A shared agenda: exploring the links between water, sanitation, hygiene and sexual and reproductive health and rights in sustainable development

Today Simavi and her partners Wateraid, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), International Women’s Health Coalition (IWHC), and Marie Stopes International (MSI) presented a paper on exploring the links between WASH and SRHR in comprehensive and integrated policy and programming in low and middle-income countries. Download paper: A shared agenda 

Women Deliver 2019

This week Simavi is at Women Deliver, the world’s largest conference on gender equality and the health, rights, and wellbeing of girls and women. Check out our schedule for the week, and some supporting documents on the work we do for the health of women and girls.

Make the last mile the first mile: is business the key to fulfilling human rights?

The WASH Alliance International Week: Linking and learning between the WAI sub-programmes

By Simavi, partner of WASH Alliance International, for the WASH SDG Programme From 25 to 29 of March, 5 Country Coordinators and 4 Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) officers from 5 countries came to Amsterdam to discuss the WASH Alliance International (WAI) sub-programmes under the WASH SDG Programme.

WASH SDG Consortium joint statement for World Toilet Day

Today (November 19, 2018) is World Toilet Day! The theme this year is: toilets and nature. You have probably used the toilet already without giving it much thought. Here are some facts to think about during your next visit:  

STOP! The media are being gagged

Around the world, on the 16th of November, the websites of citizens’ movements and NGOs are going dark. Why? As an act of protest and solidarity; protest against the diminishing possibilities for making your voice heard as an active citizen or organization and to come together or debate peaceably. And in solidarity with those who cannot speak.

WASH SDG Consortium joint statement for the Global hand-washing day

Today (October 15, 2018) is Global Handwashing Day! Have you already washed your hands? This year, the focus is on highlighting the links between handwashing and food – including good food hygiene and nutrition.

Report Launch: Socially inclusive WASH programming

A mapping study of social inclusive strategies and approaches in WASH programmes and projects of a selection of Dutch based and international organisations active in the WASH sector. The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS) and Simavi (Watershed) invite you to join a side event with a report launch on social inclusion, contributing to the global WASH goals of Leaving No One Behind, the World Water Week theme for 2019.

Read the Accountability Times!

The High Level Political Forum may be over, but our work here is only just getting started. We will soon reach the three year mark since the start of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and so far, we are behind in reaching Goal 6.