Jayaashree Industries
One Indian social entrepreneur has given women from low income groups in India dignity, by making it possible for them to afford to buy sanitary towels and provide them with an income at the same time. Arunachalam Murugananthamis the person who changed things. From a poor background in the South of India, he created the worlds first low-cost machine to produce sanitary towels. According to a report by market research group AC Nielsen, Sanitary Protection: Every Woman's Health Right, 88% of women in India are driven to use ashes, newspapers, sand husks and dried leaves during their periods. As a result of these unhygienic practices, more than 70% of women suffer from reproductive tract infections, increasing the risk of contracting associated cancers. Muruganantham re-engineered a sanitary […]
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DfG Days for Girls International
Days for Girls turns periods into pathways. We’re increasing access to menstrual care and education by developing global partnerships, seeding social enterprises, mobilizing volunteers, and innovating sustainable solutions that shatter stigmas and limitations for women and girls. Together, we're advancing gender equity and building a world with dignity, health, and opportunity for all. The Days for Girls movement includes more than 1,000 registered Chapters and Teams; social enterprise projects in 15 countries; and 50,000+ volunteers assembling and distributing DfG Kits (washable menstrual care solutions) in 114 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. We have reached one million women and girls — and counting!
Online since: 12.12.2017
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SHARE Sanitation and Hygiene Applied Research for Equity (SHARE) consortium
Established in 2010 with funding from the UK Department for International Development, the Sanitation and Hygiene Applied Research for Equity (SHARE) consortium seeks to contribute to achieving universal access to effective, sustainable and equitable sanitation and hygiene by generating, synthesising and translating evidence to improve policy and practice worldwide. Since our inception, we have conducted research across a range of sanitation and hygiene-related issues to address national sector needs in the countries which we work, focussing particularly on the broad thematic areas of: equity, health, markets and urban sanitation. In 2015, SHARE commenced a second phase of research and refocused to four new themes: complementary food hygiene, nutrition, urban sanitation and vaccines. Our activities are now concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa, specifically: Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and […]
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ARUWE Action for Rural Women's Empowerment
Action for Rural Women's Empowerment (ARUWE) is a grassroots non-profit that works with marginalized groups of people especially rural women and children in Uganda. Established in 2003 as a community based organization, ARUWE was later registered as an NGO in 2008 and has functional governance structures that include a board of five members and an executive committee. Initially, the organization started its operations in Nsangi sub-county, Wakiso district focusing on women livelihood programs. Presently, ARUWE operates in Wakiso, Kiboga, Kyankwanzi, Mpigi and Sembabule districts of central Uganda focusing on eliminating discriminative practices that inhibit womenÂ?s potential in the social, economic and civic sectors. ARUWE envisions a world in which women and children realize their full social, economic and civic potential and its mission is to […]
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WaterAid
International NGO focused on water, sanitation and hygiene in low-income countries
Online since: 01.01.1970
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SLH The Sanitation Learning Hub
We are a learning and research programme focused on sanitation and hygiene in low and lower-middle income countries. Our vision is that everyone realises their right to safely managed sanitation and hygiene – making sure no one is left behind in the drive to end open defecation for good. We are committed to eliminating discrimination and to embedding and supporting equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, in our work and in all our activities including recruitment and selection.
Online since: 01.01.1970
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ACEPESA Asociación Centroamericana para la Economía, la Salud y el Ambiente
ACEPESA is a non-governmental organisation in the area of Costa Rica and Central America. The organisation contributes to innovative technical products and high quality as well as to the articulation of public and private efforts in managing the development and sustainability.
Online since: 01.01.1970
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ZEF Center for Development Research, University of Bonn
The Center for Development Research (ZEF) was founded in 1995. ZEF is an international and trans-disciplinary scientific research institute at the University of Bonn. ZEF’s overall goal is to contribute with its research and education to enhancing sustainable human development and combating poverty in the developing world. ZEF therefore cooperates closely with researchers from all over the world and with experts in the fields of development policy and cooperation. ZEF research themes include: - Governance - Water Resources - Health and Sanitation - Food Security
Online since: 01.01.1970
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AFRIpads Ltd.
AFRIpads Ltd. is a social business in Uganda that specializes in the local manufacture and global supply of cost-effective, reusable sanitary pads. We provide women and girls with a sustainable solution for managing their periods with comfort and dignity. Made in Uganda – by women, for women, with love!
Online since: 01.01.1970
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LFRO Lanka Fundamental Rights Organization
We work to ensure fundamental rights from womb to tomb. There are three areas which are involved in violation of fundamental rights. Which are Health, Education and Wealth. We assist everyone to be Healthy, Educated and Wealthy. Under Health comes Environment, Water & Sanitation. We concentrate very much specially on these two as they are more connected to health. Our activities are future plans on Water & Sanitation are : 1) Ensure that all Schools have Water & Sanitation facilities 2) Build Sanitation facilities near Bus Halts where more Students, Girls & Ladies move. 3) Due to high population, the lands are blocked out and people build houses close by and build drinking water wells & toilets in the same land not knowing the ground water is being […]
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SHEDF Sejuti Health and Education Development Foundation
Description: Sejuti Health and Education Development Foundation (SHEDF) is „ Non government organization in Bangladesh. It was formed in the context of devastating flood held in 2007 in Bangladesh, starting to provide relief and rehabilitation program in that context. Later on, the organization transformed as Rights Based Organization to enhance capacity of the people for claiming their rights as full phased program particularly Health and WATSAN arena. Along with this awareness and capacity enhance program, organization also emphasized on Advocacy to ensure people’s rights. SHEDF has vision on Justice Society where people will be organized forces against any injustice and play active role for meaningful change of the society through transformational process. SHEDF believes in working together in a spirit of mutual trust and equality […]
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ITA INDIAN TOILET ASSOCIATION
INDIAN TOILET ASSOCIATION is a non-profit company started in May 2017 under the Section 8 of the Companies Act, India and is a fully compliant institution. The primary aim is to educate people about sanitation and waste management. Sanitation was a long-neglected sector. It was in 2014 that the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan ushered in the need for household toilets in India. On a war footing, over 10 crore toilets have been built across the country and this concerted effort has nearly put to an end the menace of open defecation in the country. Despite all out efforts, there exists a huge scope for educating the public and establishments in India about the proper use of toilets at home, school, institutions, offices, trains, planes, malls, so on […]
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IBBK Internationales Biogas und Bioenergie Kompetenzzentrum
The work of the IBBK covers regional, national and international activities. The Centre of Competence is setting up an additional impulse beyond the traditional lobby work and is striving to cover the growing demand for independent, neutral dissemination of information in the field of biogas, bioenergy and ecological sanitation. The main emphasis is in educational (transfer of knowledge in form of seminars, workshops and conferences among others) and project work. The International Biogas and Bioenergy Centre of Competence (IBBK) brings together experts and companies, as well as groups of interest and educational institutes in the field of biogas, bioenergy and ecological sanitation.
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TED Technologies for Economic Development
Technologies for Economic Development TED is a Lesotho based NGO; the activities are covering the following areas: (1) urban and rural sanitation; (2) awareness raising and education on WASH; (3) a wide range of other technologies to protect health, environment and climate; (4) technical training, job creation for skilled staff; and (5) consultancy services in sustainable sanitation
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Aquanesa aquanesa solution GmbH - LAVESE
Your hygiene is our mission: Making handwashing possible everywhere! Aquanesa solution GmbH and its brand LAVESE were established in 2020 near Frankfurt, Germany. It provides people with a washing option in situations without immediate access to piped water. It functions without water connection and without electricity. Practising hand hygiene is a key aspect in achieving good health. Aquanesa aims to give everyone the opportunity to free one’s hands from biological, chemical and physical health risks – immediately after action. With the development of the ultramobile hand hygiene station, Aquanesa closes the gap in handwashing options in over 105 countries worldwide thanks to our partner network.
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WéCo Water-éCoquette
Rethinking the use of public toilets: WéCo creates the écological and designed public toilet for high income urban areas - We want to design and create a toilet with the latest technology but most importantly innovate in order to create a product which takes care of the environment. - We want to create an urban shelter, which serves as the showroom of its location.
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DACT Divine Act Charitable Trust
Divine Act Charitable Trust (DACT) is a Non-Governmental Organization, which is governed by an Executive Board of Trustees. The organization is based in Nigeria, with operations spread all over the country. It is registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) with registration certificate CAC/IT/NO 76131 in Nigeria. DACT has been granted Special Consultative Status with UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 2021, allowing us to engage in United Nations-system activities dealing with economic and social development. DACT is a non-governmental and service oriented organisation which mainly aims at meeting basic needs and improving living conditions of the underserved populace. In this sense, DACT partners with other organisations and communities to empower and educate the people living in extreme poverty to meet their basic health, education […]
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WTA World Toilet Association
The World Toilet Association is an international organization dedicated to protecting lives through the improvement of sanitation via toilets. The Inaugural General Assembly held in Seoul, Korea on Nov. 22, 2007, hosted participants from 66 countries, including government officials in the fields of sanitation and public health, representatives from NGOs and other international organizations, and industry experts. They gathered to affirm the importance of toilets on humanity and discuss future plans for improving sanitation conditions throughout the world. The World Toilet Association considers toilets to be essential to the proper disposal of waste and water management. With other international organizations, however, the subject of toilets is often eclipsed by broader social issues such as 'sanitation' or 'public health.' Considered a taboo topic in everyday parlance, […]
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Africa AHEAD
An Association of committed practitioners and partners who support holistic sustainable and cost effective development through community and school health clubs.
Online since: 01.01.1970
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Oy Coolcenter Forssa
Coolcenter Forssa produces freezing toilets for different brands (Biolan, Pikku Vihreä, Separett). Freezing toilet is a sustainable and easy toilet with good-looking outlook. Freezing toilet is a waterless, hygenic and odourless toilet solution. It needs only electricity for working, and hence it doesn't need chemicals or installations for working, so it is extremely easy to use. We aim to raise awareness of freezing toilets, as it a good solution as a sustainable toilet.
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