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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.
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- WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- 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.
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- Finance, Health Care, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- 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.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- 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.
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- WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- 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.
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- Investing, Technology, WASH
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- North Africa & Near East
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African Development Bank Approves $20 Million Investment in Private Equity Fund Targeting the Infrastructure Sector in Africa
The mobilization of private capital is critical to closing the infrastructure financing gap in Africa.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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USAID Funds $18 Million for Water and Sanitation in Two Counties in Liberia
Access to basic or improved water services for their residents will be enhanced through the design of water service delivery modules.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- hygiene, sanitation, water
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Analyzing Menstrual Health and Hygiene Through a Market-Based Lens: A New Report Assesses the Landscape in the Global South
Around the world, roughly 1.8 billion people menstruate — and over 300 million are menstruating on any given day. Yet as Lucie Klarsfeld, Jeanne Charbit and Louise Berthault at Hystra explain, menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) is an overlooked topic in global development, and there's a lack of research about the market for menstrual products in the Global South. They share findings from a new Hystra report that addresses this knowledge gap by assessing the market for MHH solutions in eight emerging economies.
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- WASH