Background Despite significant improvements in rural water supply, Vietnam is still facing considerable challenges in “reaching the last mile”, providing the poorest quintile of the population with access to clean…
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The women of a community – mothers, grandmothers, sisters, and daughters – are some of the most important forces for understanding a home’s needs. In countries like Vietnam, Cambodia, and…
The simple act of hand washing with soap at critical times such as before eating and after using the toilet can decrease preventable diseases like diarrhea up to 48% (Source:…
East Meets West/Thrive Networks is commemorating three decades of providing clean drinking water and basic sanitation services to the most vulnerable communities in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. To celebrate, we’re…
East Meets West/Thrive Networks is thrilled to welcome Belinda Abraham as the new Vietnam Country Director and Regional Program Director. With over 15 years’ experience in the area of…
Thrive Networks is pleased to announce that Lynn Foden has joined as Chief Executive Officer, bringing more than 25 years of leadership experience with Room to Read, the Peace Corps,...
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A recent TV show discusses the effort to bring safe water and sanitation to Vietnam, particularly to rural communities where the need is still great. The show, called “Sharing Vietnam,”...
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An Update on Thrive Networks’ Newborn Health Program. In 2003, Thrive Networks began working to fill a desperate need in nine low-resource countries that have struggled to save newborn babies…
Blue Planet Network (BPN), a program of Thrive Networks, has announced funding for critical work on 44 water-supply systems in five low-income countries in Africa and Central America. The funds,…
Oakland, California and Da Nang, Vietnam – After completion of a successful program that brought needed sanitation to more than 160,000 mostly poor, rural households in Vietnam and Cambodia, East…