drinking water.
Out Of The Blue Movement Rene Frank Cape Town South Africa
Out Of The Blue Movement fully endorse this campaign and plea to support the mandate actively thought out 2026
Peace Point Development Foundation Idongesit (Mr) Nigeria | Akwa Ibom
We are proud to support this campaign for its bold commitment to driving sustainable change and empowering communities through collective action. Initiatives like this strengthen awareness, inspire leadership, and create practical pathways for long-term social and environmental impact. We believe this campaign will continue to mobilize changemakers and deliver meaningful results where it matters most.
Peace Point Development Foundation-PPDF Umo Isua-Ikoh Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
Water is Life, let’s prioritize it.
Population and Development Initiative (PDI), Alpha Ntayomba, Tanzania
Population and Development Initiative (PDI), Tanzania, proudly stands in solidarity with the Blue Communities campaign in advancing the human rights to safe water and sanitation for all.
We believe that access to clean, affordable, and sustainable water and sanitation is a fundamental human right, not a privilege.
We call upon governments, local authorities, civil society, and the private sector to strengthen investments, protect water resources, and ensure inclusive services that leave no one behind.
Together, we can safeguard water as a public good, promote social justice, protect ecosystems, and build healthier, more resilient communities across Tanzania and beyond
Professional Institute for Development & Socio Environmental Management-PRISM Dr Aniruddha Dey Gobardanga, West Bengal, India
We have developed an appeal to support for one Domestic Water Purifier developed by PRISM
PUCPR – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná – Comitê da Água Elias Wolff, Coordenador do Comitê da Água – PUCPR Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
PCUR, a Blue University, approves and supports the HRWatSan2026 Global Call. It understands that its objectives and methodologies are in line with what the Water Committee and the Water Club affirm in the academic community, in Brazilian society, and throughout the world. As a member of the Global Educational Compact, our university joins all efforts in favor of climate justice, focusing on the defense and promotion of water as a universal right, a common good, and a gift for all beings who need it to survive. We are available to collaborate in any way we can so that the human right to water and sanitation is affirmed by the governments of our countries, in their highest laws with binding legal regulations.
Reformed Parish of Solothurn, Allemann-Jenkins Susan, Chairwoman of the Church Society Worldwide Working Group Schweiz
In Switzerland we live in a very privileged place: the water in our rivers and lakes is clean. This is partly because Swiss companies relocate environmentally destructive processes abroad. It is important that the Swiss population pays attention and realizes that clean water cannot be taken for granted. We all need to commit to protecting and preserving this precious resource. With privilege comes responsibility!
Reformierte Kirchgemeinde Muri-Gümligen, Anne-Marie Saxer-Steinlin, Vorsitz OeME Schweiz, Muri bei Bern
In der Schweiz sind wir privilegiert, wir haben genug und sauberes Wasser. Trotzdem müssen auch wir uns für den Schutz dieser wertvollen Ressource einsetzen.
Reséau Ecole RadioChico Mali Souleymane Guindo, Coordinator Mali-Burkina-Guinea-Senegal-Benin-Togo- Ivory Cost-
L’eau n’est pas un héritage privé, elle une source hautement commun et chacun a droit à L’eau potable. Le Reseau Ecole RadioChico de l’ afrique francophone est engagé pour la cause noble du plan de campagne de la communauté bleue.
Sambhav Social Service Organization Shiv Kumarr, Director India, Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior
Under discussion
Singing Planet (singingplanet.org) Doro Heckelsmüller, Initiatorin Germany, 86899 Landsberg am Lech
By singing, we open our perception and awareness of our water cycles and strengthen our rivers, the lifelines of our earth. In common solidarity for our rivers, we achieve a very personal and public impact. Full of the joy of singing, we tune in with the rivers and for the water! We create a „singing riverbed” – carried by simple and powerful songs, international, open-minded, meaningful and close to nature.
Sustainability Hub Zim Dr Tapiwa Musasa Zimbabwe Mvuma
There is need to capacitate,enable amd act on affording rural people in developing countries to access clean water and sanitation through basic packages to promote dignity and respect especially for young girls who even miss schools due to lack of privacy amd sanitary wear during their m monthly menstrual periods. Water and Sanitation is a Human Right.Helo everyone in marginalised areas to access.
UDYAMA Pradeep Mahapatra, Secretary & Co-Founder India, Odisha, Bhubaneswar
To undertake local action with a mass campaign engaging youths from clooeges and universities , CSOs, Government official , UNbodies for effective Global Call HRWatSan2026
VIKASH Gokul Chandra Dash, Secretary India, Odisha, Berhampur
For advocacy community workshop village seminar community feedback on conservation ground water recharge.
Water Journalists Africa – InfoNile Fredrick Mugira, Executive Director Kampala, Uganda
At Water Journalists Africa, we believe everyone deserves clean water and safe sanitation. These are basic human rights that support all other development goals. We fully support adding these rights to every national constitution to guarantee accountability and dignity for everyone. Recognizing these rights in law is the first step to ending water inequality and building a sustainable future for our communities.
Water Sector Workers Association of Kenya (WASWAK) SIR CHARLES CHITECHI – President NAIROBI, KENYA
Advocacy on Human rights to access to clean safe affordable and sustainable Water and Sanitation services for all through campaigns
Yuva Vikas Smaiti Brihaspati Kumar Pandey Secretary India
I strongly support the call to recognize the human rights to water and sanitation in all state constitutions and legal frameworks. Access to safe, clean drinking water and dignified sanitation is not a privilege—it is a fundamental right that must be guaranteed to every citizen, especially the most vulnerable and marginalized. Governments must ensure that water and sanitation services remain public, equitable, and protected from pollution and unchecked privatization. Adequate resources, transparent governance, and active citizen participation are essential to making these rights a reality. I stand with this campaign in advocating for accountable systems, sustainable solutions, and universal access—so that no one is left behind.
INDIVIDUALS
AGBASSOU Olivier, Spécialiste en sécurité et sûreté maritimes, Blue Community Togo Lomé-Togo
Chaque goutte compte. L’eau et l’assainissement sont des droits fondamentaux, pas des privilèges. Ensemble, assurons un avenir où l’eau et la dignité sont accessibles à tous, partout.
Agendia Atabong Paul, PhD, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon
Water and sanitation are not services people should struggle to access. They are fundamental rights linked to health, dignity, public trust, and environmental protection.
Across many African cities, we continue to build infrastructure while millions still depend on unsafe, unequal, and poorly managed systems. Recognizing the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation in constitutions and enforceable laws is essential to move from temporary projects to long-term accountability.
I support the Global Call HRWatSan2026 because water and sanitation must remain public responsibilities, protected from exclusion, pollution, and neglect, with communities actively involved in how these systems are managed and sustained.
Bieler, Andreas – Professor of Political Economy Nottingham – UK
Human Rights to Water and Sanitation are absolutely essential for a healthy life in dignity.
Caitlin Schroering, PhD Charlotte, NC, USA
Water should be a commons, not a commodity! As we approach World Water Day 2026, I join my voice with everyone fighting for the right to water, and call on all states to amend their constitutions to include the human rights to water and sanitation. Budgets must reflect the importance of making clean, safe water available to all, and water must be a public service under public control, led by and accountable to citizens and residents.
Claus Wilkens, Blue Community Brazil – Clean Water Rio Pardo Canavieiras, Bahia
I support this campaign here locally on Rio Pardo
Donnafaye Milton, Blue Community London member London, Ontario, Canada
The right to water and sanitation is both a human and a matter of social justice. We support this campaign. And we are are promoting Blue Communities 3 requirements to Town/City councils along the Upper Thames watershed.
Dr. Lucas Canestri de Oliveira, Federal University of Lavras Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
O direito humano à água e ao saneamento ainda está longe de ser universal. As campanhas devem ser permanentes pra ampliar o acesso a estes direitos e evitar retrocessos.
Dr. Peter Gleick Berkeley, California, USA
I’ve worked on the human right to water for many decades and contributed to the UN’s call in 2010. I fully support expansion of the human right to water to be recognized in state constitutions.
Erin O’Donnell, Associate Professor Melbourne, Australia
Safe, accessible, affordable water for drinking and sanitation is an essential human right, and a reflection of our relationship of interdependence and enduring connection with waterways. Even in wealthy countries, Indigenous and regional communities are still not provided with access safe drinking water. We must do better.
Esmaeil Ibrahim- Senior WASH and Climate former UN expert Sudan
Water is live and we should consider as #1 priority for life of creatures; Sanitation is important and complement it, hygiene and climate are essential !!!
Farhana Sultana, Professor of Geography & the Environment at Syracuse University USA
The human rights to water and sanitation are universal human rights. Every human deserves clean safe water and states, cities, social movements must come together to ensure this right.
Gillis, Trudy – Water/Wastewater Treatment Cape Breton, Canada
Clean water is a building block of life and should be accessible for everyone. This includes pollution prevention and proper treatment of any water returning to the environment.
Goïta Nouhoum, Linguiste Mali – Koulikoro – Kati
Je déclare mon soutien à cette campagne car la vie humaine ne va pas sans l’eau et l’assainissement dont contribuons nos mots pour la prise en compte de cette modification constitutionnelle
Heuberger Karl Schweiz, 9515 Hosenruck TG
Zugang zu sauberem Trinkwasser und Sanitärversorgung ist Voraussetzung für ein menschenwürdiges Leben. Dieses Zeil verlangt einen entschlossenen Einsatz, auf allen Ebenen. Gerne unterstützte ich diesen Aufruf als Einzelperson. Ich engagiere mich ehrenamtlich im Blue Community-Netzwerk.
Hitesh Bhatt & Miss Jalpa Patel Vadodara city/Gujarat state/India presently USA Tampa.
People first mission always look locally think globally low profile activities non-religious & non-political activities not for publicly available.
Hofer Ursula Gruppenmitglied blue-community der ref. Kirche Solothurn Schweiz, Solothurn
Zugang zu sauberem Trinkwasser muss als Recht gesichert sein.
Jerrica, Campaign Organizer Charlottetown, PEI, Canada
Safe drinking water for everyone shouldn’t even be a discussion in 2026. This is a basic human right which should have been resolved long ago.
Jochen Heyermann Germany, 63683 Ortenberg
Ich unterstütze die Kampagne für das Menschenrecht auf Wasser und Sanitärversorgung.
Khandelwal, Sanchita Hamburg, Germany
Sanitation is dignity and water is life. Both should be counted as basic human rights!
Laura Avalos Gatineau, Quebec
Bravo to the Blue Community Project in advocating for water and sanitation to be recognized as a human rights, in protecting strong public water services, and advocating for reducing bottled water use.
Lyla Mehta, Professor at the University of Sussex and Norwegian University of Life Sciences Brighton , UK
It’s 16 years since the UN recognised the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation. While there has been some progress, the overall situation is still wanting. I urge every government and global policy maker to make these rights real, and also speak out against violations of these rights on a daily basis and also in times of war, genocide and conflict
Michael Waefler Bäretswil Schweiz
Ich Unterstütze diese Aktion
Naby Laye Camara, Coordinateur de Blue Community Guinée Coyah, Quartier Doumbouyah
Le soutien pour une campagne mondiale en faveur des droits humains à l’eau et à l’assainissement (HRWatSan) – dans chaque constitution et assortie de réglementations juridiques contraignantes devient plus qu’une urgence à l’ère du changement climatique frappante. Tous les États, toutes les institutions sont invités à accorder un intérêt particulier à ce sujet pour le bien-être des humains et les autres animaux. Car la génération future compte sur nous et c’est maintenant ou jamais.
Nicole Wall, union representative Toronto
Water is a human right and everyone should have equal access to clean and safe water.
Pamela Martin Chelsea. Quebec, Canada
I support this campaign to ensure the right for all people to have access to safe and sustainable sources of clean water.
Pfarrerin Christina Brüll-Beck 4513 Langendorf, Schweiz/Switzerland
Als Gottes Ebenbilder müssen alle Menschen Zugang zu trinkbarem Wasser haben.
Rajratna Sardar, International Water Expert New York, NY, USA International Water Expert, specialized in Sustainable Water Management Practices.
Sekou TOUNKARA, Chargé de Projets/Programmes Guinée, Coyah, Batouyah
Sans eau potable, il n’y a pas de vie digne. Protégeons-la, valorisons-la et garantissons son accès à tous.
Sharon Anderson Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Water is a Human Right
Valsangiacomo Claudio, Professor for development and cooperation at Centro competenze in cooperazione e sviluppo SUPSI 6050 Mendrisio, Switzerland
I support this campaign because water and sanitation must never become privileges for the wealthy. In a world where inequality grows by the day, guaranteeing these basic rights is one of the few ways we can still choose fairness over indifference
Wampangula SOLA THETE , Présidente de la Fédération des Femmes Protestantes Kongo Central RD Congo, Kongo Central, Matadi
Savoir bien gérer nos ordures ménagères, nous éloigne de la maladie.