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the Ambassador's visit to Barishal
On 13 August 2026, Dutch Ambassador to Bangladesh Joris van Bommel travelled to Bakerganj in Barishal to see how piped water reaches households through a market-based model. Around 100 water grids now operate across Barishal and Patuakhali — run as businesses, paid for by the households they serve, and built to keep running long after external funding steps back. The visit drew coverage across Bangladeshi national media.
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for child nutrition in Nepal
Earlier this year, Jwalamukhi Rural Municipality in Nepal's Dhading district was declared the country's first Model Clean and Hygienic Rural Municipality. What has happened since matters more than the title: the municipality has spent the months following it building the systems that make the recognition mean something — an endorsed guideline, a growth card in families' hands, equipped health posts, a named focal person, and a line in its own budget.
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