The Water Coalition is a Hungarian organization, in which concerned civil organizations, municipalities and trade unions work together to map and improve the water situation in Hungary.
The Coalition was created by the initiative of civil organizations thanks to the community organizing program of the Civil College Foundation. The “mother” of the collaboration, Andrea Homoki, and the “father” István Szulovszky, both are community organizers of the CKA.
The members of the Water Coalition are civil communities, municipalities and trade unions that have noticed the increasingly serious water problems in their localities or professions and joined forces to find solutions. The amortized state of the piped potable water network has been a serious problem in several settlements for years. Several studies warn that the state of water utility systems is getting worse due to the lack of reconstruction. The population mostly perceives the deterioration of the piped potable water network throughout the country.
Let’s finally pour clean water into the glass!
* Our aim is to reveal and present the problems of the sector, their possible consequences and current effects, as well as to prompt decision-makers to take action. They must create the conditions for a sustainable service, since access to clean, safe piped water is our fundamental right. The Water Coalition is an organization independent of party politics, we do not conduct campaign activities in relation to any party, but as a civil association representing a public cause, we declare that we can conduct negotiations with any political organization for the sake of our cause. With the Water Coalition, as a first step we launched the “Clean water in our glasses!” campaign to improve the water service.
The Water Coalition organized a week-long event on the occasion of the World Water Day, called Water Week of Water program series.
The members of the Coalition also went to the parliament to persuade the relevant decision-makers to deal with this problem.
You can meet them at the Reunion of Hungarian Community Organizers from July 4 to 5 in Kunbábony.
Follow the Facebook page of the Water Coalition (in Hungarian)