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Handing over autographs Bloody Important Message Dutch Government

Looking back on a bloody important year

24.05.22 Amsterdam
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Jerrycan under a tap

Connect4WASH: Setting the pace for Simavis' new Strategy

16.05.22 Kenya
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Women making bio sand filters

Looking back: the WASH SDG programme in 2021

04.05.22 Amsterdam
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Uganda, India, Nepal: the climate crisis is now

03.05.22 Amsterdam
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Mani Tamang with her grand daugher at a water pump

UN Water Conference 2023 off for a good start

28.04.22 Amsterdam
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Saraswati Giri in her kitchen garden

How kitchen gardens turn women into leaders

For Saraswati Giri the future looks brighter. Upon following a special kitchen garden training, she started her own garden, where she cultivates organic green vegetables.
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 Liesje Schreinemacher

The first 100 days of Liesje Schreinemacher: does the minister suffer from a blind spot?

21.04.22 Amsterdam
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Ritu Bangladesh

Evaluating the impact of the Ritu programme for the future

21.04.22 Amsterdam
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Water Cocktail Bar

Simavi: ‘The Netherlands should take the lead in solving the worldwide water crisis’

14.04.22 Den Haag
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Jane Nyamwamu about the impact of the Water Justice Fund: 'Women can do magic'

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