On behalf of the SuSanA Secretariat, we would like to express our deepest condolences on the passing of Louisa Gosling, A great name in the sector.  Together with Amita, we encourage everyone to share their reflections and memories as we come together to honour her legacy. Our thoughts are with Louisa's family, friends and all those who had the pleasure of knowing her.

Alex from the SuSanA Secretariat

Dear colleagues,

Thank you for all of these heartfelt condolences, which we at RWSN are collating to share with Louisa's family. Louisa remains in our thoughts, and may her memory be a blessing.

Louisa achieved so much in her life, among them her publications. In honour of her memory, I would like to share some here:

1. Louisa Gosling and Mike Edwards (2003) Toolkits: A Practical Guide to Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Assessment: 5 (Save the Children Development Manuals.) (available here )
2. Louisa Gosling, Tripti Rai, Pedi Obani, Moussa Alou Traore, Landry Ouangre, Fauzia Aliu, Sonu Kumar Shah; Analysis of experience using human rights to accelerate WASH access in four countries. H2Open Journal 1 June 2022; 5 (2): 234–247. doi:  doi.org/10.2166/h2oj.2022.073
3. Louisa Gosling (2014) Moving along the right track? The experience of developing a rights-based approach at WaterAid. Waterlines 33 (4): 357-374 (available here )
4. Breaking the barriers: disability, ageing and HIV in inclusive WASH programming in  “Equality in Water and Sanitation Services” Edited By Cumming, O and Slaymaker, T, Routledge, July 2018 ( link )
5.  WaterAid (2018). Understanding and addressing equality, non-discrimination and inclusion in water, sanitation and hygiene(WASH) work. WaterAid: London, UK ( here )
6. WaterAid (2010) Equity and inclusion: A rights based approach. Framework ( link )
7. Making Rights Real: working with local government on rights to water and sanitation WaterAid, WASH United, UNICEF, ISF-UTS, End water poverty, Simavi ( link )

Louisa leaves us with a legacy of practical knowledge and more which will stand the test of time. She and her family and friends remain in my thoughts.
The RWSN secretariat and co-leads of the leave no one behind theme at RWSN are collating condolence messages for Louisa's family and we welcome you to share them with us.

Best wishes,
Amita

Dear Amita and the RWSN team,

Thank you for sharing this beautiful tribute to Louisa Gosling.

Her passion and dedication in advocating for those often overlooked in the water and sanitation sector left an indelible mark on the sector.
On behalf of the SuSanA Moderation Team, I would like to pass our heartfelt condolences to Louisa’s family, friends, and colleagues.

The impact of her work in "Leave No One Behind" will be felt for many years to come. We stand in solidarity in honouring Louisa’s memory.

Sincerely,Chaiwe

Thank you Amita for your beautiful tribute. We miss her immensely.

Dear colleagues,
 
It is with great sadness that the theme leaders of RWSN’s leave no one behind theme and the RWSN secretariat announce the passing of
Louisa Gosling. Louisa was a former lead for the LNOB theme, and impacted many
of our lives.
 
I had the privilege to work with Louisa in person for some years. I share my own reflections here: In memory of Louisa Gosling: a mentor and an inspiration - Amita Bhakta - Hidden WASH (amita-bhakta-hidden-wash.net)
 
At RWSN we welcome you to reach out to us and share any reflections. Our thoughts are with Louisa’s family, friends, and all who had
the opportunity to work with her.
 
Best wishes,
Amita