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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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Dutch breakthrough in providing free menstrual pads and tampons. Now also offer sustainable choice

12.12.22 Amsterdam
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Ending violence against indigenous women and girls in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh

08.12.22 Bangladesh
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Juliana Kiio

I am Simavi - Juliana Kiio: A story of resilience

01.12.22 Kenya
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Cecilia Ayot during a demonstration

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence: creating awareness for sextortion for water

25.11.22 Amsterdam
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Keeping up with menstrual health developments: time for an updated menstrual health manual

24.11.22 Amsterdam
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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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 Global Period Poverty Forum in Brisbane

Period poverty, a global problem

01.11.22 Australia
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Jane Nyamwamu about the impact of the Water Justice Fund: 'Women can do magic'

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