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Press Release: Bangladesh Receives $200 Million From World Bank for Safe Water and Sanitation Services in Rural Areas
It will provide microcredits to both the households and entrepreneurs for water and sanitation facilities. About 309,000 of the poorest households will receive fully subsidized toilets. Besides the household water connections, it will construct around 3,000 community piped water schemes.
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- Asia Pacific
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New Sanitation and Wastewater Management Benchmark Tool in Africa
Africa must invest in innovative sanitation and wastewater management to achieve development goals – report
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- Technology, WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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AXA IM Alts Leads New Investment Round in Sanergy’s Africa and Asia Expansion
With AXA IM Alts’s support, Sanergy would be well-positioned to scale its operations in Kenya and across the region.
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- Agriculture, Environment, WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nordic Development Fund Approves $8.8 Million Grant for African Water Facility
The Nordic Development Fund (NDF) has approved $8.8 million in grant funding to the African Water Facility for projects in the Sahel and Horn of Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- coronavirus, funding, impact investing, sanitation, WASH
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Press Release: Kimberly-Clark Continues Crucial Work Amidst Pandemic To Address the Global Sanitation Crisis
Kimberly-Clark Continues Crucial Work Amidst Pandemic To Address the Global Sanitation Crisis
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- Coronavirus, WASH
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- entrepreneurs, global development, sanitation, SDGs, toilets, WASH, Women
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Harpic and Sanergy to Boost Toilet Access in Mukuru and Mathare
The sanitation actors say improving Kenya’s state of sanitation requires more inclusive approaches and partnerships to save the country’s poorest, most remote, and the most marginalised populations
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- Entrepreneurship, WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Utilities of the Future: How To Build Universal and Resilient Water Supply and Sanitation Systems
Over the last two decades, countries around the world have achieved important improvements in their water and sanitation sector governance and utility performance - which has resulted in significant increases in the number of people provided with sustainable services.
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- WASH
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- coronavirus, sanitation, SDGs, sustainability, water
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Press Release: VisionSpring Launches Ergonomic and Affordable Handwashing Stations: To Be Available Across India
VisionSpring (www.visionspring.org), the pioneering social enterprise working with a mission to provide clear vision to all through eyeglasses, announced the launch of ergonomic and affordable handwashing stations across India to provide easy access to hand hygiene for hospitals and healthcare providers, NGOs, CSRs, Government, schools, transport hubs, and workplaces and factories. The launch comes as there is a gradual attempt by the Government towards the restoration of normalcy in India while it still grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Coronavirus, Entrepreneurship, Health Care, Technology, WASH
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- Asia Pacific
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