Journalist Paula Kragten is founder of and driving force behind Period, the online magazine about the menstrual cycle. She is author of the book ‘Beautiful red is not ugly’ and co-host of the Bloody Sunday Afternoon on October 8, as part of the Sustainable Week Utrecht. Simavi asked her three questions. Bottom line: why is menstrual awareness important in the Netherlands?

Susanne Shatanawi is programme officer WASH at Simavi and responsible for managing WASH programmes in Indonesia and Nepal. She is an expert on technical and social aspects of WASH with a focus on strengthening the capacity of local stakeholders and community empowerment. She visited Stockholm World Water Week to give a poster presentation about wastewater treatment plants in Nepal.

Sanne Thijssen is the Sexual and Reproductive and Health Rights (SRHR) Youth ambassador of the Netherlands. Since September 2016, she is raising the voice of youth, to ensure better access to SRHR information and services. We talked to Sanne about her work and views.