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Joyce Mahanyi: “When you educate a woman, you educate the whole community”
After being trained by various water organisations in Tanzania on the importance of safe water sources, Joyce decided to educate her community on water source protection.
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Chandra: 'Now I am comfortable talking in groups, with the community and with government officials'
This is the story of Chandra, a woman who had never worked outside her home before but who became a powerful advocate for safe water when her son fell gravely ill.
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Indigenous youth as agents of change
09.08.23 Bangladesh
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I am Simavi - Kazooba Diana: ‘Simavi implementing partners know better than any of us what people need.’
26.07.23 Kampala, Uganda
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Jane Nyamwamu about the impact of the Water Justice Fund: ‘Women can do magic’
On 4 July, the Water Justice Fund was officially launched in Kajiado County, Kenya. Jane Nyamwamu tells us about why she is so passionate about this new fund.
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How creative projects are preventing violence against women in Bangladesh
In this Simavi programme, girls and women are supported to make decisions about their sexual and reproductive health without violence, coercion and discrimination.
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Chair of the supervisory board Ankie van Wersch-Lenders: ‘Simavi is on the right track’
13.06.23 Nederland
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Simavi publishes new Impact Report: this is what we achieved in 2022
30.05.23 Amsterdam
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How 28 Nepalese women pitched in and jumped headfirst into the menstrual pad business
28 women run a business in Nepal that sells sanitary pads and provides menstruation education in schools. Read the story of the Rose Sangharsha Group.
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Jane Nyamwamu about the impact of the Water Justice Fund: 'Women can do magic'
