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name = Rural Water Supply Network|

class = Network NGO|

keywork = research facilitation, <br /> technology development, <br />commercial technology application, <br />consultancy |

website = [http://www.practicafoundationrwsn.nl ch www.practicafoundationrwsn.nlch]

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'''PRACTICA foundationThe Rural Water Supply Network''' (RWSN) functions as a global knowledge network with its secretariat hosted by a Skat Foundation, a resource centre based in Switzerland. It aims to facilitate researchthe provision of safe water and sanitation to the poor and deprived through the promotion of sustainable technologies that are affordable and responsive to the needs of the users. RWSN blends a strong engineering capacity with the principles of balanced development, development including institutional, financial and social aspects. The network acts as a depository of knowledge and provides support to sector partners; it pools the experience and expertise of its members and commercial application places the results of technology their work in the field public domain through the production of publications and international specifications. RWSN concentrates on affordable, groundwater-related technologies that are easy to maintain and acts as a focal point for standardisation of low cost water and energy in developing countriessupply technologies.

PRACTICA evolves within large development projects that include the introduction and dissemination of appropriate technologies as manual well drilling and rope pumps. PRACTICA supports the technology components and implements training courses and capacity building for the public and private sector.

Other areas Assisting sector partners initiatives through knowledge sharing and dissemination is at the core of all RWSN activities. The organisation helps in cross-fertilisation of experiences and prevents "reinventing the wheel". RWSN helps in the preparation of work include product developmentcase studies, applied technical notes and scientific research, feasibility studies field monitoring reports. It provides technical back-up on low cost technologies and consultancy servicesassists in the introduction of implementation procedures.

The process of introducing low-cost technology to private manufacturers / workshops and end-users is labour-intensive. Even if in a region a particular technology ultimately catches on, it takes a relatively high investment to get to a ‘critical mass’. PRACTICA aims to accelerate this process by taking care of the ‘introductory and dissemination process’. At the same time PRACTICA has a general role as a clearing house, advocate and source of practical knowledge on promising new affordable technologies and services in the water and energy sector.

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