BLUE COMMUNITY CHAPTER AFRICA

The Ecumenic Water Network Africa EWNA, working from Nigeria, is running its program Voices for Water Justice also in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and South Africa. It is present additionally in Togo and Gambia.

The network Réseau Ecole RadioChico (RERC) is reaching out from the Dogon region to other parts of Mali and to neighboring countries in French-speaking Western Africa: Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Togo.

The Network of Water Rights Initiative (NEWARI) in Nigeria, a registered Network of over 20 Grassroots Organizations in Nigeria’s Enugu State, focused on enhancing access to safe, clean water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in Nigeria through a human rights and responsibility-based approach.

Stone of Aid, a youth-led professional association of engineers and medical professionals in Tanzania whose primary goal is to ensure that everyone, especially in underserved communities, has access to clean and safe water and adequate sanitation. Stone of Aid joined the Blue Community in March 2025 (see here).

The Ojulu Island Saviours Foundation is the first Blue Community in Uganda. OISF is dedicated to empowering local communities, especially on Uganda‘s islands, and advocating for environmental sustainability, with a particular focus on water access and quality. OISF joined the Blue Community on April 1, 2025.

The Municipality of uMlalazi is an administrative area in the King Cetshwayo District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The municipality is named after the uMlalazi River. uMlalazi joined the Blue Community on April 22, 2025, as the first affiliate in South Africa and as the first municipality on the continent.

Population & Development Initiative PDI operates in Kigoma, Geita and Morogoro regions in Tanzania, working in thematic areas of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Environmental Education, Health and Nutrition, Economic Empowerment and Human Rights and Good Governance. PDI joined the Blue Community on May 20, 2025.

Peace Point Development Foundation PPDF from the Niger Delta Region in Nigeria is working towards bringing succor to indigent people of Nigeria affected by negative environmental injustice, human right abuses and other social related issues through strategically sustainable designed programs. PPDF became a Blue Community on May 27, 2025.

Water Sector Workers Association of Kenya (WASWAK) is a registered umbrella organization that brings together all water professionals in Kenya. The association’s purpose is to facilitate the sharing of experience, professionalism, best practices, networking opportunities, and solutions to challenges. WASWAK became a Blue Community on June 22, 2025.

Sunrise Movement Sierra Leone (SM-SL) is the first Blue Community in Sierra Leone. Based in Kailahun, the organisation is dedicated to environmental justice, youth empowerment and sustainable resource management. SM-SL joined the Blue Community on June 29, 2025.

The Neferok Development Initiative (NeDI) was founded in 2018 as a non-governmental, non-profit organisation focussing on raising awareness of the human right to water and sanitation among women, schoolchildren and relevant stakeholders in the Warri area of Nigeria. NeDI joined the Blue Community in July 2025.

Pokot Outreach Health Right (POHR) is a registered Community-Based Organization (CBO) working at the grassroots level in West Pokot County, Kenya. West Pokot County is home to the Pokot community — a pastoralist society facing unique socio-economic, cultural, and environmental challenges. PWHR became a Blue Community in July 2025.

The Kisumu Youth Water Sanitation and Hygiene Parliament (KYWP) is one of nine regional WASH Parliaments in Kenya. Its principles include climate justice and gender equity in WASH as well as youth leadership integration in the water sector. KYWP joined the Blue Community in July 2025.

Re-Birth Initiatives for African Development (RIFAD AFRICA) from Nigeria was established in 2008 as a non-governmental organisation (NGO) for community development and humanitarian services. RIFAD Africa became a Blue Community in July 2025.

Water Journalists Africa (WJA) is a non-profit media development organization with a membership spanning 50 African countries dedicated to reporting on water, climate change, and wildlife. Established and run by Blue Community Ambassador Fredrick Mugira, it achieved the designation of a Blue Community on July 25, 2025.

Community Development Advocacy Foundation (CODAF), also known as Rural Community Empowerment Initiative (RUCEI), from Nigeria is prioritising community engagement with community mini-water schemes and the establishment of solar panel boreholes. CODAF has has been designated a Blue Community in July 2025.

Binti Africa Transformational Organization (BATO), a national NGO in Kenya, strongly believes in the fundamental principle that water is a human right, a public trust, and not a commodity. BATO achieved the designation of a Blue Community in August 2025.

Cheerful Hands Initiative for the Girlchild & Women Empowerment (CHI) joined the Blue Community in August 2025. Established in 2015 in Benue State, Nigeria, CHI's mission is to support the professional and personal development of women and girls through education and training.

The municipality of Kati in Mali achieved the designation of a Blue Community on August 20, 2025, as the first municipality in French-speaking Africa. With a population of 133,192, Kati is the largest city in the Koulikoro region, located 15 kilometers northwest of Bamako, the capital of Mali.

Biakwan Light Green Initiative (BLGI), founded and registered in 1998 in Nigeria’s Cross River State, is a non-profit organisation that aims to empower community members to survive and thrive in the areas of water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) and natural resource governance.

Uyo Iban (Women Voices) Amplifier Initiative (UIAI) from Nigeria’s Cross River State was formerly registered as the Nkori Rural Women and Development Initiative (NRWDI), retaining its former name to reflect its mission and joining the Blue Community to strengthen its work on water justice, women’s rights and environmental protection. 

TEARS Mother International (TMI) is based in the Montserrado County of the Republic of Liberia, but works also in Bomi, Margibi, Lofa, and River Cees, commited to community awareness on water conservation, hygiene promotion, and participation in the ‹Good Water Corridor Program› to improve access to safe water in vulnerable areas.

The Church of Christ in the Congo or CCC (in French, Église du Christ au Congo or ECC) is a union association of 62 Protestant denominations, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The ECC Kongo Central, designated a Blue Community, is a provincial Council of Churches.

Hope Givers Foundation (HGF) achieved the designation of a Blue Community on November 10, 2025, as first partner in Malawi. Based in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe, HGF is a registered nonprofit organization promoting environmental protection, community health, and climate justice, with a strong focus on access to clean and safe water.

Sanitation Ambassadors is a South African non-profit with a global footprint and a bold mission: To build circular sanitation systems that work without kilometers of pipes, pumps, or wastewater plants, using smart design and local action. On World Toilet Day 2025, 19 November, the Sanitation Ambassadors joined the Blue Community.

4APioneer Ltd is mobilising funding, coordinating implementation, and ensuring governance and reporting of the community owned Amani Kibera Water Project in the Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya. 4APioneer Ltd achieved the designation of a Blue Community on January 25, 2026.

Merina Dakhar and Keur Mor Ndiaye are two municipalities located in Senegal. In February 2026, they were designated Blue Communities.

SAWASHI - Safe Water & Sustainable Hygiene Initiative from Kakamega, Kenya, works to improve access to safe, potable water for vulnerable communities. It designs and implements sustainable WaSH solutions in schools, healthcare facilities, places of worship, and public markets.

Six villages in Mali’s Dogonland committed themselves to the values of the Blue Community at the end of February 2026. At the end of March 2026, the mayor and village chiefs have formalised this decision by signing the certificates and accepting the designation as Blue Communities / Blue Cities.

Kakamega Youth Water Parliament (KaYWP) is a beacon of hope and progress in western Kenya. The organization is committed to advocating for transformative change within their community and beyond. Kakamega Youth Water Parliament was designated a Blue Community on 6 April, 2026.

MAPROFAM – Mouvement d’Appui pour la Promotion de la Famille (Movement for the Promotion of the Family), is a Congolese non-profit development NGO founded in 1998, with its headquarters in Mbanza-Ngungu in the province of Kongo Central. MAPROFAM was designated a Blue Community on 28 February 2026.

MAYA, the Manica Youth Assembly from Mutare, Zimbabwe, is «youth driven by integrity in environmental justice, gender justice, livelihood and socio-economic justice». On 25 April, 2026, MAYA was designated a Blue Community – the first one in Zimbabwe

AAJSD Agro Business (Association Aide Aux Jeune En Situation Difficile / Association for the Support of Young People in Difficult Circumstances) is based in N’Djamena, the capital and biggest city of Chad. AAJSD was designated a Blue Community and joined the global network on April 25, 2026

IAMDES TOGO is working in Togo's Lake Zowla region supporting indigenous communities to strengthen their skills and resilience in the face of biodiversity degradation and extreme poverty. In May 2026, IAMDES TOGO was designated a Blue Community.

Environmental Defenders (ED) are an environmental conservation and human rights organisation dedicated to protecting biodiversity and the rights of indigenous peoples across Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On 8 May 2026, ED were designated a Blue Community and joined the global network

SELAMO is an acronym and stands for Sustainable Environment for Life And Mobilization. As a non-governmental organization (NGO), it is based in Yaondé, Cameroon. On 12 May 2026, SELAMO was designated a Blue Community and welcomed in the global network

The Réseau Africain des Médias RAM WASH is a Journalist Association based in Dakar, Senegal. It operates under the slogan «For sustainable solution-oriented journalism!» In mid-May 2026, RAM WASH became a Blue Community, joining the global network.

‘Go Green Save the Environment’ GGSE is a Non-Governmental Organization based at Nkhata-Bay Boma, Malawi, «fully dedicated to advocating for all citizen’s responsible behavior towards the planet that all humanity and all other God’s creation call home». On 28 May 2026, GGSE joined the Blue Community.

Radio Bonesha FM was founded on 19 February 1996 in Bujumbura, on Lake Tanganyika, Burundi, at the height of the crisis that was engulfing the country. At the end of May 2026, Radio Bonesha was designated a Blue Community and joined the network.

Woman and Youth Empowerment for Ecological Climate Change WYEECC, based in Kabala, Sierra Leone, is a non-profit organisation, recognizing access to safe water and sanitation as a fundamental human right. By beginning of June 2026, WYEECC received the designation as a Blue Community.

RISECOM - RISE COMMUNITIES AFRICA is a non-profit entity, addressing community challenges in Uganda through different interventions, through community and media centered approaches. By beginning of June 2026, they became a Blue Community and partner in the network.

JustGreenTz is a youth- and women-led environmental organization dedicated to promoting environmental protection, climate action, and sustainable community development in Tanzania. In June 2026, JustGreenTz was designated a Blue Community and joined the network.

Roots&Rights Initiative is a youth led, community rooted, action driven organisation based in Kampala, Uganda, «taking non-violent action against extractivism, fossil expansion, and economic systems that exploit people and land». In June 2026, the Roots & Rights Initiative was designated a Blue Community

MAPASA, the Management and Policy Analysis Students’ Association, is an official, university-sanctioned student academic association at the Civil Service University (CSU) in Banjul, Gambia, Africa. In June 2026, MAPASA was designated a Blue Community and joined the global network

Tsogolo Foundation (TF) works with vulnerable women, children, and youth in Zomba District and sorrounding areas of Malawi. It provides a platform where women identify strategic gender issues and seek redress using locally available resources. TF is a Blue Community since June 2026.

FATNATRE stands for «Facilitation of National and Transboundary Transhumance for Livestock Herders».Working to improve the living conditions of livestock herders, pastoral populations, and nomadic communities in Niger, FATNATRE joined the Blue Community in June 2026.

CECIDO, the Centre for Children in Distress Organisation, is an NGO established in 2017 and based in Lilongwe, Malawi. Its thematic area include WASH programs. CECIDO was designated a Blue Community and joined the network in mid-June 2026.

Namsal Climate Concern International NCCI is a climate action grassroots organization whose mission is to contribute to nature and earth’s biodiversity through habitat enhancement and environmental conservation. Based in West Uganda, NCCI became a Blue Community in June 2026.

Kenya Youth Parliament for Water (KYPW) is a youth-led, non-profit network founded in October 2022 to empower Kenyan youth as changemakers in the water sector. After several regional Youth WASH/Water Parliaments from Kenya, the Blue Community designated and welcomed the national KYPW in June 2026.

SMART Center Cameroon Ltd, based in the costal municipality of Limbe, in the Fako Division of Cameroon, offers «SMARTech: Simple, Marketable, Affordable, Repairable Technologies for water, sanitation & sustainable livelihoods». In July 2026 it joined the Blue Community.