Simavi is a public health organization and a member of Dutch WASH Alliance. It believes that everyone has a right to good health.
This is why we work on people’s health in the poorest regions of developing countries. We focus specifically on the health of mothers, as they are the key to their family’s health. Together with them we provide for safe drinking water, sufficient hygiene, healthy pregnancies and improved children’s health. We also provide mothers with the knowledge they need to prevent diseases.
Together with local organizations we offer direct and practical support. And we fight for the interests of people. This works – and has done so for 85 years.
Vision: Health is a condition for sustainable development. Every human being has the right to health, including the right to safe drinking water and sanitation. For the realization and sustainable preservation of those rights, it is essential that people are able to exercise influence over their own living conditions. Any improvement in the power relations between men and women benefits health and development. Simavi has a moral responsibility in supporting people whose rights have been violated so as to achieve sustainable results.
Mission: Simavi empowers women in marginalized areas to improve their own health, the health of their families and that of the community they live in.
Simavi therefore finances and strengthens local organizations in developing countries and stimulates collaborative ventures between organizations working towards that goal.
Our Core Values:
- We are open and honest: Simavi is a transparent organization that is aware of the consequences of its actions for people. We carry out our work with great care and are fully accountable for our work.
- We inspire people: Through our commitment to people we actively cooperate with others. We strive to inspire people to take joint responsibility for their own lives and for the lives of others.
- We work on the basis of equality: Simavi respects the differences between people, cultures and organizations and works towards development based on equality.
- We focus on achieving sustainable results: To achieve our objectives we work in an efficient, cost-effective, result-oriented, high-quality and sustainable manner.
Simavi is a dedicated and transparent organization that uses the insights obtained through its work in developing countries to inspire and mobilize people in the Netherlands and to raise funds in order to achieve its objective together.