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Thank You for 2024! In 2024, we worked alongside partners, colleagues, donors, and volunteers in Belgium and across 8 countries worldwide – including Burundi, Benin, DR Congo, Mali, Uganda, Haiti, Ecuador, and Peru – to ensure access to water for both people and nature. Because water means health, opportunity, and resilience. Yet, clean water remains a daily challenge for many families in Burundi. Want to make a real impact this holiday season? Find out all the ways to support us here: https://ow.ly/h6hO50UtV1H 🌍 Thank you for your support in 2024. Alone, we are a drop. Together, we are a river. Here’s to a hopeful 2025! 💧 The Join For Water team #JoinForWater #JoinForWaterBurundi #JoinForWaterBenin #JoinForWaterDRCongo #JoinForWaterUganda #JoinForWaterMali Protos Andes

Do you want to take an example of a company who truly converts its CSR-goals in actions? Reckitt is supporting our organisation already since years and made an extra effort through giving back! Many thanks to the top team and for the great collaboration Ségolène de Fleurieu Marie Balivet Jeff Malowany! So thankfull! 🙏. Support our mission!Everybody has the right to water! #aloneadroptogetherariver #waterforBurundi #BurundiMoments

💧 “We’ve waited years for this” – Clean water transforms lives in Kitagwenda 🌍 More than 5,000 residents in Kitagwenda District, Uganda, now have access to clean, safe water thanks to a collaborative effort by Join For Water, Serengeti Energy, Joint Effort to Save the Environment (JESE) and local authorities. This project, featuring 12 public water stands across eight villages, is a game-changer. It not only reduces the burden on women and girls who walked miles for water, but it also improves health by lowering risks of waterborne diseases. As Mr. Twesigye Ben, Chairperson of Local Council 1, said: “We’ve waited years for this, and we’re deeply thankful to Join For Water For Water, Joint Effort to Save the Environment (JESE) and Serengeti Energy for making it happen.” Together, we’ve built more than water infrastructure—we’ve built hope and resilience for the future, with sustainability and environmental protection at the heart of this project. 📖 Discover the story behind this milestone: https://lnkd.in/evvAnW6B #JoinForWater #JoinForWaterUganda #CleanWater #CommunityImpact #Sustainability #WASH #Partnerships

🌍 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐎𝐏29: 𝐆-𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂’𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 COP29 brought progress with steps such as the $300 billion climate finance goal and advancements on Article 6’s carbon credit system. However, challenges remain, with unclear implementation pathways and the need for further refinement. Amid these complexities, G-STIC exemplified the collaborative spirit needed to drive impactful climate solutions. Here’s a look back at our key moments: 💡 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 During the G-STIC side event at the SDG Pavilion, experts Mr. Anshuman . (TERI - The Energy and Resources Institute), Brian Khanyisa Mantlana (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)), Guilherme Franco Netto (Fiocruz), and Yiran Lyu (GIEC) explored how advancements in AI, biotechnology, and data analytics are transforming climate action. Discussions emphasized the potential of these innovations to enhance adaptation, decarbonization, and resilience while addressing equity and ethical challenges. 🤝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 During co-host TERI - The Energy and Resources Institute’s side-event, G-STIC Programme Manager Ilke Geleyn highlighted the importance of combining local knowledge with science-based tools to tackle regional challenges. Multi-stakeholder collaboration emerged as a critical factor for building resilience and delivering tailored solutions to communities most affected by climate change. 💬 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 Flemish Minister of Climate Melissa Depraetere reaffirmed Flanders’ dedication to international climate finance through the Flanders International Climate Action Programme (FICAP), coordinated by G-STIC and Departement Omgeving. Together with CO2logic, a South Pole company, Join For Water, VVOB, and VITO, she discussed how innovative funding approaches are empowering partners in the Global South to implement transformative climate initiatives. 🚀 Moving Forward: A Commitment to Collaboration COP29 reinforced the importance of uniting diverse voices and expertise to address the climate crisis. G-STIC remains focused on fostering partnerships, advancing innovation, and supporting equitable solutions to ensure no one is left behind in the global shift to a low-carbon future. 📖 Read the full reflections on our COP29 lookback page: https://lnkd.in/eKzhCS4b #COP29 #Sustainability #ClimateAction #Innovation #GSTIC  

Join For Water: World Toilet Day 2024 🚽🌍 Toilets: A Place for Peace, Protection, and Progress 📌 3.5 billion people lack safe sanitation, and 419 million practice open defecation. 📌 Unsafe sanitation spreads diseases like cholera and creates barriers to dignity and education. 📌 1 in 3 schools worldwide still lacks toilets and handwashing stations. 💡 Toilets save lives! Join us in ensuring safe toilets for all by 2030—a key goal of SDG 6: 👉 Share this message. 👉 Support sanitation projects. 👉 Advocate for change. 📣 Watch the inspiring story of Pascal Clinton Mulisho, a school director in Burundi, and learn how improved toilets have transformed his community. NL: https://ow.ly/3TJ850U9OEX FR: https://ow.ly/3zM850U9PEh 🌿 Support Join For Water’s projects and make a real impact today! 💧 Every step counts! #WorldToiletDay #SanitationForAll #JoinForWater #JoinForWaterUganda #JoinForWaterBurundi #JoinForWaterBenin #JoinForWaterMali #JoinForWaterDRCongo #ProtosAndes

🎞️ Movie night next Wednesday? Join us on November 27th at 7:45 PM at De Cinema, Antwerp, as part of the Food.Film.Fest. by Voedsel Anders Netwerk NL We’re screening “Thank You for the Rain”, an inspiring documentary about Kisilu, a Kenyan farmer turning climate challenges into hope and action for his community. 🎥 Why join us? - Experience a story of resilience and global impact. - Gain insights on climate adaptation and water challenges. - Engage in a discussion with Benjamin Van Bunderen Robberechts kinderrechten- & klimaatactivist, (#ClimatejusticeforRosa vzw) and Marlies Lenaerts (oprichtster Klimplant vzw) The film is in English with Dutch subtitles. 👉 Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/erukyFke Discover how local actions can transform our shared future. See you in Antwerp! #FoodFilmFest #JoinForWater

🌍 Tackling Climate Challenges in Mali: Citizen Science for Resilient Agriculture 💧 In Mali, where 60% of the workforce depends on agriculture, this vital sector contributes 30% to the economy but faces severe climate change impacts. Reduced rainfall and increased evaporation have caused yields to drop by 15–19%, making irrigation a crucial solution. Join For Water Mali and partners have officially launched the project: "Citizen Science for Climate-Resilient Agricultural Water Management" (FICAP). With support from the Government of Flanders, the project combines local knowledge and scientific research to: ✔️ Train 500 farmers in climate-resilient practices. ✔️ Develop advanced water monitoring systems in five regions. ✔️ Protect and restore agro-ecosystems and biodiversity. This initiative strengthens the resilience of farmers while addressing ecosystem degradation and economic challenges. Together, we’re building a sustainable future for agriculture in Mali. 🌱 👉 Learn more about the project: https://ow.ly/mlPl50U8UAW Coordinators of the programme: Departement Omgeving G-STIC: Global Sustainable Technology & Innovation Community Partners: IPR/IFRA en ONG CSPEEDA #JoinForWater #ClimateAction #ClimateActionProgramme #FICAP #SustainableAgriculture #Resilience #Ecosystems

Is Join For Water just a small shrimp with little influence at a massive and complex climate conference? 💬 Far from it. A shrimp might struggle to move on its own, but we see ourselves more as a fish—not large, but agile and determined, charting our own course. And when needed, we swim against the current. 🌊 In concrete terms, this means that we are actively present at so-called side events that take place near the official negotiations. The negotiators, or their staff, also come here to get their light, or come to tell something themselves. 🌍 💧We listen, ask questions, sometimes take a role ourselves. Above all, we bring in the perspective of our local partners. For example, together with Tropenbos RDC, we explained how working with local communities around forest and water, contributes to the NDCs, which are the efforts each country makes around climate action. 🌱 That is our way of influencing policy at this COP29, in between the activists and the official negotiators. #ClimateAction #COP29 #JoinForWater #WaterAndClimate #CommunityForestry #LocallyLedAdaptation #NatureBasedSolutions #JoinForWater #ResilientCommunities #TropenbosRDC #NDCs 

Bart Dewaele, Director of Join For Water, and Vanessa, Communication and Development Advisor for the Africa region, are at COP29 in Baku to advocate for increased support for countries bearing the brunt of climate change. At the conference, they hope to strengthen agreements to better protect our partner countries from the devastating effects of droughts and floods. #COP29 #JoinForWater #WaterForAll

Burundi Moments as a gift? In many parts of the world, access to clean drinking water is a challenge. By purchasing Burundi Moments, you help bring clean water to the communities in Bubanza and Isare, Burundi, while supporting the environment. Burundi Moments is a 100% organic herbal infusion, developed by Join For Water and Herbathee. It is free from sweeteners and theine, crafted from natural herbs. ✔️ 100% organic ✔️ Boosts our immune system 🌿💪 Perfect as a soothing drink or refreshing mocktail. Order Burundi Moments today and make a difference this holiday season 🔗https://lnkd.in/e7Zdv9_k Burundi Moments for your organisation? Give your team a gift that truly matters. Questions? Contact Jasmine Kestens #BurundiMoments #WaterForAll #JoinForWater