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Young people hold the key to transforming agri-food systems and building a green future. 🌱 Through the EKYAN programme, we are proud to contribute to creating opportunities for 3,200 young Kenyans to thrive in agriculture and nutrition. Together, we’re shaping a more sustainable and equitable future 🌍 . Generation Unlimited UNICEF Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken #SNVImpactThatMatters #SkillsRightNow #GreenRising

  As the year draws to a close, we at SNV want to take a moment to reflect on the journey we’ve shared with you - our valued partners and supporters. This year brought its challenges, but also countless opportunities to strengthen capacities, spark collaboration, and support communities in creating a more sustainable and equitable future. Your trust and partnership have been at the heart of these efforts, enabling us to contribute to transformative change in agri-food, energy, and water systems. Together, we’ve made strides toward building resilience and fostering brighter opportunities for those who need it most. As we look ahead, we’re excited to continue working with you to amplify our collective impact. Let’s make the coming year one of even greater progress - a year of positive change. Thank you, and season’s greetings from all of us at SNV! #SNVImpactThatMatters

🎯 𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲: 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁. Now you're ready to scale. We're ready to help. 🌱 📢 Introducing: Innovations Against Poverty Round 3 Apply to our competitive grants program and receive €50,000–€200,000 in matching funds, plus expert support and investment advice to help you grow. We're backing profitable businesses in: ➡️ Water ➡️ Nutrition ➡️ Clean Energy ➡️ Climate Solutions ➡️ Agriculture & Food (for businesses in Cambodia, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Zambia only). 💡 The world's most interesting solutions to poverty come from profitable businesses. We find the best ones and give them money and expertise to grow bigger. ✅ Applications close January 15, 2025. 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗽𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆.𝗼𝗿𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲. 🔗 P.S. — In your extended network right now is a business owner who sees opportunity where others see poverty. Please share this post—you might help unlock their breakthrough moment. Inclusive Business Partners Bopinc #Innovation #ImpactFunding #SustainableDevelopment #ApplyNow

🗺️As Lao PDR aims to achieve Open Defecation Free (ODF) status by 2025, the Centre for Environmental Health and Water Supply (Nam Saat) has created a comprehensive national sanitation roadmap. This roadmap includes ongoing community-led total sanitation initiatives, and a subsidy programme designed for 'last-mile households.' 🚧In support of this objective, a recent assessment by SNV of the subsidy programme has identified several barriers that could hinder its effective implementation. The assessment offers valuable insights and recommendations on potential ways to move forward. 📖Read SNV in Lao PDR's latest brief on sanitation subsidy programmes to learn more about these challenges and explore features of a toolbox that could assist in blending, tailoring, and sequencing adaptive strategies for last-mile households --> on.snv.org/49j0LfJ Water for Women Rachel Pringle Anne Mutta Gabrielle Halcrow #Sanitation #LaoPDR #PublicHealth

𝗨𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 - 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 🌍. To reverse climate change’s devastating effects on our ecosystems, communities, and future generations, we need locally-led climate action, driven by those on the frontlines leading resilient initiatives. At SNV, we believe that addressing this crisis effectively means putting people at the heart of our efforts. This means: 🤝 Building partnerships that empower communities and amplify impact. 📢 Sharing knowledge in ways that are accessible, relevant, and transformative. 🔎 Contributing diverse technical expertise across sectors to support locally-led approaches. Together, we can shape a more sustainable and equitable future for all. 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/d9Y7Muez #ClimateConversations #SNVImpactThatMatters #COP29

📢 Read the newly published position paper, co-authored by the Netherlands Working Group on international Nutrition (NWGN) and Clim-Eat, which tackles the complex role of animal-sourced foods (ASFs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The paper looks at the tough choices between meeting nutritional needs and managing climate impacts, urging a re-evaluation of the protein transition discussions that are often framed in high-income contexts but are increasingly relevant for LMICs. It calls attention to the nuances of ASF production in these regions, where economic and social realities demand a balance between dietary diversity and environmental sustainability. With growing concerns about climate change and food insecurity, the paper emphasises the urgent need for innovative solutions that support both the nutritional health of vulnerable populations and long-term climate goals. SNV, as a member of the NWGN, believes this position paper will spark meaningful dialogue to address the nutritional needs of vulnerable populations while advancing food systems that align with broader sustainability goals. 🔗 Download the position paper here 👉https://lnkd.in/d_zfgh9E

🤔 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁? 💡 The Risk-Reward Model (RRM) co-created by CIFOR-ICRAF, SNV, Land Equity International Pty Ltd, and local multi-stakeholder platforms, offers a cutting-edge GIS-based tool for mapping economic, social, and environmental risks and rewards. 🎯 By empowering governments and investors with data-driven insights, the RRM enhances decision-making, aligns private capital with sustainable development goals, and drives transformative policies and investments. 🍃 In a recent article by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Alison Rusinow discusses how this locally-led innovation is reshaping land investment practices in Ghana, Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Laos. Read more here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e6FdJZ-5

𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🌍   Women, youth, and marginalised groups often bear the greatest burden of climate impacts, yet their voices are under-represented in climate decision-making. Achieving true climate resilience means addressing systemic inequities and ensuring everyone has a seat at the table. At SNV, we advocate for inclusive climate projects that amplify diverse voices and promote equitable outcomes. Together, we can build a future where climate action leaves no one behind.   𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁.   🔗 Learn more:  https://bit.ly/3DhJV5b #SNVImpactThatMatters #ClimateConversations #EquityInClimate

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘁. Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation, emphasised at the 57th UN Human Rights Council session that ‘Using the logic of the market is wrong and inconsistent with a human rights-based approach to water management.' Water, as experts now acknowledge, must be treated as a ‘common good, accessible to all.’ The rights to water, sanitation, and a clean environment are fundamental and indivisible. However, the few with greater economic or political power have far greater capabilities to navigate water insecurity. Fortunately, by recognising existing inequalities, and sharing resources and power, we can take proactive steps at this critical moment – five years into the conclusion of the Sustainable Development Goals – to develop better strategies for distributing and managing water. Together, we must forge fairer and more inclusive pathways to advance: 🔹 equitable and sustainable development, and  🔹 more peaceful societies that enable everyone – both as individuals and as members of communities – to thrive and reach their full potential. 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁. 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dbFXG2j2 #ClimateConversations #SNVImpactThatMatters #WaterSecurity

Many thanks to you Jean Van Wetter and the Enabel and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH teams, along with European Think Tanks Group ETTG. It was good to have a frank and open discussion...... agreed on your takeaways below. And I'd add the point about the essentialness of (re)building trust; with those in FCAS / Fragility, Conflict, Violence affected contexts, here in Europe amongst taxpayers contributing to #ODA budgets, across partners and partnerships here in the #EU and between those here and in FCV contexts, in a #rulesbasedsystem and in #multilateralism. Part of how we can do so is through reshaping the narrative: ✔️ to be coherent on the fragility language ✔️ open and transparent around intentions and objectives ✔️ honest on the challenges ✔️ thoughtful on audience and availability of both information and disinformation ✔️ articulate on successes and impact, and ✔️ bold in communicating the choices and consequences of disengaging. #enablingchange for #impactthatmatters