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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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Why we should be talking about sex for water in New York

22.03.23 Amsterdam
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Every COP must be free from the polluting influence of the fossil fuel industry: a letter to Dutch ministers

02.02.23 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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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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Nazum Nahid Activist Youthnet Bangladesh

Youth Providing Flood Relief in Remote Areas

Bangladesh is one of the countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Young generations are the ones on the frontline to tackle the various crises.
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HER Climate Stories. Three activists, one message: listen to women!

Women's voices are not heard enough in the decision-making process to tackle the climate crisis. That is why Cinetree and Simavi present HER Climate Stories.
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How a village in Uganda is fighting the effects of climate change by planting trees

Read the story of how communities in Uganda have developed and used strategies to best mitigate the effects of climate change, with support of the WASH SDG programme.
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Looking back on World Water Week 2022: Local communities in the driving seat?

07.09.22 Amsterdam
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Jane Nyamwamu about the impact of the Water Justice Fund: 'Women can do magic'

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