Mark your calendars! RWSN is delighted to announce its 2018 series of 10 webinars (on-line seminars) dedicated to rural water services, running every week from April 3rd until June 5th, in English, French, Spanish and/or Portuguese.

Register here for webinars in English, French, Spanish or Portuguese: http://bit.ly/2prrVf3

We will hear from more than 20 organisations on a range of topics, including:
• A special double session with the WHO/ UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme to find out how you can make the most of the JMP data, and how countries nationalise SDG6 targets and indicators (May 2nd and May 29th);
• The challenges specific to sustainable and safe water supply in peri-urban areas and small towns, with a focus on the urban poor (April 17th and 24th);
• Practical ways of financing to reduce corruption in the sector (April 3rd), and to improve social accountability for better rural water services (May 8th);
• A discussion on community-based water point management (April 10th), and a radio show-style session showcasing experiences with capacity strengthening for professional drilling (June 5th);
• A debate on water kiosks (May 15th), and the role of self-supply and local operator models for universal access in rural areas (May 22nd).

Webinars in English:
• Tuesday, April 3rd: Practical ways of financing to reduce corruption in the rural water sector (11 am CEST (Paris)/ 10 am BST (UK)/ 2.30 pm IST (India))
• Tuesday, April 10th: Debating real-world community-based management of water points (2.30 pm CEST (Paris)/ 1.30 pm BST (UK)/ 8.30 am EDT (Washington DC))
• Tuesday, April 17th: Small town WASH services: meeting the needs of the urban poor (2.30 pm CEST (Paris)/ 1.30 pm BST (UK)/ 8.30 am EDT (Washington DC))
• Tuesday, April 24th: Safe water in towns and peri-urban areas: challenges of self-supply and water quality monitoring 2.30 pm CEST (Paris) / 1.30 pm BST (UK)/ 8.30 am EDT (Washington DC)
• Wednesday, May 2nd : RWSN/ JMP webinar Part 1. Getting data to talk: how to make the most of JMP data (2.30 pm CEST (Paris)/ 1.30 pm BST (UK)/ 8.30 am EDT (Washington DC))
• Tuesday, May 8th: How can we make providers and governments accountable for rural water services? (2.30 pm CEST (Paris)/ 1.30 pm BST (UK)/ 8.30 am EDT (Washington DC))
• Tuesday, May 15th: Water kiosks: A model for sustainable water services? (2.30 pm CEST (Paris)/ 1.30 pm BST (UK)/ 8.30 am EDT (Washington DC))
• Tuesday, May 22nd: Achieving the SDGs: How Supported self-supply and other management models can help to achieve universal access (2.30 pm CEST/ 1.30 pm BST (UK)/ 8.30 am EDT (Washington DC))
• Tuesday, May 29th: RWSN/ JMP webinar Part 2. The SDGs at the national level: how countries nationalise targets and indicators (2.30 pm CEST/ 1.30 pm BST (UK)/ 8.30 am EDT (Washington DC))
• Tuesday, June 5th: Yes we can! Capacity Strengthening for Professional Drilling – Sharing Experiences from Southern Africa (2.30 pm CEST/ 1.30 pm BST (UK)/ 8.30 am EDT (Washington DC)).

Wébinaires en français:
• Mardi 3 avril: Des moyens pratiques de financement qui permettent de réduire la corruption dans le secteur de l’eau en milieu rural (14h30 CEST (Paris)/ 12h30 GMT (Dakar) / 8h30 EDT (Québec/ Haïti))
• Mardi 17 avril: Les services WASH dans les petites villes: comment répondre aux besoins des pauvres en milieu urbain (11h00 CEST (Paris)/ 9h00 GMT (Dakar))
• Mardi 24 avril: La salubrité de l’eau dans les villes et zones péri-urbaines: les défis liés à l’auto-approvisionnement et le suivi de la qualité de l’eau (11h00 CEST (Paris)/ 9h00 GMT (Dakar))
• Mercredi 2 mai: Les wébinaires RWSN/ JMP, 1ère partie: Faire parler les données: comment tirer parti des données du Joint Monitoring Programme (11h00 CEST (Paris)/ 9h00 GMT (Dakar))
• Mardi 15 mai: Les kiosques à eau: un modèle pour des services d’eau durables? (16h30 CEST (Paris)/ 14h30 GMT (Dakar) / 10h30 EDT (Québec/ Haïti))
• Mardi 29 mai : Les wébinaires RWSN/ JMP, 2ème partie: les ODD au niveau national : comment les pays traduisent les cibles et indicateurs au niveau national (11h00 CEST (Paris)/ 9h00 GMT (Dakar))

Webinarios en español o portugués:
• Miércoles, 2 de mayo: Seminarios web de RWSN / JMP, Parte 1: Hacer que los datos hablen: ¿Cómo aprovechar los datos del Programa de Monitoreo Conjunto (español) (16.30 CEST (Madrid)/ 09.30 (hora de la Ciudad de México)).
• Martes, 8 de mayo: ¿Cómo podemos lograr que los proveedores y los gobiernos se sientan responsables de los servicios de agua rural? Experiencias de los miembros del RWSN (español) (16.30 CEST (Madrid)/ 09.30 (hora de la Ciudad de México))
• Martes, 29 de mayo: Seminarios web de RWSN / JMP, Parte 2: ¿Cómo traducen los países los objetivos e indicadores del ODS6 a nivel nacional? (español) (16.30 CEST (Madrid)/ 09.30 (hora de la Ciudad de México))
• Martes, 5 de junio: Sim, nós podemos! Fortalecimento de capacidades para a perfuração profissional - Compartilhando experiências da África Austral (portugués) (16.30 CEST and CAT (Maputo)/ 15.30 WEST/WAT (Lisbon/ Luanda)/ 11.30 BRT (Brasilia))

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