Mentoring programme / Programme de mentorat / Programa de tutoría Mentor and mentee registration is now open! L'inscription des mentors et des mentorés est maintenant ouverte ! Ya está abierto el plazo de inscripción para mentores y alumnos.

Project start: 2024 • Project finished: 2024
Collaborators: WASH Agenda for Change, Women in WASH Mentoring Program
Funder: Global Water Center, CARE

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Summary

Join the 2024 RWSN Mentoring programme in collaboration with Agenda for Change and Global Water Center - and seize the opportunity to learn from experienced professionals in the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sectors.

Why Should You Apply? We have an exceptional lineup of mentors eager to guide you on your journey. This is your chance to tell us why you're excited about the water sector and what you're passionate about achieving. Remember, competition is fierce, so the more you share about yourself, your goals, and your enthusiasm for the program, the better your chances of success! What Do You Want to Work On? Whether it is advancing your career, sharpening your skills, or making a difference in your community, our mentoring program is tailored to your needs. Share your aspirations with us, and let's work together to make them a reality. The programme is available in English, Spanish, and French.
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Rejoignez le programme de mentorat 2024 RWSN en collaboration avec Agenda for Change et Global Water Center - et saisissez l'opportunité d'apprendre de professionnels expérimentés dans les secteurs de l'eau, de l'assainissement et de l'hygiène (WASH).

Pourquoi postuler ? Nous disposons d'un groupe exceptionnel de mentors désireux de vous guider dans votre parcours. C'est l'occasion de nous dire pourquoi le secteur de l'eau vous passionne et ce que vous souhaitez réaliser. N'oubliez pas que la concurrence est féroce. Plus vous en direz sur vous, sur vos objectifs et sur votre enthousiasme pour le programme, plus vous aurez de chances de réussir ! Sur quoi voulez-vous travailler ? Qu'il s'agisse de faire progresser votre carrière, d'affiner vos compétences ou de faire une différence dans votre communauté, notre programme de mentorat est adapté à vos besoins. Faites-nous part de vos aspirations et travaillons ensemble pour les concrétiser. Le programme est disponible en anglais, en espagnol et en français.
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Únase al programa 2024 RWSN Mentoring, en colaboración con Agenda for Change y Global Water Center, y aproveche la oportunidad de aprender de profesionales experimentados en los sectores del agua, el saneamiento y la higiene (WASH).

¿Por qué deberías solicitarlo? Tenemos un grupo excepcional de mentores deseosos de guiarte en tu viaje. Esta es tu oportunidad para contarnos por qué te entusiasma el sector del agua y qué te apasiona conseguir. Recuerda que la competencia es feroz, así que cuanto más compartas sobre ti, tus objetivos y tu entusiasmo por el programa, mayores serán tus posibilidades de éxito. ¿En qué quiere trabajar? Tanto si se trata de avanzar en su carrera profesional, perfeccionar sus habilidades o marcar la diferencia en su comunidad, nuestro programa de mentores se adapta a sus necesidades. Comparte con nosotros tus aspiraciones y trabajemos juntos para hacerlas realidad. El programa está disponible en inglés, español y francés.

Lifelong Learning Strategy / Stratégie d'apprentissage tout au long de la vie Estrategia de formación continua / Estratégia de aprendizagem ao longo da vida

Project start: 2022 • Project finished: 2030
Collaborators: RWSN
Funder: Open to new partnerships

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Summary

RWSN is a global network of rural water supply professionals and organisations committed to improving their knowledge, competence and professionalism, to fulfil RWSN’s vision of sustainable rural water services for all. Both individuals and organisations participate in the network.
This strategy presents ways in which the network can continue to create and grow value in the coming 5-10 years:
1. Connect those seeking specialist training and mentoring with those who can provide that support.
2. Build partnerships to identify and fill thematic gaps in capacity development of rural water supply professionals and organisations, at global and regional levels.
3. Act as a broker to support scaling-up of ideas and organisations through training, mentoring, coaching and match-making between potential partners.
4. Providing value for money and easy-to-use, transparent procurement options so that RWSN achieves full cost recovery for providing these services.

We are inviting feedback on our draft Lifelong Learning Strategy

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Le RWSN est un réseau mondial de professionnels et d'organisations du secteur de l'approvisionnement en eau en milieu rural qui s'engagent à améliorer leurs connaissances, leurs compétences et leur professionnalisme, afin de concrétiser la vision du RWSN de services d'eau durables pour tous en milieu rural. Tant les individus que les organisations participent au réseau.
Cette stratégie présente les moyens par lesquels le réseau peut continuer à créer et à accroître sa valeur dans les 5 à 10 prochaines années :
1. Connecter ceux qui recherchent une formation spécialisée et un mentorat avec ceux qui peuvent fournir ce soutien.
2. Construire des partenariats pour identifier et combler les lacunes thématiques dans le développement des capacités des professionnels et des organisations de l'approvisionnement en eau en milieu rural, aux niveaux mondial et régional.
3. Agir en tant que courtier pour soutenir la mise à l'échelle des idées et des organisations par le biais de la formation, du mentorat, du coaching et de la mise en relation entre partenaires potentiels.
4. Fournir un bon rapport qualité-prix et des options d'approvisionnement faciles à utiliser et transparentes, afin que le RWSN parvienne à un recouvrement total des coûts pour la fourniture de ces services.

Nous vous invitons à nous faire part de vos commentaires sur notre projet de stratégie d'apprentissage tout au long de la vie

L'initiative REACH/RWSN pour 100 millions de personnes (100M) Un diagnostic global des fournisseurs de services d'eau en milieu rural pour éclairer le financement basé sur les résultats

Project start: 2020 • Project finished: 2030
Collaborators: REACH; Uptime Consortium; University of Oxford; autres partenaires
Funder: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

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Summary

Suite à l'enquête de diagnostic mondial de l'Initiative 100 Millions auprès de fournisseurs de services d'eau en milieu rural, l'Initiative RWSN-REACH 100 Millions procède à un deuxième cycle de collecte de données et invite les fournisseurs de services d'eau en milieu rural à transmettre un échantillon de données de service d'une partie de leurs activités pour une période couvrant un trimestre d'une année. Cet échantillon de données sera utilisé pour identifier les fournisseurs de services d'eau en milieu rural qui sont en mesure de fournir une qualité de données suffisante pour participer à des accords de financement basé sur les résultats que des bailleurs de fonds pourraient établir. Ce processus sera également utilisé pour aider les donateurs potentiels à comprendre la taille et l'importance des fournisseurs de services qui peuvent être prêts pour un financement basé sur les résultats.

Groundwater: Making the Invisible Visible World Water Day 2022

Project start: 2022 • Project finished: 2020
Collaborators: UN-Water
Funder:

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Summary

Groundwater is invisible, but its impact is visible everywhere. Out of sight, under our feet, groundwater is a hidden treasure that enriches our lives. Almost all of the liquid freshwater in the world is groundwater. For rural areas it is often the safest, most reliable water resources.

As climate change gets worse, groundwater will become more and more critical. We need to work together to sustainably manage this precious resource. Groundwater may be out of sight, but it must not be out of mind.

Financial Innovations for Rural Water Supply in Low-Resource Settings

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Collaborators: REAL-Water consortium members: The Aquaya Institute, Aguaconsult, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), the Skat Foundation’s Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN), Safe Water Network, and Water Mission.
Funder: USAID

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Summary

Millions of people in rural areas of low- and middle-income countries still lack access to basic water services. In fact, as of 2020, the majority of people without basic water services lived in rural areas. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rural Evidence and Learning for Water (REAL-Water) program is working to address this issue by identifying ways to expand water access and safety in rural areas.

One of the challenges of providing rural water supply financing is that the populations are smaller, more dispersed, and poorer than their urban counterparts. This may reduce opportunities for economies of scale and complete cost recovery. To overcome these challenges, the REAL-Water program is focusing on identifying innovative and promising financing or funding mechanisms that can be used in small villages and dispersed settlements.

Challenges of Water Well Drillers & Water Well Drillers Associations Case Studies of Six Countries Angola, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda and United States of America

Project start: 2018 • Project finished: 2020
Collaborators: Skat Foundation
Funder: Skat Foundation

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Summary

Groundwater has been identified as the key to sustainable development and forms the foundation for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (UN-Water, 2018). Although not properly recognised in the SDG framework, its importance is seen in its provisioning and regulating functions (e.g. maintaining river base flow, preventing land subsidence and seawater intrusion), and acting as a solution for climate change adaptation. Groundwater accounts for over 97% of the world’s freshwater resources, and it is readily available.
Groundwater is diminishing in some regions, and water quality deterioration is increasing (UN-Water, 2018). With no incentives to save groundwater, the impacts of unsustainable use are slow and multiple (Villholth, 2018). In order to sustainably manage groundwater resources, intervention is needed at different levels and in accordance with local contexts.
Drillers are in direct contact with groundwater resources and thus understand key issues on the ground. If well organised, such as in the form of an association, and empowered with knowledge, drillers can advocate for and influence policies at state and national levels, and even lobby the governments to bring groundwater issues to the forefront.

Call to water services providers to support young professionals' careers

Project start: 2023 • Project finished: 2023
Collaborators: Aquafed
Funder: Netherlands government through the Valuing Water Initiative

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A Global Pledge to Protect Drinking Water from Lead World Water Day / UN Water Conference 2023

Project start: 2022 • Project finished: 2040
Collaborators: Governments of South Africa, Uganda and Ghana, WHO, UNICEF, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, LIXIL, RTI international, World Plumbing Council, University of North Carolina, World Vision, IAPMO, RWSN, University of Leeds, WaterAid,
Funder:

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Summary

Nothing is more fundamental to human health and well-being than access to safe drinking water. In 2016, world leaders adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) including SDG 6 — a universal call to action to provide access to safe and affordable drinking water to every person, everywhere, by 2030. As part of our global commitment to provide water that is free from microbial hazards and priority chemical contaminants that impact human health, we launch this global initiative to work towards lead-free drinking water by 2040.

'Smart Handpumps' Handpumps can be better - who is leading the way?

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Collaborators: Several
Funder: Several

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Summary

Drilling a borehole and installing a handpump is a common way to improve access to water for rural (and urban) people in many parts of the world. However, the failure of these water points is shockingly high, a third in many African and Asian countries and often much higher.

New communications technology is opening up the possibilities for 'Smart Handpumps' - handpumps that actively record how and when they are used and transmits that data to an organisation who can use that information to (a) mobilise targeted maintenance and repairs; (b) identity priority areas for future improvements and investments; (c) to understand the user needs better, and main other reasons that shift rural water supply away from 'fire-and-forget' projects and towards water services that last and that reach everyone.