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

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RWSN places a very strong emphasis on innovation, documentation, research and capacity building. RWSN is a collaborative platform dedicated to knowledge exchange, networking and learning to achieve universal access to safe water, with a focus on rural water services. This endeavour involves fostering connections among rural water practitioners and organisations on a global scale. Today the network has over 15,000 members in over 160 countries, continuing the mission of helping rural water supply practitioners from NGOs, governments, companies and development partners to learn from each other and work together.

The secretariat has been hosted from the start and until now by Skat Foundation in St. Gallen, Switzerland.3 It coordinates and runs the network activities, in partnership with theme leaders and under the supervision and guidance of the executive steering committee. Global Water Center (GWC), Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST), and Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) are proud to announce the release of the “Rural Water Capacity Needs Assessment” report. This comprehensive report, based on a thorough analysis of 280 responses, sheds light on the critical gaps and challenges in the rural water sector.

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Together we will collaborate on WASH systems strengthening, particularly around mentoring, life-long learning and supporting the role of women as professionals and decision-makers. We will also work collectively to advocate for, and support national and local governments in, strengthening the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) systems required to deliver universal, sustained access as outlined under Sustainable Development Goal 6. The RWSN Forum is the foremost global event on rural water services and takes place every 5 years. RWSN’s vision is of a world where all rural people have access to sustainable and reliable water supplies that can be effectively managed to provide sufficient, affordable, and safe water within a reasonable distance of the home. For RWSN, rural covers a spectrum of settlement patterns including isolated homesteads, hamlets, villages, and small towns.

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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.

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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.

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