We want to hear from you: draft Rural Water Supply Network RWSN Strategy 2024-2030

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RWSN Talks for for-profit companies

Poor quality infrastructure continues to be a problem in rural water supplies. This webinar provides a platform to discuss the issue, including looking at some of the types of quality problems encountered and the experiences of several organizations that have managed to consistently procure quality components. We are primarily concerned about viable technologies and approaches that improve rural water supply. We achieve our objectives by catalysing innovation, providing evidence-based documentation, supporting research, sharing information, influencing policies and practices, supporting efforts to build capacity and facilitating networking. RWSN is a safe space for discussion and collaboration, which enables members to share expertise, experience and resources on rural water; it is a trusted source of information for many rural water practitioners worldwide. At RWSN, our goal is to spread ideas and increase professionalism in the rural water supply sector worldwide.

• RWSN is a strategic global platform for knowledge-sharing and collaboration in the water sector with a central focus on the achievement of universal access to safe, affordable water supplies.
• The RWSN Secretariat is the coordination unit the RWSN and plays a crucial role in coordinating RWSN activities, ensuring they are in line with the overall objectives and as per the guidance provided by the RWSN Steering Committee and communicating with the RWSN members.
• This website was developed for interactive public use, it is not an official Swiss Government website, and therefore, does not necessarily state or reflect the views or opinions of RWSN, Skat Foundation or its governing partners.
• For RWSN, rural covers a spectrum of settlement patterns including isolated homesteads, hamlets, villages, and small towns.

WHO Guidelines for drinking-water quality – launch event

The Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) is the global network of individual professionals and organisations who are  dedicated to rural water supply. RWSN is a strategic global platform for knowledge-sharing and collaboration in the water sector with a central focus on the achievement of universal access to safe, affordable water supplies. With the engagement and collaboration of its members, RWSN is committed to continuing to lead collective action towards sustainable and safe water services for all rural people. It is primarily concerned about viable technologies and approaches that improve rural water supply. It achieves its objectives by catalysing innovation, providing evidence-based documentation, supporting research, sharing information, influencing policies and practices, supporting efforts to build capacity and facilitating networking. Join us next Tuesday, 25 June, for a discussion around challenges in ensuring a high standard of rural water infrastructure from the outset.

Volunteer opportunity: RWSN co-Theme Leader – Sustainable Services

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