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

29.04.25 Amsterdam

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Druppel voor druppel: samen werken aan waterzekerheid in Nepal

Wat als je maar een half uurtje per dag water uit de kraan krijgt? Of als je weet dat het water dat je drinkt je ziek kan maken, maar je geen alternatief hebt? In Nepal i...

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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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