This web site is an open collaborative effort of <font size="4" color="#454545">Akvopedia. Open source, water and sanitation knowledge.</font>__NOTOC__ <small-title />[[httpImage://wwwIndego.akvojpg|thumb|right|200px|Rwandan women at the computer.org Akvo], initiated by Photo: [http://wwwweb.nwparchive.nl Netherlands Water Partnership], [http:org/web/20160617020728/www.irc.nl IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre], [httphttps://wwwindegoafrica.unesco-iheorg/ Indego Africa.org UNESCO-IHE], ]][[httpImage://wwwIndia internet.greenoceanjpg|thumb|right|200px|Digital literacy is increasing worldwide.org GreenOcean] and the Photo: [http://www.movementdesignlivemint.org Movement Design Bureau]. Prototype funding has been provided by [http:com/Industry/XmQNrsrg8zWfOFKHuMDtfJ/wwwRecipe-for-100-digital-literacy-before-2021.partnersvoorwaterhtml Livemint.nl/ Partners voor Watercom]]].
For more information about Akvopedia is a Web-based, free content, water and sanitation knowledge resource. The name Akvopedia is a combination of the Akvo project read words akvo (meaning ''water'' in the [http://wwwlanguage Esperanto) and encyclopedia.akvo.org/ main Akvo website]Akvopedia article pages seek to provide a solid introduction to water and sanitation technologies, financing, and processes needed for project implementation and maintenance.
== Aknowledgements ==Akvopedia is written collaboratively by volunteers and specialists, mainly from the water and sanitation sector, since the creation of Akvopedia back in the summer of 2007.
However, visitors do not need specialized qualifications to contribute, since their primary role is to write articles that cover existing knowledge (which includes local, in-the-field knowledge); this means that people of all ages and cultural and social backgrounds can write Akvopedia articles. ====Visual Editor is now here====We have upgraded Akvopedia with the Wikipedia style Visual Editor upload/editing tool to enable a simplified platform, so that zero programming knowledge is needed to create/edit article on Akvopedia. To learn how to use the Visual editor, see the Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Introduction tutorials on how to use it]. But as always, if it is more convenient for you we can also create and upload your pages for you! ===Trademarks and copyright ===Akvopedia and Akvo are trademarks of the [[Akvo Foundation]] (Stichting Akvo). All of the text in Akvopedia and most of the images and other content is covered by the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Share-Alike 3.0] (CC-BY-SA) license. Contributions remain the property of their creators, while the CC-BY-SA license ensures the content can be freely distributed and reproduced. (See the content [[Akvopedia:General_disclaimer | disclaimer]] for more information.) See also the [[Akvopedia:Copyrights]] page for a detailed discussion about Copyright and Akvopedia. The general Akvo terms and conditions are here: [https://akvo.org/help/akvo-policies-and-terms-2/ Akvo Policies and Terms]. === Acknowledgements ===Akvopedia started as an open collaborative effort of [http://www.akvo.org Akvo], initiated by [http://www.nwp.nl Netherlands Water Partnership], [http://www.ircwash.org/ IRC], [http://www.unesco-ihe.org UNESCO-IHE], [http://www.greenocean.org GreenOcean] and [http://movementbureau.blogs.com/ The Movement Design Bureau]. Prototype funding has been provided by [http://www.partnersvoorwater.nl/ Partners voor Water]. Much of the material initial content of in this wiki comes from the books [http://www.ircircwash.nlorg/pageresources/28448 smart-sanitation-solutions-examples-innovative-low-cost-technologies-toilets-collection Smart Sanitation Solutions] and [http://http://www.practicafoundationpractica.nlorg/librarypublications/smart-water-solutions.html / Smart Water Solutions] produced in collaboration with [http://www.nwp.nl Netherlands Water Partnership], [http://www.waste.nl WASTE], [http://www.practicafoundationpractica.nlorg/ PRACTICA], [http://www.ircircwash.nl org/ IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre], SIMAWI [http://www.simavi.org SIMAVI] and [http://www.partnersforwaterpartnersvoorwater.nl/ Partners voor Water] [[Category:Akvopedia| ]]