The Water Supply and
Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) is a global, multi...
The Water Supply and
Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) is a global, multi-stakeholder
membership and partnership organization that works with poor people,
organizations, governments and local entrepreneurs to improve sanitation and
hygiene at scale.
Founded in 1990,
WSSCC’s mission is to ensure sustainable sanitation, better hygiene and safe drinking
water for all, with focus on the poorest and most marginalized members of
society in Africa and Asia. WSSCC facilitates sector coordination at national,
regional and global levels, and engages rights holders and duty bearers to
adopt policy guidelines on menstrual hygiene and disability. WSSCC also
supports national sanitation and hygiene improvement programmes through its
Global Sanitation Fund (GSF), coordinates knowledge platforms, and advocates on
behalf of the 2.3 billion people without access to improved sanitation across
the globe. UNOPS is the legal and administrative host of WSSCC.
WSSCC partners with
UN agencies, governments, and private corporations to promote SDG 6.2, which
includes equal access to sanitation and hygiene for adolescent girls, people
with disabilites and the elderly. The partnerships combine traditional and
non-traditional modalities, innovative ways of working, networking, policy
advocacy, knowledge sharing and learning, as well as targeted communications
and media outreach. Much of this support is directed to coalition building and
sector coordination to bring about policy reforms and large-scale improvements
in sanitation and hygiene. Read more at www.wsscc.org
The Directorate, under the direction of the WSSCC Executive Director,
provides leadership on key corporate processes and issues such as strategic
planning and resource mobilization. The internship will be placed within the Directorate
to support the organizational undertaking on resource mobilization, working
under the supervision of Resource Mobilization and Strategic Partnership
Development Officer.
More information on WSSCC can be found at: www.wsscc.org.