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Waste not, want not

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:47:47 +0000

Region:

World, Africa

Country:

Benin, Ghana, Mali

Recycling is helping solve Bamako’s waste problem – while bringing benefits to the capital’s poor.

Empowering women in the oilseed business: the P’KWI women's cooperative

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:12:34 +0000

Region:

Africa, World

Sector:

Agriculture

Country:

Uganda

The story of a women's group that dared to make a difference and how it transformed its members' lives.

Reaping the benefits of REDD+

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:56:12 +0000

Region:

World

Program:

REDD+

SNV's new REDD+ Energy and Agriculture Programme (REAP) to maximise REDD+ impact in the energy and agriculture sectors.

Learning from the field

Tue, 07 May 2013 10:09:34 +0000

Region:

Asia, World

Country:

Lao PDR

A learning brief developed jointly by SNV Lao PDR and the IRC brings together the insights gained during the implementation of the Sustainable Sanitation and Hygiene for All (SSH4A) programme.

"Biogas has made me forget my disability"

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:29:26 +0000

Region:

Africa, World

Sector:

Renewable energy

Country:

Uganda

After losing a leg to illness, biogas has helped restore independence to Ugandan nurse Zura Chemonges.

Women unlock chains of development in rural Nepal

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:29:41 +0000

Region:

Asia, World

Sector:

Agriculture

Program:

IIAS

Country:

Nepal

The Nari Ekata women's agricultural cooperative is creating livelihoods - and changing lives - in rural Nepal.

It is rocket science

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:06:06 +0000

Region:

Asia, World

Program:

IIAS

Country:

Nepal

A cheap and simple stove promises to transform the lives of rural Nepali families in the far-western regions of Nepal

Report from the Clean Cooking Forum in Cambodia

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:14:55 +0000

Region:

Asia, World

Sector:

Renewable energy

Program:

IIAS

Country:

Cambodia

If you thought that smoking was bad for you, you should try cooking on a wood stove. The smoke produced by a wood stove each hour is equivalent to that from 400 cigarettes; with that in mind, it’s no wonder that cookstoves are one of the biggest killers in developing countries.

That risk is clear and imminent, but still surprisingly new to many of us. And, even though the problem is well defined, the solutions are complex, contextual and certainly debatable.

New SNV Managing Directors appointed

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:32:41 +0000

Region:

World

Sector:

Renewable energy, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

SNV is proud to announce the appointment of Andy Wehkamp and Megan Ritchie as Managing Directors for Renewable Energy and Water, Sanitation & Hygiene.

SNV Opinion: Water everywhere - but where's sanitation?

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:46:28 +0000

Region:

Africa, Asia, Latin America, World

Sector:

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

While water tops today's agenda, SNV's Antoinette Kome wonders if sanitation is being left out.