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WASH SDG: this is how building effective coalitions contributed to system change

Bangladesh is one of the countries that is not on track to reach SDG6 for water and sanitation. The successful WASH SDG WAI sub-programme led by Simavi shows how effectiv...
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Knowledge exchange in Satkhira, Bangladesh, as part of the WASH SDG programme

Patience and cultural sensitivity: key factors for system change in WASH

Learnings from the WASH SDG WAI sub-programme in Bangladesh led by Simavi show the importance of locally-led interventions for lasting change.
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COP28 cannot end without financial commitments to reach the Global Goal on Adaptation

11.12.23 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Climate finance: time to get serious about money

05.12.23 Dubai
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Adoption of Loss and Damage Fund good news, but more is needed for climate justice

01.12.23 Dubai
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Live-blog COP28: Put climate and water justice first

From November 30 till December 12 world leaders gather at COP28 to tackle the climate crisis. Simavi will be present in Dubai, as an NGO delegate. In this liveblog we pub...
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Make Africa Strategy a real starting point for an equal relationship

03.10.23 Amsterdam
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Signing agreement Sarwacha by Simavi and Dopper

Sarwacha programme: Simavi and Dopper team up again for safe drinking water in Nepal

15.08.23 Nederland
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Nirmala Chaudhary chairperson of womens' group

Nirmala Chaudhary: “These reinforcements are better and last longer than other dykes."

Nirmala Chaudhary is fighting for the survival of her village in Nepal. Last year, a major flood knocked out the existing embankments alongside the river.
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Jane Nyamwamu about the impact of the Water Justice Fund: 'Women can do magic'

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