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Reckitt Nigeria Launches WASH Accelerator Programme With Seed Funding for Social Entrepreneurs
Dettol, Harpic, and Mortein manufacturer, Reckitt has launched the Fight for Access Accelerator, which offers social businesses who are tackling access to WASH with the chance to scale their solutions.
- Categories
- Social Enterprise, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- accelerators, hygiene, sanitation, scale, water
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Press Release: USAID Releases Indonesia Global Water Strategy High-Priority Country Plan
Under this plan, USAID will invest over $50 million to reach more than one million Indonesians with access to safe, sustainable, and climate-resilient drinking water.
- Categories
- WASH
- Region
- South Asia
- Tags
- climate change, sanitation, water
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Vantage Capital Invests $25 Million in Water and Sanitation Solutions Provider in East Africa
Vantage Capital, a mezzanine fund manager, has made a new investment in the water and sanitation sector after its recent engagement in the healthcare industry in Morocco.
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
- Tags
- sanitation, water
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African Development Bank Group Commits $101 Million to Sustainable Water and Sanitation Reforms in Rwanda
The program aims to improve water and sanitation governance and access to basic water supply and sanitation services.
- Categories
- WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- regulations, sanitation, water
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Seedstars Youth Wellbeing Ventures Mandate to Invest $20 Million in Small African Companies
The aim of the funding is to improve the well-being of young people in low- and middle-income countries across the continent.
- Categories
- Finance, Health Care, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- employment, housing, philanthropy, sanitation, water, youth
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USAID Commits $3 Million for Water and Sanitation Investment Projects in Africa
The African Water Facility is the only African project preparation facility solely focused on addressing water and sanitation issues in Africa.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- sanitation, water
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World Bank Approves $700 Million in Financing to Increase Access to Water and Sanitation and Enhance Forest Community Livelihoods in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The two projects will seek to enhance access to basic services and improve livelihoods in some of the most underserved areas of the country.
- Categories
- WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- forests, sanitation, water
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€113 Million From the World Bank for Wastewater Management via PPPs in Tunisia
This initiative aims to improve the quality of effluent management services in the North African country.
- Categories
- Investing, Technology, WASH
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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