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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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Deep disappointment about the results of COP29 in Baku

25.11.24 Baku, Azerbaijan

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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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WASH, Learn & Share Hackathon: A blueprint for community driven water and sanitation solutions

11.11.24 Fort Portal, Uganda

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