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 Women Health Right (PWHR) 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.