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Thirst Project Nova SBE is a project fully run by students that started in 2008 in the United States and has now saved over half a million people by getting them safe drinking water. 663 million more to go!
April 12, 2023
6. Clean water and sanitation

6. Clean water and sanitation

Ensure the availability and sustainable management of safe water and sanitation for all
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Thirst Project Nova SBE: Newsletter March

This is a quick read (2-3 minutes) on what are the new ways of approaching the fight against thirst not only around the world but also in Thirst Project Nova SBE. Get to know the new projects of this team of more than 20 students of Nova SBE that constantly try to move people into helping in this cause, also know how to help and how scientific innovation is playing a part on this matter.

Thirst Project Nova SBE is a project fully run by students that started in 2008 in the United States and has now saved over half a million people by getting them safe drinking water. 663 million more to go! It came to Portugal officially in 2019, brought by the NOVA SBE student Constança Santos Silva and it grew fast, now moving over 4000 student volunteers.

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The waste of water in the clothing industry.

This paper was hold by students in the following of Global Impact Mindset: UN SDG Module of NOVA SBE. The study will focus on the sixth of seventeen United Nations Sustainable Development goals (Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all). As the clothing sector is one of the sectors in the industry that waste (responsible for approximately 20% of industrial water pollution from textile treatment and dyeing (Niinimäki, K., 2020)) and consume the most water (79 trillion litres per year), the research will be undertaken on this industry.

Impact on sustainability: a shared mission

With the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which address social and environmental challenges, but also economic dimensions that ensure income, the United Nations paved the way for a new metric for the progress of humanity. Our Dean explores the role of universities in creating a more sustainable future.

Partnerships for Progress: The Role of Universities in Achieving the SDGs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

This paper was hold by students in the following of Global Impact Mindset: UN SDG Module of NOVA SBE. The article highlights the crucial role of partnerships between universities, governments, and communities in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The article argues that these partnerships can help universities in LMICs to address the challenges of expanding research and academic capacity while maintaining equitable access, promote equitable access to education and research, and design solutions that are responsive to the unique needs and challenges facing these groups. The article also emphasizes that universities in LMICs can act as a bridge between different sectors, facilitating collaboration and cooperation towards the common goal of sustainable development.

Nova SBE Sustainability Journey'22

Check out how Nova SBE gathered more than 300 participants, 30 companies, and 60 speakers for the Nova SBE Sustainability Journey – an unprecedented collection of educational programs, conferences, and debates dedicated to sustainable development and the positive impact the school is committed to having on people, societies, and the planet.

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The local-for-local open innovation platform Nestlé Hatcher

Our first series dedicated to impact in Africa end with this lively and exciting conversation between Professor Filipe Alfaiate and Mr. João Barreto, the Head of Innovation and PMO at Nestle, based in South Africa. They discussed impact journeys, the BOP market in Africa, opportunities and challenges and in particular, a very interesting local-for-local open innovation platform for all in Africa called Nestlé Hatcher that João designed and launched. Good learnings!

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We are on a mission to be a community dedicated to the development of talent and knowledge that impacts the world.

With just ten years to go, an ambitious global effort is underway to deliver the 2030 promise. We want to take a stand and we are calling on our community to showcase how they are contributing to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, whilst influencing more and more people to unravel their role to play.

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