WaterAid joined the Women Deliver conference because women’s voices are critical in realising safe, private, accessible and functional toilets and water sources for everyone. 

Throughout the conference and associated events, we showed how water, toilets and hygiene are critical to tackling gender inequality and ensuring the power and autonomy of women and girls, everywhere.

Download the WaterAid @ Women Deliver events guide > 

The 2019 conference of Women Deliver, the major international organisation focusing on women’s and girls’ rights, health and wellbeing, was held from 3–6 June in Vancouver, Canada.

Approximately 7,000 delegates, media and world leaders attended, and WaterAid joined them to highlight how water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are fundamental to women’s and girls’ health and wellbeing, education and participation in decision making. 

We had an exciting lineup of events:

WASH, gender and power

An official partner side event on WASH, gender and power on Monday 3 June, 12:30-3pm, lunch served, in room 215-216

Download the event flyer

Energy and water: essential ingredients for women's equality and achieving the SDGs 

A WaterAid and Sustainable Energy for All co-organised session on Wednesday 5 June, 1:30-2:30pm, in room 213

Download the event flyer

Power stage talk

A TED-style talk about our success in convincing the Tanzanian Government to scrap their tax on sanitary products on Tuesday 4 June, 3:30pm, in the Fueling Station

Digital posters

Two digital posters featuring recent WaterAid collaborations on female-friendly toilets and menstrual health, at Solutions Gallery on 4-5 June, 10:30am-12pm

Six ways to fuel happy, healthy children 

An off-site reception led by WaterAid Canada on Tuesday 4 June, 6-8pm at the Canada Pavilion - Steamworks Brewing Company

Download the event flyer

Aida Muluneh exhibition 

An exhibition featuring the work of Ethiopian artist Aida Muluneh

We also partnered with The Case for Her, showcasing our menstruation and empowerment-related programming and policy work through their Case for Menstruation forum space. 

Resources

Equality blogs >

Read about our work on bringing about equality, inclusion and human rights.

Power >

The theme of Women Deliver 2019 was power: individual, structural, and collective. Find out more on the official conference website

Female-friendly toilets guide >

This guide explains why toilets must be female-friendly, before detailing the essential and desirable features needed to make them so.

Menstrual health: Asia and the Pacific >

This paper explores better integrating menstrual health, WASH, and sexual and reproductive health in Asia and the Pacific

WASH and gender empowerment >

10 reasons WASH is a pathway to gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls

Gender equality and WASH >

Gender and Development Network partnered with WaterAid to produce a briefing: achieving gender equality through WASH.

Menstruation Matters!

A policy brief that aims to support policy and decision makers to take adequate steps to ensure all women and girls have the right to manage their periods safely.

WASH in healthcare facilities briefing note >

This brief makes recommendations for steps to improve WASH in healthcare facilities, to achieve transformational change for women and girls.

Water, sanitation and hygiene: a pathway to realising gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls >

Based on contributions of 17 organisations and individuals, this position paper presents the business case for WASH as a critical pathway to empowering women and girls.

L'eau, l'assainissement et l'hygiene: Une voie pour réaliser l'égalité des genres et renforcer le pouvoir des femmes et des filles >

La présente déclaration de principe fait valoir le caractère incontournable d’EAH pour réaliser l’égalité des genres et renforcer le pouvoir des femmes et des filles.

A shared agenda: exploring the links between WASH and sexual and reproductive health and rights in sustainable development >

A guide proposing five key areas for joint action on WASH and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), produced with leading SRHR organisations.