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UK/Netherlands: joint water and sanitation initiative to help millions in Africa and Asia

13 Oct 08

A joint UK/Netherlands initiative to provide millions of people in Africa and Asia with safe drinking water and good sanitation was launched in New York this week.

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Grant: IFAD supports the linkages between sanitation and agriculture

23 Sep 08

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has awarded a grant to CREPA and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) to manage a project entitled “Testing a nutrient recycling system (Productive Sanitation Systems) in Niger with a view to measuring its potential for improving agricultural productivity”.

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School sanitation: ITT launches ITT Watermark

27 Aug 08

The ITT Corporation has launched ITT Watermark, a philanthropic programme to provide water and sanitation to 300 schools in Asia and Latin America.

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Water kiosks: providing affordable urban water services in Cameroon and Tanzania

06 Jun 08

Water kiosks in Doula, Cameroon and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, are providing water to poor urban consumers at two to four times less than charged by water vendors.

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Bilateral aid: update on new water funding from Japan, Australia and Spain

06 Jun 08

Japan's plan to double aid to Africa including sending a "Water Security Action Team", Peru will get US$ 80 million from Spain's US$ 1.5 billion water and sanitation cooperation fund, and AusAID will invest AU$ 300 million over three years in water and sanitation.

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Participatory budgeting: towards better service delivery and transparency in Africa

25 Apr 08

Senior officials representing governments, local authorities and NGOs from 29 African countries gathered from 10-14 March 2008 in Durban, South Africa, for the first Africa Regional Seminar on Participatory Budgeting. Participatory budgeting (PB) is a system that gives the public a say and an eye on how municipal funds are spent.

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Water charges: Kenyan government imposes fee for bulk water users

25 Apr 08

The Water Resource Management Authority (WRMA) hopes to raise at least US$ 91,000 annually by imposing a new fee for bulk water users. The new money will be used to improve water delivery services in areas suffering from severe water shortages.

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Sanitation: update on global funds

21 Mar 08

The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) launched the Global Sanitation Fund on 14 March 2008. A separate initiative, the World Sanitation Fund Project, was announced in 2007 by the World Toilet Organization (WTO) and Ashoka - Innovators for the Public.

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Philanthropy: Google.org launches “Inform and Empower to Improve Public Services” initiative

26 Feb 08

“Inform and Empower to Improve Public Services“ is one of the five new initiatives launched by Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google. It aims to improve the flow of vital information to improve basic services for the poor in India and East Africa.

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Grants: Water Integrity Network launches a Small Grants Fund

26 Feb 08

The Fund aims to stimulate and support local actions to fight corruption in the water sector, and thereby reduce poverty. It is targeted at Civil Society Organisation (CSO) members of the Water Integrity Network (WIN) working in developing and transition countries.

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