# How BRICS is turning the Global Development Initiative into practice

https://mins.news/en/item/49067

- CGTN, 2026-09-07 11:04 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-07/How-BRICS-is-turning-the-Global-Development-Initiative-into-practice-1Qf9HOKtY0o/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> The New Development Bank has approved $205 million to expand water pipelines and treatment facilities in six municipalities in South Africa’s North West and Limpopo provinces, aiming to provide sustainable drinking-water access for two million people. The article presents the project as an example of BRICS putting the Global Development Initiative’s focus on long-term development, self-reliance and Global South cooperation into action.