Our Work

Three pillars. One mission.

Advocacy, community action, and access to information, working together to build a water-just world.

Our Approach

Water justice, from policy tables to village wells

We believe water is more than an economic resource. It's a matter of culture, gender equality, environment, and community. Our work sits at the intersection of three pillars, each reinforcing the others.

01

Advocacy & Representation

Elevating youth voices, especially from Indigenous and underrepresented communities, in national and international water governance forums.

12 policy interventions since 2020UN 2026 accredited
02

Empowering Community Through Action

Supporting local, youth-led initiatives that tackle water challenges directly through practical, participatory, sustainable projects.

10 projects since 2020500+ youth engaged
03

Democratizing Access to Water Information

Sharing stories, research, and digital content to increase global awareness and make water knowledge accessible to everyone.

12 podcast episodes since 202010 research articles published
Initiatives

Where the work actually happens

Six formats carry AWA's mission into the field, onto the airwaves, and into the rooms where policy gets made.

Youth Leadership Ambassador Program workshop session

The Ambassador Program

Our flagship pathway for young people to step into water advocacy: building skills, leading local projects, and joining AWA's global network of youth change-makers.

Podcast Water Voices Around the World podcast icon

Water Voices Around the World

Conversations with youth leaders, researchers, and communities confronting water scarcity across the globe. Twelve episodes and counting, with listenership growing every year.

Fog-harvesting nets deployed in Peru's coastal desert Community Projects

Hands-On Field Work

Practical, on-the-ground solutions like our fog-harvesting nets piloted in Peru's coastal desert, putting innovation directly into communities' hands.

Research

Youth Water Governance Studies

In-depth research like our study in San Juan de Marcona, Ica, combining survey data with real conversations about the solutions communities actually want.

Download Marcona Report (PDF)
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The AWA Water Café

Bringing the water community together face-to-face to listen, exchange ideas, and connect. Our first edition launches in Barcelona this October.

Workshops Capacity-building session

Capacity-Building Sessions

Skill-building delivered with partners like the World Bank's Young Water Professional Network, SAYWiW, and the Mental Health Youth Alliance.

Digital Toolkit

Waterways of Change

Our first digital product: a practical toolkit for water advocacy, available in two tiers. Launching soon.

Global Commitments

Aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Every project we run maps back to a global framework for change. See how, goal by goal →

See the numbers behind the work.

Our Impact & Transparency page breaks down exactly what we delivered in 2025, and where every dollar went.