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						From Trash Barriers to ‘Sky Latrines’: Leveraging Entrepreneurship to Address WASH-Related Challenges in Cambodia’s Floating VillagesCambodia faces a number of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)-related challenges — particularly in the floating villages and dense lakeside communities around the Mekong River. As Simon Crittle at iDE explains, these waterways are heavily contaminated, causing residents to suffer from waterborne diseases. He explores how iDE is addressing these issues by helping local community members create and monetize waste-management solutions — providing livelihoods for women entrepreneurs in the process. - Categories
- Environment, Social Enterprise, Technology, WASH
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- hygiene, recycling, sanitation, waste, water, women entrepreneurs
 
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						With the Exception of Egypt and Tunisia Other African Countries Will Not Achieve SDG6The report notes that although Africa is making progress towards achieving the SDGs, the number of goals on track is lower than the number requiring acceleration or reversal. - Categories
- Technology, WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- global development, hygiene, research, sanitation, SDGs, water
 
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						Press Release: WaterEquity Announces Final Close of $150 Million Global Access Fund IV Addressing the Global Water CrisisWaterEquity's Latest Investment Fund Will Deploy Mission-Driven Capital to Deliver Water and Sanitation Solutions for Millions of Low-Income Families Around the World. 
 
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- Social Enterprise, WASH
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- Global
 
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						Press Release: New Report from Essity Links Gender Equality to Global Health and Well-BeingThis is one of several findings in Essity's Health and Hygiene Report 2023-2024, linking gender equality, care, and prevention to personal well-being and public progress, emphasizing the need for joint action to effect change. 
 
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- Health Care
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- Global
 
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						World Water Week: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Funding Drops by a Third Putting Lives at Risk, Warns WaterAidWaterAid is calling on donor countries to close the gap between what’s promised and what’s delivered. - Categories
- WASH
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						Reckitt Nigeria Launches WASH Accelerator Programme With Seed Funding for Social EntrepreneursDettol, 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
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- accelerators, hygiene, sanitation, scale, water
 
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						Press Release: USAID Releases Indonesia Global Water Strategy High-Priority Country PlanUnder 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
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- South Asia
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- climate change, sanitation, water
 
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						Vantage Capital Invests $25 Million in Water and Sanitation Solutions Provider in East AfricaVantage 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. 
 
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- North Africa & Near East
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- sanitation, water