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Coalition eau

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Financing for Development Water
Geographic scope:	International
Millennium Development Goals:	Ensure environmental sustainability
Mission statement:	Coalition Eau is an alliance of 31 French NGOs working to promote sustainable access to water and sanitation for all. Our missions: ¿Notify the decision-makers to ensure commitments are upheld. ¿Offer expertise and alternatives to drive progress in the sector. ¿Forge alliances with groups in both the North and South to reinforce mobilization efforts and ensure the voice of civil society is heard. ¿Train our members and our partners to improve their capacity for action. ¿Inform public opinion and raise public awareness of the issues pertaining to access to water and sanitation for all. Our objectives: ¿To promoteequitable and sustainable access to water through: - the human right to water and sanitation and its effective implementation, - the conservation and sustainable management of the resource, - effective funding policies, adapted to needs. ¿To encouragelocal stakeholder participation by: - reinforcing locally-based initiatives and models, - providing local authorities with the resources they require to carry out their role effectively, - involving the people in the decision-making process. ¿To support the development of effective public water services, accessible to all, through: - the use of local contracting authorities at all levels, - the implementation of social pricing systems, - transparent managementwith user-led auditing.
Year established:	2006
Organizational structure:	-A Plenary Assembly defines the intervention strategies. -A Coordination Group supervises and supports the permanent secretariat to implement activities. -Work Groups develop common positions and implement concrete actions. -A Permanent Secretariat coordinates and carries out activities.
Number and type of members:	31 NGOs Members : ACAD, Action contre la Faim, ADEDE, AVSF, CCFD, Coopération Atlantique Guinée 44, CORAIL, CRID, 4D, East, Eau Sans Frontières International, Eau Vive, Enda, Green Cross France et Territoires, GRED, GRET, Helen Keller International, Hydraulique Sans Frontières, Ingénieurs Sans Frontières, Initiative Développement, Les Amis de la Terre, Réseau Foi et Justice Afrique Europe, Secours Catholique – Caritas France, Secours Islamique France, Sherpa, Solidarité Eau Europe, Toilettes du Monde, Triangle Génération Humanitaire, WaterLex, WECF, WWF France.
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Donations and grants from domestic sources

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