https://anjabruschweiler.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Anja BruschweilerenMon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000http://cooperacionlgbt.org/alexander-perez-el-vivir-abiertamente-lgbti-nos-lleva-a-vivir-en-una-periferia-social/Hace más de veinte años que Alexander Pérez Álvarez investiga la realidad de las personas LGBTI en Colombia y en la región de Centroamérica. En todos estos años, este trabajador social, docente de la universidad de Cartagena y director de investigación de la corporación Caribe Afirmativo, no ha parado de reportar y visibilizar las numerosas violaciones de derechos humanos y exclusiones que sufre el colectivo LGBTI. Cuando nos encontramos en una terraza de un hotel de Tegucigalpa, Alexander está...Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000http://cooperacionlgbt.org/alexander-perez-el-vivir-abiertamente-lgbti-nos-lleva-a-vivir-en-una-periferia-social/http://cooperacionlgbt.org/david-valle-castillo-el-contexto-del-colectivo-lgbti-en-honduras-es-totalmente-violento-porque-desde-2009-se-han-producido-347-asesinatos-de-miembros-colectivo/Ser defensor de derechos humanos en Honduras y, además, del colectivo LGBTI, es una vocación de alto riesgo. Algo que David Valle sabe demasiado bien. Hace dos años, el directivo del Centro para el Desarrollo y la Cooperación LGBTI (SOMOS CDC) fue víctima de un intento de asesinato del cual pudo salvarse in extremis. Hasta hoy, el crimen ha quedado impune, no ha sido resuelto, y junto a otros miembros de su organización, David sigue siendo víctima de una campaña sistemática de ataques públicos y...Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000http://cooperacionlgbt.org/david-valle-castillo-el-contexto-del-colectivo-lgbti-en-honduras-es-totalmente-violento-porque-desde-2009-se-han-producido-347-asesinatos-de-miembros-colectivo/http://cooperacionlgbt.org/tag/maria-soledad-pazo/En los últimos 10 años Honduras ha sido el escenario de 325 asesinatos de miembros del colectivo LGBTI, de lo cuáles un 90% han quedado impunes, o al menos así lo denunció el Comisionado Nacional de los Derechos Humanos de Honduras (CONADEH)... Entrevista con la Representante Residente de la Oficina del Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos en HondurasMon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000http://cooperacionlgbt.org/tag/maria-soledad-pazo/https://smartwatermagazine.com/news/finish-mondial/rising-above-floods-keeping-families-safe-climate-resilient-toiletsWhen the monsoon rains arrive in Gaibandha, water spreads across courtyards and paths, turning familiar spaces into shallow pools. Homes flood, transport is disrupted, and daily routines are thrown into disarray. Inundations can last for weeks, and the cycle repeats every year. For families like Taslima Akter’s, even the most basic facilities, like toilets, can become nonfunctional."Our whole courtyard goes under water with the rains and floods. Our old toilet was completely submerged, the waste... (Reported piece produced in collaboration with FINISH Mondial)Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://smartwatermagazine.com/news/finish-mondial/rising-above-floods-keeping-families-safe-climate-resilient-toiletshttps://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-kme7e-1566676Dr Jha won the FINISH Mondial SanTech Hackathon in 2021. He designed a flood-resilient sanitation system - a raised plinth model based on the Shankar-Balram toilet - that has been implemented and is transforming lives in Bihar, India. FINISH Mondial organises a Sanitation Technology Hackathon every year to promote innovative technical solutions to current sanitation challenges. Dr Jha won the FINISH Mondial SanTech Hackathon in 2021. He designed a flood-resilient sanitation system - a raised pl...Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-kme7e-1566676https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ihm5k-158c30aWe continue our series of interviews with past winners of our Sanitation Technology Hackathon. In this podcast, we are speaking with Lillian Kusiima, who was one of our 2022 winners. Lillian designed a public toilet made of stainless steel with an automated flushing and floor cleaning system, all this powered by solar panels. We continue our series of interviews with past winners of our Sanitation Technology Hackathon. In this podcast, we are speaking with Lillian Kusiima, who was one of our 20...Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ihm5k-158c30ahttps://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-3cyv7-1574c61In this episode, we are speaking with Edwin Mariita, winner - together with his colleagues from Opero Services - of the San Tech Hackathon 2020. The team designed a pit latrine that feeds a bed of vetiver grass, a grass which is very useful and has various purposes. Edwin and his team also designed some innovative recycled plastic moulds that significantly reduce the costs of building toilets. Join this year's Hackathon!Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-3cyv7-1574c61https://smartwatermagazine.com/news/finish-mondial/good-sht-how-human-poo-transforms-agriculture-and-preserves-environmentWhat happens after waste leaves the toilet is rarely discussed. Globally, human waste has the potential to provide up to 50 million tons of fertiliser or around 25% of current demand. In western Kenya, treated waste is already being turned into agricultural input. This piece looks at how this can work in practice. Reported piece produced in collaboration with FINISH MondialThu, 04 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://smartwatermagazine.com/news/finish-mondial/good-sht-how-human-poo-transforms-agriculture-and-preserves-environmenthttps://smartwatermagazine.com/news/smart-water-magazine/breaking-down-taboos-young-female-and-heading-a-sanitation-masonryIn Uganda, women are entering a sector traditionally dominated by men. Through training and entrepreneurship, they are building sanitation businesses and navigating new roles in their communities. This piece follows their daily work, challenges, and ambitions.....(Reported piece produced in collaboration with FINISH Mondial)Mon, 19 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://smartwatermagazine.com/news/smart-water-magazine/breaking-down-taboos-young-female-and-heading-a-sanitation-masonryhttps://swep.creation.camp/2023/05/16/meet-the-shining-stars-our-interview-series-with-inspiring-wash-entrepreneurs/In this interview series, we talk with some of the inspiring WASH entrepreneurs in our community. They tell us about their innovation and how they brought it to market, what drives them as a social entrepreneur, the context in which they work and the challenges and successes they encountered on their path from ideation to scale-up. Some truly uplifting life and business stories, have a read! Growing up as a teenage girl, Bernadette mostly used toilet paper to manage her period. Not an uncommon s...Tue, 16 May 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://swep.creation.camp/2023/05/16/meet-the-shining-stars-our-interview-series-with-inspiring-wash-entrepreneurs/https://swep.creation.camp/2023/03/06/i-want-to-see-all-girls-have-no-worries-about-period-poverty-anymore/Growing up as a teenage girl, Bernadette mostly used toilet paper to manage her period. Not an uncommon situation in Uganda where every one in four teenage girls drops out of school once they begin menstruating for lack of access to menstrual hygiene products. Today, Bernadette is the proud founder and CEO of WABIBI Pads, a social business that has locally produced and distributed over 50,000 packs of sustainable reusable sanitary cloth pads. Bernadette also trains girls and women to make their...Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://swep.creation.camp/2023/03/06/i-want-to-see-all-girls-have-no-worries-about-period-poverty-anymore/https://swep.creation.camp/2022/10/10/waterproof-and-ultrasonic-sensors-to-tackle-overflowing-latrines-in-urban-slums/In many urban slums of Kenya, the provision of latrines is inadequate, desludging unpredictable and human waste ends up in the environment. Joyce Klu decided to tackle the problem by retrofitting latrines with sensors. Her social business, incubated by Young Water Solutions and cewas, is currently focusing on improving the sanitation facilities in schools in the Korogocho slum in Nairobi, with the support of Toilets for All.  Joyce, what was your motivation behind creating MAT, how did it all st...Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://swep.creation.camp/2022/10/10/waterproof-and-ultrasonic-sensors-to-tackle-overflowing-latrines-in-urban-slums/https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=415260962644895In many parts of Central America, trans women face violence, exclusion, and systemic discrimination. Through video interviews, photography, and written reporting, this multimedia project documents their lived experiences. The work was later presented as part of a public exhibition, bringing these stories into a wider space.Mon, 20 May 2019 00:00:00 +0100https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=415260962644895