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September 10, 2012
India: SEWA launches factory for sanitary towels for poor rural women
Menstruation for women in rural areas is a cause of problem as they are forced to use unsanitary rags that cause diseases. Very often young girls do not attend schools because of unavailability of cheap sanitary towels. Now, SEWA, Self Employed Women’s Association has launched a factory which produces these […]
September 10, 2012
Egypt: The new enemy – Garbage
Egypt’s newly elected president, Mohammed Morsi has a separate issue added to a host of others his government must take care of. Cairo has a major waste management problem which has resulted in an overwhelming amount of waste and garbage all over the city. Read more here.
September 10, 2012
Ghana spends GH₵ 290 million on poor sanitation
According to the World Bank, Ghana spends as much as GH₵ 290 million, an amount equivalent of 1.6 per cent of its GDP on poor sanitation and hygiene. Read more here.
September 10, 2012
Sanitation: How the World Water Week is not just about water
While water and food sectors are affirmed linkages considered most often by aid agencies, it is the sanitation sector that has suffered the most neglect. Read about the current and upcoming initiatives by several multilateral organizations here.
September 10, 2012
India: Bangalore gets strewn with garbage
The IT hub of the country, Bangalore is strewn with piles of garbage all over as the nearby villagers refuse to let authorities dump the waste on their lands (read here). Read more here.
September 10, 2012
Providing clean drinking water for the world a huge challenge
At the commencement of the World Water Week, the UNICEF has commented on the task of providing clean drinking water to the entire world, saying that while considerable progress has been made, carrying the mission all the way and finishing the job could likely be a challenge. Read more here.
September 10, 2012
UNDP’s Adaptive Community Water Initiative (CWI)
CWI (Community Water Initiative) was launched as a part of efforts to achieve water and sanitation MDGs (Millennium Development Goals). It supports decentralized demand driven, low cost and community run water and sanitation initiatives. Read it here.
September 10, 2012
Addressing the shortfall: The urgent need for increased and better targeted aid to the water and sanitation sector
According to this report, published ahead of the gathering of experts from across the world for World Water Week, shows how the cost of water and sanitation aid provided per year to each person is less than the price of a coffee. This report by the WaterAid and Development Initiatives […]
September 10, 2012
Ghana to receive aid for food from the G8 alliance on food security
Ghana is set to receive an amount of US$600 million from the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, an implementation of the G8. Read more here.
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Interactive SHG Map of India: 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups are spread across 27 States and 6 UTs in India
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