Temples to Toilets – Global Interfaith WASH Alliance Launched at the United Nations in Partnership with UNICEF

Temples to Toilets – Global Interfaith WASH Alliance Launched at the United Nations in Partnership with UNICEF

News New York Launching GIWA


September 25th, 2013: Today a special alliance was launched at the UNICEF headquarters at the United Nations. Convened by Rabbi Soetendorp and Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati, religious heads from around the world officially launched the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA) – an alliance of leaders of faith working together to bring clean water, sanitation and hygiene to people of the world. They were joined by Anthony Lake, Executive Director of UNICEF and Ms. Liliane Ploumen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development, Government of the Netherlands (in the picture with Rabbi Soetendorp).

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The aim of GIWA is to harness the great power and influence of the world’s interfaith leaders of faith in effecting significant and positive change in the areas of water, sanitation and hygiene and helping to achieve these crucial Millennium Development Goals.