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How menstrual products make a difference for girls in Uganda: ‘I finally feel safe when I have my period.’

Old clothes, bits of an old mattress or sponges. These are the materials that 14-year-old Gloria Karungi from Uganda used to use when she was menstruating. Not really ide...

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What is Simavi’s vision on Water Justice?

At Simavi we fight for water justice. But what does water justice mean? Why is this so important and what does water justice look like in practice. And most importantly,...

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No civic space, no justice - why we continue to speak out

29.04.25 Amsterdam

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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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