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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’
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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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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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UN Climate Summit: time for the Global North to put their money where their mouth is
As the second and final week of the UN Climate Summit COP29 starts today, we look back to the first week with Simavi's Policy and Advocacy officer Esin Erdoğan. She is in...
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Earth Pan gives Kalioki women new courage: 'Now we can help other women solve water problems.'
Walking for hours every day in the heat on a road where dangerous animals such as snakes lurk: In Kalioki, a village in Kajiado County in Kenya, having water close to hom...
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‘Locally led adaptation is critical to achieve water justice in the face of the climate crisis’
For Simavi Director Dieneke van der Wijk there is no doubt: empowering communities to take ownership of the process of adapting to the impacts of climate change is crucia...
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Jane Nyamwamu about the impact of the Water Justice Fund: 'Women can do magic'
