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Simavi and Women Win launch the Water Justice Fund: women and girls at the forefront of climate action

24.03.23 Amsterdam
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Yunia Musaazi wants more women in water committees: 'Women know what they're talking about'

08.03.23 The Netherlands
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From online learning to increased impact of the WASH SDG programme

01.02.23 The Netherlands
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Simavi Managing Director Dieneke van der Wijk at the Climate march in Rotterdam

Dieneke van der Wijk wraps up Simavi’s 2022: the water crisis on centre stage

22.12.22 Sri Lanka
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Hasina Parvin Uttaran and the mayor of Kalaroa

How Make Rights Real helps realise the human rights to water and sanitation in Bangladesh

10.12.22 Amsterdam
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Juliana Kiio

I am Simavi - Juliana Kiio: A story of resilience

01.12.22 Kenya
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Tanwee Das youth activist en voluntuur in Bangladesh

Water crisis: young people are building resilience

Young people in Bangladesh are taking matters into their own hands in the fight against climate change as the climate crisis is leading to increasing water shortages.
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 Annet Ithungu, chair person

Annet Ithungu: ‘Anything men can do, women can do better’

Annet Ithungu chairs the water committee in Karugaya, Uganda. She guides us through this story about water, climate change and gender equality.
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 Cecilia Achieng Ayot (44 years) a local politician poses in Kibera Kenya

Sextortion: The Silent Pandemic

In Kenya, women and girls are forced to have sex in exchange for water, a basic necessity. Politician Cecilia Ayot will not give up until this is a thing of the past.
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Jane Nyamwamu about the impact of the Water Justice Fund: 'Women can do magic'

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