{"id":7411,"date":"2023-09-20T07:16:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T07:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/?p=7411"},"modified":"2023-09-26T07:21:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T07:21:10","slug":"norma-clean-water-actively-advancing-water-supply-and-awareness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/en\/norma-clean-water-actively-advancing-water-supply-and-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"NORMA Clean Water \u2013 actively advancing water supply and awareness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7411\" class=\"elementor elementor-7411 elementor-7386\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8797bb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8797bb2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7228c17\" data-id=\"7228c17\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e78dcaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e78dcaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>As a manufacturer of water management products, NORMA Group is acutely aware of how important clean drinking water is. For several years now, the company has been working with the children\u2019s right organization <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plan.de\/\"><em>Plan International<\/em><\/a><em> Deutschland<\/em><em> to improve the supply of water around the world. <\/em>These efforts are the focus of the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plan.de\/unternehmen\/unsere-partner-best-practices\/norma-group.html?sc=IDQ24100#top\"><em>NORMA Clean Water<\/em><\/a>\u201d project.<\/p><p>Our involvement in the \u201cNORMA Clean Water\u201d project began in 2014 near NORMA Group\u2019s production site in the greater Pune area of India. By the time the project was completed in 2018, structural measures to repair sanitary facilities had been carried out at a total of 27 schools to prevent the spread of diseases caused by contaminated drinking water and poor hygiene.<\/p><p><strong>Project activities in Brazil<\/strong><\/p><p>NORMA Group has been involved in a similar capacity in the northeast of Brazil since 2017. Shortages of water and drought largely define the lives of the local population. The <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/en\/norma-clean-water-making-an-active-commitment-to-clean-drinking-water-and-greater-equality\/\">first phase of the project<\/a> was completed in 2020. Construction of four new water supply systems has provided more than 600 families with improved access to clean water.<\/p><p>The second project phase in Brazil has now been underway since November 2020, directly on the heels of the first phase. In collaboration with Plan International, we are implementing measures to improve the water supply as well as the health and hygiene conditions in four communities in the project regions of Cod\u00f3, Timbiras and Peritor\u00f3. Together, we are reaching more than 4,330 people, including 1,464 children.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d977de6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d977de6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7766654\" data-id=\"7766654\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a89967e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a89967e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/202306_BRA100352_Projektfoto-Maedchen-Wasserhahn-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7402\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/202306_BRA100352_Projektfoto-Maedchen-Wasserhahn-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/202306_BRA100352_Projektfoto-Maedchen-Wasserhahn-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/202306_BRA100352_Projektfoto-Maedchen-Wasserhahn-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/202306_BRA100352_Projektfoto-Maedchen-Wasserhahn-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/202306_BRA100352_Projektfoto-Maedchen-Wasserhahn-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/202306_BRA100352_Projektfoto-Maedchen-Wasserhahn-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/202306_BRA100352_Projektfoto-Maedchen-Wasserhahn-230x153.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a9a184 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a9a184\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af9de8d\" data-id=\"af9de8d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c614802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c614802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Let\u2019s take a closer look at the project activities in the period from November 2022 to April 2023.<\/p><p><strong>Access to clean (drinking) water <\/strong><\/p><p>The new water supply system in the municipality of Horta was officially commissioned in April of this year. Thanks to this well, 1,373 people now have access to clean drinking water, including 494 children.<\/p><p><strong>Healthy nutrition from community gardens<\/strong><\/p><p>Community gardens have been established in the communities of Axix\u00e1 and S\u00e3o Benedito dos Colocados. A total of 62 residents from of the communities received guidance from experts in establishing the gardens and planting various fruits and vegetables, such as watermelon, okra, corn, cabbage and peppers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bdd0032 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bdd0032\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9c6cb6\" data-id=\"c9c6cb6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9e0bca elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"e9e0bca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-d5bbae9 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"202306_BRA100352_Projektfoto Garten\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-214b843 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"202306_BRA100352_Projektfoto Garten Frau\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Next slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9f8229 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9f8229\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5746479\" data-id=\"5746479\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1318e49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1318e49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to being able to use the produce for their own consumption, the residents can also sell it to further improve their crops, as happened in the community of Axix\u00e1: Income from the sale of harvested produce was reinvested in the gardens, for example by purchasing new seeds for planting.<\/p><p><strong>Workshops in the communities<\/strong><\/p><p>Five workshops were held to teach 107 adults in the communities of Cajazeiras and Horta about topics such as basic hygiene practices, healthy living habits, menstruation and child protection. In another 32 workshops, 419 children dealt with the topic of gender equality. Among other things, existing gender stereotypes and stereotypical role models were critically examined and the girls and boys were encouraged to take an active stand against gender discrimination.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d3d553 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d3d553\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-954ca63\" data-id=\"954ca63\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78c3362 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78c3362\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/202306_BRA100352_Workshop-Gesundheit-Frauen-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7404\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/202306_BRA100352_Workshop-Gesundheit-Frauen-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/202306_BRA100352_Workshop-Gesundheit-Frauen-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/202306_BRA100352_Workshop-Gesundheit-Frauen-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/202306_BRA100352_Workshop-Gesundheit-Frauen-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/202306_BRA100352_Workshop-Gesundheit-Frauen-1140x855.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/202306_BRA100352_Workshop-Gesundheit-Frauen-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/202306_BRA100352_Workshop-Gesundheit-Frauen.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66f5b75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66f5b75\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23c511e\" data-id=\"23c511e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95a0e5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95a0e5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Raising awareness in schools<\/strong><\/p><p>In an effort to reach as many children and young people as possible, workshops were also conducted in a number of schools. These workshops provided 233 girls and 251 boys with basic information about puberty and menstruation. One key aspect was proper menstrual hygiene. Kits with pads and information brochures were then distributed to the participants.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75acd81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75acd81\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0807492\" data-id=\"0807492\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-248e15f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"248e15f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/202306_BRA100352_Kinder-Bacabinha-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7396\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/202306_BRA100352_Kinder-Bacabinha-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/202306_BRA100352_Kinder-Bacabinha-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/202306_BRA100352_Kinder-Bacabinha-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/202306_BRA100352_Kinder-Bacabinha-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/202306_BRA100352_Kinder-Bacabinha-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/202306_BRA100352_Kinder-Bacabinha-1140x855.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/202306_BRA100352_Kinder-Bacabinha-230x173.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-952a4d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"952a4d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0985876\" data-id=\"0985876\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc3391f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc3391f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In order to heighten the young people&#8217;s awareness of the relevance of sustainable water use and responsible environmental practices, there were a number of lectures and discussion panels as part of several action days at a concluding exhibition. Their participation gave the young adults a comprehensive understanding of the immense importance of access to clean water for people\u2019s lives.<\/p><p><strong>Active commitment<\/strong><\/p><p>Sustainability has been an integral part of NORMA Group\u2019s corporate strategy for many years. The company is thus also contributing to the implementation of the United Nations\u2019 17 Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as outlined in the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.normagroup.com\/en\/global-goals-and-local-implementation-the-un-sustainable-development-goals-at-norma-group\/\">Agenda 2030<\/a>. The measures implemented as part of \u201cNORMA Clean Water\u201d are contributing to Goal 3 \u201cGood health and well-being\u201d, Goal 5 \u201cGender equality\u201d and Goal 6 \u201cClean water and sanitation\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a manufacturer of water management products, NORMA Group is acutely aware of how important clean drinking water is. For several years now, the company has been working with the children\u2019s right organization Plan International Deutschland to improve the supply of water around the world. 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