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It takes a village: bringing safe water to every home in Changunarayan Municipality
Making one municipality in Nepal completely water safe for all requires more than just waterpipes and tanks. That is why the Sarwacha programme brings together the commun...
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Vulnerable to sextortion: the story of women and girls in Kajiado County, Kenya
Sex for water has become normalized in my community, says Neelai*, a Maasai woman from Kenya. 'It's terrible what women go through here.’ She and other women have formed...
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‘New development aid policy letter by Dutch minister Klever harmful, heartless and unwise’
20.02.25 Amsterdam
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Water Justice Fund: Building resilient communities in Nepal through peer learning
Since 2023, when the first women’s groups in the Dang and Kailali districts in Nepal received a grant from Simavi’s Water Justice Fund to tackle their water problems, a l...
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WASH, Learn & Share: Pupils as changemakers in Uganda
No toilet and no water? No school. This is how Simavi creates a new generation of WASH-leaders together with Ugandan pupils and their families
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Special Rapporteur on Water and Sanitation receives 61,000 signatures: ‘Sex for water must stop’
11.12.24 Geneva, Switzerland
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Participatory peer learning inspires women groups to work together on water justice
Women groups in Kajiado County visit each other's projects, share ideas and results through WhatsApp and mentor new groups. Jane Nyamwamu, project manager at NIA, and Est...
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What we mean when we talk about menstrual health
Menstrual Health is an integral part of gender equality and global health. Approximately 1.8 billion people in the world menstruate, a quarter of the world population. Ho...
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Poverty: what are the causes, the effects and the consequences
Poverty is one of the most complex challenges facing humanity. According to Simavi, tackling poverty requires addressing its root causes and interconnections with other g...
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Jane Nyamwamu about the impact of the Water Justice Fund: 'Women can do magic'
