African In Connected Struggle Against Water Privatization
Every human has a fundamental right to safe water. This universal truth is rooted in the unique role that water plays in the daily lives of people; from the most basic use of water to its broader significance which shapes our socio-cultural needs, including the performance of religious and cultural rites such as ablution, baptism, and traditional festivals centred around the sanctity of water.
When this human right is not fulfilled and protected, people pay the price. People pay with their health, women and girls pay by sacrificing formal education in order to procure water, and people even pay with their lives. Unfortunately, there is an entire industry that aims to exploit our water need for profit only.
“Holding hands to protect Africa against corporate capture,” the 2023 Africa Week Against Water Privatization will focus on the connected struggles of African communities to actualise their right to water and fend off water privatisers.
Focusing on community engagement while also pilling pressure on industry and in-country governments
Day 1
11th October, 2022
Joint Virtual Activity
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
12:00 PM (Nigeria Time)
Day 2 - Day 4
12th – 14th October, 2022
In-Country Activities
Community Parliament (Cross-cutting)
Each country will organise a broad community water parliament in a nature of townhall.
Specific local communities in each country
Community Parliament (Cross-cutting)
Visibility, trend table target and message spread through the duration of the Week of Action.
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn
Optional actions (to choose from, depending on country’s context)
We work to empower communities to push back against the privatization and commodification of their water services, amplify their voices, and demand transparency and accountability from both governments and international financial institutions.