Dutch Surge Support (DSS water) provides emergency relief for water-related disasters. To do so, they deploy experts like Peter van Zwol and Frank Hoogers. They both work for...
Iringa and Njombe are regions in the south of Tanzania. The climate there is perfect for growing green beans, snow peas and avocados. Sadly, the harvest sells for relatively...
The Van der Knaap Group produces potting soil and compost all over the world. In Mexico, the company uses coconut as a raw material for compost. The coconut husk is a waste...
Faridpur and Satkhira municipalities in Bangladesh face challenges in their waste-disposal. The NGO Practical Action set out to put solutions into practice in 2016. Together with...
Most Tanzanian farmers use diesel pumps to water their fields when there is no rain. But the pumps are polluting and not reliable. Switching to solar panels is a more attractive...
In some regions in Senegal, there is a shortage of reliable electricity. The Dutch government has agreed to install solar panels on the roofs of 120 health centres. As a result,...
Tomas Olejniczak is an energy consultant from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency. He visited the West Bank in 2020 to represent the Energy Transition Facility programme (ETF). He...
In India, many people live in poverty. For women, job opportunities are scarce. To help deal with this problem, Pollinate Group organises entrepreneurship training courses for...
Almost 80% of the 3 million rural households in Cambodia cook their meals over traditional wood fires. And around 14,000 Cambodians die each year because of air pollution caused...
Around the world, conflict minerals are still a problem as they fund armed conflicts or other illegal practices. Uganda is a high-risk area, as it is close to conflict zones like...
