{"id":23091,"date":"2024-03-22T14:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T13:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/?p=23091"},"modified":"2026-02-06T05:52:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T04:52:02","slug":"17-billion-litres-on-world-water-day-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/17-billion-litres-on-world-water-day-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"17 billion litres on World Water Day 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"onze-meterstand-op-wereld-water-dag-2021\">17 billion litres on World Water Day 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong>As every year, we are announcing our meter reading on World Water Day<\/strong><\/strong>: since our start, we have already produced more than 17 billion litres of clean drinking water on behalf of more than 500 ambassadors!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text aligncenter is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MADE-BLUE-Impactreis-Ethiopie-fotograaf-Anne-Harteman-45-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14698 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MADE-BLUE-Impactreis-Ethiopie-fotograaf-Anne-Harteman-45-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MADE-BLUE-Impactreis-Ethiopie-fotograaf-Anne-Harteman-45-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MADE-BLUE-Impactreis-Ethiopie-fotograaf-Anne-Harteman-45-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MADE-BLUE-Impactreis-Ethiopie-fotograaf-Anne-Harteman-45-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MADE-BLUE-Impactreis-Ethiopie-fotograaf-Anne-Harteman-45-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MADE-BLUE-Impactreis-Ethiopie-fotograaf-Anne-Harteman-45.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"het-afgelopen-jaar\">The past year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After two disappointing years due to corona, we were able to show good growth last years, both in the number of ambassadors and in the number of litres that we are allowed to realise on their behalf in developing countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately, the impact of corona on our water projects has remained very limited, so that we are still achieving more than the promised liters in countries such as Ethiopia and Bangladesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, we have worked hard on various new developments such as <a href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/water-in-hotels\/\">The Gift of Water <\/a>and the <a href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/the-alternative-for-pet-the-bottle-made-blue\/\">Bottle Made Blue<\/a>. We are therefore looking forward to the rest of this year! <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text aligncenter has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\" id=\"bedankt\">17 billion litres<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">If we add up all donations up to and including World Water Day, March 22, we arrive at more than 17 billion liters of clean drinking water!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">This impressive meter reading has been achieved thanks to the contribution of more than 500 ambassadors. These are companies that mirror their water savings or consumption in our program A liter for a liter such as <a href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/maas-has-already-provided-more-than-350-million-litres-of-clean-drinking-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MAAS<\/a>, but also many catering entrepreneurs who serve the best water for the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">We also include the various water coolers in offices and all donations linked to our reusable bottles. Finally, more and more hotels such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetingmagazine.nl\/lees-meer\/nieuws\/27110\/doubletree-by-hilton-amsterdam-centraal-station-laat-hotelgasten-100-liter-water-per-nacht-doneren#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DoubleTree by Hilton<\/a> are also donating to our Gift of Water program. <\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MADE-BLUE-Dag-1-Impactreis-Ethiopi\u00eb-Foto-Anne-Harteman-9-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11043 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MADE-BLUE-Dag-1-Impactreis-Ethiopi\u00eb-Foto-Anne-Harteman-9-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MADE-BLUE-Dag-1-Impactreis-Ethiopi\u00eb-Foto-Anne-Harteman-9-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MADE-BLUE-Dag-1-Impactreis-Ethiopi\u00eb-Foto-Anne-Harteman-9-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MADE-BLUE-Dag-1-Impactreis-Ethiopi\u00eb-Foto-Anne-Harteman-9-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MADE-BLUE-Dag-1-Impactreis-Ethiopi\u00eb-Foto-Anne-Harteman-9-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MADE-BLUE-Dag-1-Impactreis-Ethiopi\u00eb-Foto-Anne-Harteman-9-1.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">This is our meter reading<\/h6>\n\n\n<div id=\"count-up-block_6f8ea1b96e52a5367a7429bd7517a2234174d5e5647f7ffad011654bfa4b4f9d\" class=\"wp-block count-up\">\n\t<div class=\"row align-center text-center\">\n        \n            <div class=\"countcolumn column\">\n            <div>\n                <h3><span class=\"count\">24741950458<\/span><\/h3>\n                <p><strong>LITER<\/strong><\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            \n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    jQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n        function animateCounter($element) {\n            $element.prop(\"Counter\", 0).animate(\n                {\n                    Counter: $element.text(),\n                },\n                {\n                    duration: 4000,\n                    easing: \"swing\",\n                    step: function (now) {\n                        now = Number(Math.ceil(now)).toLocaleString('en');\n                        $(this).text(now);\n                    },\n                }\n            );\n        }\n\n        \/\/ Functie om een Intersection Observer te maken\n        function createObserver() {\n            let observer;\n            let options = {\n                root: null, \/\/ viewport\n                rootMargin: \"0px\",\n                threshold: 0.5 \/\/ 50% zichtbaar\n            };\n\n            observer = new IntersectionObserver(handleIntersect, options);\n            const targets = document.querySelectorAll(\"#count-up-block_6f8ea1b96e52a5367a7429bd7517a2234174d5e5647f7ffad011654bfa4b4f9d .countcolumn span.count\");\n\n            targets.forEach(function(target) {\n                observer.observe(target);\n            });\n        }\n\n        \/\/ Callback voor de Intersection Observer\n        function handleIntersect(entries, observer) {\n            entries.forEach(function(entry) {\n                if (entry.isIntersecting) {\n                    const $element = $(entry.target);\n                    animateCounter($element);\n                    observer.unobserve(entry.target); \/\/ Stop met observeren na de eerste keer\n                }\n            });\n        }\n\n        \/\/ Start de observer\n        createObserver();\n    });\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We have already achieved so much clean drinking water in developing countries and that has more impact than you think: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Women have time to work again and children can go to school, giving them a better chance of a better life later. People no longer have to cut down trees to boil dirty water and it is no longer necessary to buy disposable bottles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"statistics-block_0e2fced05d7e423c39cee40031cf612f\" class=\"wp-block statistics\">\n    <div class=\"blue-white-blocks\">\n        <div class=\"row  small-up-1 medium-up-2 xlarge-up-4 columns-4\">\n                                                <div class=\"column  default\">\n                        <div>\n                                                        <h4> <span class=\"counter\"><\/span> <\/h4>\n                            <p><\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"column  default\">\n                        <div>\n                                                        <h4> <span class=\"counter\"><\/span> <\/h4>\n                            <p><\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"column  default\">\n                        <div>\n                                                        <h4> <span class=\"counter\"><\/span> <\/h4>\n                            <p><\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"column  default\">\n                        <div>\n                                                        <h4> <span class=\"counter\"><\/span> <\/h4>\n                            <p><\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">You can read more about our spending, water projects and our ambassadors in our annual report for the year 2023. <br\/>The meter reading in that report is slightly lower because the report runs until 31 December instead of 22 March.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-ghost\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/annual-report\/\">Open our annual report <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:110px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text aligncenter is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"966\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Misra-Taha-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23066 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Misra-Taha-3.jpg 966w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Misra-Taha-3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Misra-Taha-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Misra-Taha-3-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"hoeveel-is-dat-eigenlijk\">How much is that exactly?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>17 billion litres sounds like a lot of water, but how much is it really? Converted it means that we: provide over 240,000 people with 20 litres of water per day for at least 10 years or longer. That is more than the inhabitants of Nijmegen or Breda for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is also more than 240,000 people such as Misra from Bishoftu, Ethiopia, mother of six children who, until recently, often fetched water at night and then had to queue for six hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-ghost\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/the-impact-of-a-home-water-connection\/\">Read Misra&#8217;s story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:110px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text aligncenter has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\" id=\"10-jaar-lang\">For 10 years?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">We calculate access for 10 years, but we do everything we can to ensure that this <strong>may be 100 years<\/strong> in practice. For example, for every project we provide a maintenance committee with members from the local community and people often have to pay a small contribution so that they can save for maintenance and repairs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">We choose to work in relatively stable regions where there are no conflicts that could threaten the water supply. We also include a <strong>risk<\/strong> margin in our calculations in case something unexpectedly goes wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-ae2fe186 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-ghost\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/water-projects\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MADE-BLUE-Dag-1-Impactreis-Ethiopi\u00eb-Foto-Anne-Harteman-13-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11001 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MADE-BLUE-Dag-1-Impactreis-Ethiopi\u00eb-Foto-Anne-Harteman-13-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MADE-BLUE-Dag-1-Impactreis-Ethiopi\u00eb-Foto-Anne-Harteman-13-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MADE-BLUE-Dag-1-Impactreis-Ethiopi\u00eb-Foto-Anne-Harteman-13-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MADE-BLUE-Dag-1-Impactreis-Ethiopi\u00eb-Foto-Anne-Harteman-13-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MADE-BLUE-Dag-1-Impactreis-Ethiopi\u00eb-Foto-Anne-Harteman-13-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MADE-BLUE-Dag-1-Impactreis-Ethiopi\u00eb-Foto-Anne-Harteman-13-1.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:110px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"draag-ook-bij\">Contribute to our mission too<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">You can also contribute to our mission: clean drinking water for all.<br\/>That can be done in many more ways than you think, for example simply by shopping.<br\/>Or go out for dinner and have a glass of water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-secondary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/\">What can I do?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-css-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">You might want to read these updates too:<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"overzicht-block_06be889b2db65030b0c4951034ee470e\" class=\"wp-block overzicht aligncenter\">\n\t<div class=\"blocks\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row small-up-1 large-up-2 collapse\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MADE-BLUE-Dag-2-Impactreis-Ethiopi\u00eb-Foto-Anne-Harteman-21-768x512.jpg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h4\">Clean drinking water update: 696 million people still lack access<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>De WHO en Unicef brengen regelmatig rapporten uit over de toegang tot water en sanitatie. Gelukkig gaan we de goede kant op: van 785 miljoen naar 696 miljoen mensen zonder toegang tot veilig&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/clean-water-update-771-million-people\/\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AH5-768x576.jpg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h4\">Water bottle collaboration with Albert Heijn and i-did<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Albert Heijn wanted to congratulate their recently graduated employees with a special gift: our Bottle Made Blue with a unique sleeve made from their old uniforms.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/durable-water-bottles-with-albert-heijn-and-i-did\/\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Naamloos-1-768x576.jpg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h4\">Original artwork inspired by Made Blue<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Artist Sarah Boris made a beautiful and unique artwork which celebrates our collaboration with Lore Group.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/from-water-to-art\/\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/roman-kraft-_Zua2hyvTBk-unsplash-kopieren-768x513.jpg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h4\">Made Blue news articles<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In honour of our 10th anniversary, several platforms interviewed us about our achievements and dreams for the future. 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