Many <small-title />Nothing is more valuable than organisations meeting, networking and individuals are contributing to the Akvo projecthelping other organisations.The following Below we have a few resources which will get you started in finding a full variety of WASH-related organisations are officially and actively participating in the Akvo project and have set aside time and effort to participate.
If your organisation is an Akvo project participant, please add a paragraph below about who you are and what you do.<br>
== Official contributors ==* [[Rainwater harvesting sources]]. A list of 45 NGOs, government organizations, and some private companies that focus on rainwater harvesting programs, policies, and supplies.
=== Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP) ===
The Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP) is an independent body set up by the Dutch private and public sectors in the Netherlands to act as a national coordination and information centre for water-related issues abroad. The principal aims of the NWP are to harmonise the activities and initiatives of the Dutch water sector abroad and to promote Dutch expertise in water worldwide. The NWP has 135 members: 71 private sector companies, 24 public authorities, 19 knowledge institutes, 14 NGOs and 7 water supply companies. The NWP has an extensive contact network in the global water sector.
Link to [[Image:rain4food.png|right|150px|link=http://www.rain4food.net/network/]]* [http://www.nwprain4food.nl NWPnet/network/ Rainwater for Food Security]. Here you will find a globally-oriented network for people and organisations active in the field of rainwater harvesting. You can search, contact and link to relevant NGOs, government authorities, private sector actors, donors and experts working in your region and/or in your field of expertise.
=== IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC) ===
Since its foundation in 1968, the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre has facilitated the sharing, promotion and use of knowledge so that governments, professionals and organisations can better support poor men, women and children in developing countries to obtain water and sanitation services they will use and maintain. IRC has a wide international network of NGOs that work at grassroots level. Link to [http://www.irc.nl IRC]
[[Image:water4ages logo.png|right|150px|link=== UNESCOhttp://waterfortheages.org/international-water-IHE ===organizations/]]UNESCO Institute for Water Education (UNESCO* [http://waterfortheages.org/international-IHE) – Its mandate from UNESCO is to strengthen and mobilise the global educational and knowledge base for integrated water resources management; and contribute to meeting the water-related capacity building needs of organizations/ H20 ORGANIZATIONS]. Water For the developing countries and countries in transitionAges. The mission of the Institute is to contribute to the education and training of professionals and to build the capacity of sector organisationsHere are over 70 organizations (community, academic, governmental, funding, knowledge centres and other institutions active in the fields of more) working on water, the environment and infrastructure, sanitation issues in developing multiple countries and around the world. Organizations were chosen for this list if they worked in two or more countries in transitionglobally.
Link to [http://www.unesco-ihe.org UNESCO-IHE]
[[Image:unicef logo.png|right|150px|link=== GreenOcean ===The GreenOcean Project is a non-profit organisation started in 2002 that provides information about sustainable energy, food and water productionhttp://www.unicef.org/wash/index_links. GreenOcean runs html]]* [http://www.otecnewsunicef.org/ | OTEC Newswash/index_links.html Water, Sanitation and Hygiene links], founded in 2001, the only dedicated news source focused on Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC). The people behind GreenOcean have backgrounds UNICEF. UNICEF works with a wide range of partners in Internet technology and knowledge management entrepreneurship that go back 20 years, and are perfectly poised to marry the concepts and methods behind the open source movement with area of water and sanitation solutions for . Here is a selection of some of these, and other institutions, agencies or services active in the developing worldsector.
Link to <br>===Knowledge and research centers===*[[Agromisa]], The Netherlands*[[Akvo Foundation]], The Netherlands. (The curator of [[Main Page|Akvopedia]])*[http://www.cawst.org CAWST - Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology], Canada*[[GreenOcean]], Sweden*[[IICD Foundation]], The Netherlands*[[IRC]], The Netherlands*[http://www.greenoceanmicrowaterfacility.org/ Micro Water Facility], The Netherlands*[[The Movement Design Bureau]], United Kingdom*[[UNESCO-IHE]], The Netherlands*[http://unhabitat.org/ GreenOceanUN-Habitat], Kenya*[[Rainwater club]], Bangalore, India*[[Rural Water Supply Network]]
=== Movement Design Bureau =Northern Europe====The Movement Design Bureau – The Movement Design Bureau is a design and communications think tank*[http://www.cranfield.ac. The MDB team supports innovation projectsuk/ Cranfield University], helping them research and define their market positioningUnited Kingdom*[http://www.lboro.ac.uk/ Loughborough University], organise communications and build connectionsUnited Kingdom*[http://www. All of our clients are somehow working to redefine the future of how we move from place to place or how our relationship with the built environment will evolvevu. We support corporate leadersnl/en/ VU Amsterdam], design teamsThe Netherlands*[http://www.wageningenur.nl/en/wageningen-university.htm Wageningen University], academic institutes and the public and private bodies tasked with technology and skills transfer. The Netherlands
Link to ===Others===*[http://www.ecopsis.ch/ Ecopsis], Switzerland. ECOPSIS is a consultancy firm specializing in sanitation.*[http://www.movementwashforlife.nl/ Wash for Life], Netherlands. WASH for life is a private consultancy, established in 2010.* [[EarthWater Global]] EarthWater Technologies Inc. (ETI) is a water exploration and development company with a unique technology and track record spanning forty years. ETI develops previously overlooked, large-scale, sustainable fresh groundwater resources called "Megawatersheds" and delivers water at lower all-designin cost than all other alternatives.org Movement Design Bureau*Oasis [http://www.oasiswaterpurification.com Water Purification Tablets], UK manufacturer of chlorine tablets specialising in supply to NGO's and Social Marketing Organisations