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Badilisha Maisha project to benefit over 156,000 in Dodoma - Daily News

DODOMA: MINISTER for Water Jumaa Aweso has launched the Badilisha Maisha Project, a three-year initiative aimed at expanding sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services to more than 156,000 people in 23 villages in Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region. The project, valued at 12 million US dollars (about 30bn/-), is being implemented by Water For People ...

This book can be read only when it's wet

A Toronto-based graphic arts studio made a book that can be read only when you pour water over it. It's a poignant symbol of the global water crisis.

MacKenzie Scott is shaking up philanthropy's traditions. Is that a good thing?

With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a series of devastating climate change-fueled events and high food and energy costs, 2022 was a year of significant turmoil. But at least in the philanthropy sector, there may be reason for optimism.

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Vessel Releases National Roadmap to Close the U.S. Water Access Gap by 2040

WASHINGTON – The Vessel Collective released the National Roadmap to Close the U.S. Water Gap, the first sector-wide strategy to bring safe, running water and working sanitation to every home in the United States by 2040. The Roadmap will be the centerpiece of the second annual U.S. WASH Convening, taking place May 5–7 in Washington, D.C., where more than 130 organizations from across the country will gather to put the plan into action.
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A Book You Can Only Read With Water: Water For People’s Innovative Campaign Brings the Global Water Crisis to Life

DENVER – Ahead of World Water Day on March 22, global nonprofit Water For People has unveiled The Dehydrating Book: a first-of-its-kind book that can only be read when hydrated. This groundbreaking initiative illuminates the devastating effects of the water crisis in Latin America and its direct impact on education and opportunity.
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Inaugural U.S. WASH Convening to Address Water Access Gap, Bringing Together Over 200 Attendees from 100+ Organizations

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The convening will bring together over 300 attendees from more than 100 organizations to discuss the challenges, opportunities, and solutions to closing the water access gap in the United States.
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