🚨New publication alert

SNV shares six years of experience with youth in West Africa and argues the real challenge is fixing the system, not just training.

Read more + download the brochure 👉 Best practices on Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship in agri-food.👉 www.snv.org/update/youth...

Annual Report 2024: Impact that matters in uncertain times

Our Annual Report is live, showcasing how locally-led action, backed by collaboration, is shifting systems & strengthening resilience across Asia & Africa.

See our highlights👇

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Read full report: on.snv.org/full-ar-24

Parent-led school feeding in East Africa | SNV Parent-led school feeding

#DayoftheAfricanChild reminds us to prioritise action on child nutrition & strengthen systems for lasting change.

🌟 Discover how SNV works with communities to ensure that children have access to nutritious & diverse meals, laying the foundation for growth & an equitable society 👉 on.snv.org/4jQFgXe

#WorldEnvironmentDay: What if tackling plastic waste began with youth, data, and locally-led responses to #BeatPlasticPollution?

In Kushtia, Bangladesh, that vision has become a reality, taking it closer to becoming the country’s first zero-waste municipality: on.snv.org/425EizQ

An image of young girls washing their hands with water. This #MenstrualHygieneDay, we champion multi-stakeholder partnerships in ending the silence and stigma against periods. At SNV, we believe that everybody has the right to reach their fullest potential and societies must enable this by co-creating systems, such as safely managed and private toilets and a reliable water supply, so that menstruating individuals can manage their periods with dignity.

⁉️𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 “𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱” 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂?

This #MenstrualHygieneDay, we champion partnerships that are dismantling the persistent culture of silence and stigma surrounding menstruation.

Nothing special but just a normal day for these siblings in Bhutan. Pictured here is a brother who delivers menstrual hygiene pads that he purchased for his sister. Because for this family, menstruation is a natural, healthy process that must not cause any person shame or harm.

🩸Menstruation impacts 1.8B people—but taboos still cause missed education, poor health & exclusion. Ahead of #MenstrualHygieneDay, here’s a video by Red Dot Bhutan highlighting how boys and men can #menstrualhealth campaigns: on.snv.org/4drStEt

#SDG5 #SDG6 #MenstrualHealth

SNV joins School Meals Coalition | SNV SNV joins the School Meals Coalition and hosts a regional workshop in Kampala, bringing together partners across sectors to co-create sustainable, locally led school feeding systems that connect nutri...

To help ensure access to daily, nutritious school meals for all children by 2030, we’ve signed the School Meals Coalition Declaration of Commitment. We’ll also host a regional visioning workshop in Kampala from 14-16 May.

🔗 Find out more: www.snv.org/update/snv-j...

#SchoolFeeding #SDG2

💪 On #InternationalWorkersDay, we celebrate the people powering resilient food, energy, water and sanitation systems.

From farmers to solar technicians to scrap dealers—your work shapes a more sustainable future for all, and we’re proud to build it with you 🌱

#ClimateResilience #CircularEconomy

🍓 For SDC's Agriculture & Food Systems Network, SNV colleagues Tchegoun Koba and Cloffas Nyagumbo share how a young farmer from Zimbabwe built a thriving hydroponics farm, with the right support, technical training, and market linkages.

🔗Read: www.sdc-foodsystems.ch/en/champion-...

#SDG2

Join SNV and partners from 29 April to 1 May as we share over 10 years of knowledge and experience in building climate-resilient WASH systems in the Asia-Pacific region.

Online registration is free: on.snv.org/3Ya1dZG

Perspective | Turning school feeding numbers into lasting change | SNV Perspective: Turning school feeding numbers into lasting change

💡𝗦𝗡𝗩 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲

In this #SNVPerspective, we reflect on what the data often hides: the human realities behind school feeding.

📖 Read the full article www.snv.org/update/persp...

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With technical support from SNV, through the Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD) Phuc Sinh Group has secured a USD 15 million investment from FMO - Dutch entrepreneurial development bank to scale climate-resilient coffee in Vietnam.🤝

Read more: www.snv.org/update/DFCD-...

#DYK Nearly 80% of Kenya’s land is arid or semi-arid, yet these regions are home to more than half of the country’s livestock.

Read the DeSIRA-LIFT stories to learn how innovative solutions contribute to impact at scale. 👉 www.desiraliftcommunity.org/wp-content/u...

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Perspective | The energy divide: Who gets left behind in the global transition? | SNV Perspective | The energy divide: Who gets left behind in the global transition?

💡𝗦𝗡𝗩 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗴𝗮𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀

In this #SNVPerspective, SNV's Off-Grid Energy Advisor Vassilca Jeremias reflects on Mozambique’s journey in expanding off-grid energy access.

📖 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: www.snv.org/update/persp...

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🌎 Today, on International Day of Zero Waste, we have a moment to rethink our waste—its impact and how we can prevent it.

At SNV, we believe that Zero Waste solutions are key to tackling this crisis and creating economic value.🔄

#BeatWastePollution #SNVImpactThatMatters

📢𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 — 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

As global leaders deliberate at the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit in Paris, we echo the UN's call for greater investment in school health and nutrition.

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Perspective: A municipality in Bangladesh is leading on plastic policy reform | SNV International Day of Zero Waste: Reforming plastic policy for a sustainable future

🗑️ A municipality in #Bangladesh is taking strides to address plastic waste by leveraging data from local scrap dealers and businesses. This initiative supports Bangladesh's goal of reducing single-use plastics by 90% by 2026.

📖 Full story here: on.snv.org/425EizQ

#PlasticWaste #Sustainability

Opinion: Aid cuts in US, UK, and beyond mean EU institutions must step up As aid cuts from the U.S., U.K., and other European countries bite, European Union institutions must lead reform and fill the funding gap in global development.

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗽-𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 @devex.com: SNV CEO @sioconnell.bsky.social & EDFI CEO David Kuijper argue that EU institutions must step up to ensure that #DevelopmentFinance is fit for purpose in today’s world. Blended finance can mobilise capital effectively and at scale. Read:

2nd Eastern Africa Agroecology Conference | SNV 2nd Eastern Africa Agroecology Conference

📢 Meet SNV at the 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗼𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

🔗 Click the link for details about our conference activities and download our working papers. 👉 www.snv.org/update/2nd-e...

#Agroecology #Biodiversity #SDGs #ClimateResilience #SNVImpactThatMatters

#IWD2025 | Indigenous women are key to regenerative agriculture & climate adaptation practices. Read this #SNVPerspective from Vietnam, where much of women's labour remains informal. We need equity in land, finance & decision-making:
www.snv.org/update/Perspective-equitable-regenerative-agriculture

A Seat at the Table | Gender Equity and Women Economic Empowerment YouTube video by 2SCALE

In Africa, women make up 60-80% of the agricultural workforce but are underrepresented in decision-making. Exclusion limits growth, weakens #FoodSystems, and stifles innovation.

📽️ Watch a Seat at the Table to see how inclusive systems drive lasting change.

#IWD2025 #SNVImpactThatMatters

🌱Meet the young women in the Biodiverse and Inclusive Palm Oil Supply Chain (BIPOSC) project who are helping to accelerate action for sustainable palm oil practices in #Indonesia. 👇

#Biodiversity #RegenerativeAgriculture #IWD2025 #SNVImpactThatMatters

New research offers insights into a partnership's application of the Q-methodology in co-developing personas of climate leaders with local government.

The exercise is one of many capacity-building strategies to strengthen climate-resilient local government leadership.

Read: on.snv.org/43it90D

🌍 SNV CEO @sioconnell.bsky.social joins key European development actors at #FiCSSummit2025 on Feb 27 to discuss innovative finance and its role in driving sustainable growth. 🤝 More than ever, public-private partnerships need to bridge the development financing gap. #SNVImpactThatMatters #TeamEurope

🎥 What inspires you most about locally-led climate action?
🔗 Watch our documentary, 'A step in locally-led climate action,’ here 👉 snv-staging.netlify.app/works/a-step...

Local action for global impact.

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Building resilience through climate financing. YouTube video by SNV

🍃The economic and human costs of climate change are far too high for communities to bear alone.
Suiyanka, a farmer in Kenya, shares the critical role of climate finance in helping him sustain his livelihood. 👇
youtu.be/J0bD11btNJA?...

Local action for global impact.

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Comment: With USAID in crisis, we need carbon markets to help fill the gap in climate finance Development assistance programmes are confronting major setbacks, most recently with the tumultuous situation unfolding at USAID, where we’ve seen unprecedented moves from the new U.S. administration to pause most foreign aid programmes, with devastating consequences.

🚨 New op-ed: Global aid cuts & carbon market delays are stalling much-needed #ClimateFinance.
SNV CEO @sioconnell.bsky.social writes for #Reuters on how setbacks - from #USAID turmoil to faltering #CarbonMarket credibility-are putting climate action at risk.

Read 👉 www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

The Nexus approach, tackling climate change together. YouTube video by SNV

🍃As As demand for water, food, and energy increases, balancing these needs becomes more challenging, putting livelihoods and ecosystems at risk.

An integrated approach to adaptation efforts is more crucial than ever👉 youtu.be/IZj4wJdQ-yU?...

Local action for global impact.

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What makes the UTS-ISF's WASH-GEM unique?

It highlights WASH programmes' connections to SDGs 5, 10, and 13. Standard measures can overlook who benefits and how climate-resilient facilities are.

It's a dynamic measure of gender equality that evolves with each iteration. Insights from SNV and IDE shaped WASH-GEM's development.

It's built on the 'Do No Harm' principle to ensure efforts don't create 'ripples of problems.' It prioritises safety, training enumerators to detect and address risks.

💧Meet WASH-GEM, a quantitative measure for gender equality that enhances our understanding of the impacts of WASH programmes on access and gender dynamics. 📊

Find out more: on.snv.org/3QhSm3P

#measurewhatmatters #SNVImpactThatMatters

Transforming communities through climate resilient agriculture YouTube video by SNV

Watch Mercy’s story to see how financing sustainable energy can help navigate the harshest conditions and build resilient livelihoods 👉 youtu.be/cve4N-TN3G8?...

Local action for global impact.

#SNVImpactThatMatters #ClimateConversations #ClimateFinance #EverydayPeople