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Many <small-title />Nothing is more valuable than organisations meeting, networking and individuals are contributing to the Akvo projecthelping other organisations. If your organisation is an Akvo project participant, please add Below we have a paragraph below about who few resources which will get you are and what you dostarted in finding a full variety of WASH-related organisations.

== Akvo founders ==<br>

The following organisations founded Akvo * [[Rainwater harvesting sources]]. A list of 45 NGOs, government organizations, and are actively involved with the continued developmentsome private companies that focus on rainwater harvesting programs, policies, and supplies.

=== GreenOcean ===

The GreenOcean Project is a non-profit organisation started in 2002 that

provides information about sustainable energy, food and water production. GreenOcean runs

[http://www.otecnews.org/ OTEC News], founded in 2001, the only dedicated news source focused on Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC). The people behind GreenOcean have backgrounds 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 water and sanitation solutions for the developing world.

Link to [[Image:rain4food.png|right|150px|link=http://www.rain4food.net/network/]]* [http://www.greenoceanrain4food.orgnet/ GreenOceannetwork/ 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 [[Image:water4ages logo.png|right|150px|link=http://wwwwaterfortheages.ircorg/international-water-organizations/]]* [http://waterfortheages.nl IRCorg/international-water-organizations/ H20 ORGANIZATIONS]. Water For the Ages. Here are over 70 organizations (community, academic, governmental, funding, and more) working on water and sanitation issues in multiple countries around the world. Organizations were chosen for this list if they worked in two or more countries globally.

=== The Movement Design Bureau ===

The Movement Design Bureau – The Movement Design Bureau is a design and communications think tank. The MDB team supports innovation projects, helping them research and define their market positioning, organise communications and build connections. 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 evolve. We support corporate leaders, design teams, academic institutes and the public and private bodies tasked with technology and skills transfer.

Link to [[Image:unicef logo.png|right|150px|link=http://www.unicef.org/wash/index_links.html]]* [http://www.movement-designunicef.org The Movement Design Bureau/wash/index_links.html Water, Sanitation and Hygiene links]. UNICEF. UNICEF works with a wide range of partners in the area of water and sanitation. Here is a selection of some of these, and other institutions, agencies or services active in the sector.

<br>=== Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP) Knowledge and research centers===*[[Agromisa]], The Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP) is an independent body set up by the Dutch private and public sectors in the *[[Akvo Foundation]], The Netherlands to act as a national coordination and information centre for water-related issues abroad. (The principal aims curator of the NWP are to harmonise the activities [[Main Page|Akvopedia]])*[http://www.cawst.org CAWST - Centre for Affordable Water and initiatives of the Dutch water sector abroad and to promote Dutch expertise in water worldwide. Sanitation Technology], Canada*[[GreenOcean]], Sweden*[[IICD Foundation]], The Netherlands*[[IRC]], The NWP has 135 membersNetherlands*[http: 71 private sector companies//www.microwaterfacility.org/ Micro Water Facility], 24 public authoritiesThe Netherlands*[[The Movement Design Bureau]], 19 knowledge institutesUnited Kingdom*[[UNESCO-IHE]], 14 NGOs and 7 water supply companies. The NWP has an extensive contact network in the global water sectorNetherlands*[http://unhabitat. org/ UN-Habitat], Kenya*[[Rainwater club]], Bangalore, India*[[Rural Water Supply Network]]

Link to ====Northern Europe====*[http://www.nwpcranfield.ac.uk/ Cranfield University], United Kingdom*[http://www.lboro.ac.uk/ Loughborough University], United Kingdom*[http://www.vu.nl/en/ VU Amsterdam], The Netherlands*[http://www.wageningenur.nl NWP/en/wageningen-university.htm Wageningen University], The Netherlands

=== UNESCO-IHE Others===UNESCO Institute for Water Education (UNESCO-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 the developing countries and countries in transition. The mission of the Institute is to contribute to the education and training of professionals and to build the capacity of sector organisations, knowledge centres and other institutions active in the fields of water, the environment and infrastructure, in developing countries and countries in transition.  Link to *[http://www.unesco-iheecopsis.org UNESCO-IHEch/ Ecopsis] == Funds partners == Initial seed funding for the Akvo project has been provided by Netherlands Water Partnership, Switzerland.  Prototype development funding has been provided by Partners voor Water, Netherlands Water Partnership and IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC): === Partners voor Water ===“Partners for Water” ECOPSIS is a programme that aims to strengthen the international position of the Dutch water sector by uniting forces (private sector, public sector, non-profit sector and knowledge institutes)consultancy firm specializing in sanitation. The programme 'Partners for Water' is a joint initiative of six departments of the Government of the Netherlands: * Ministry of Transport, Water Management and Public Works (lead)* Ministry of Economic Affairs* Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including the Directorate General for International Cooperation* Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment* Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Safety  Link to [http://www.partnersvoorwaterwashforlife.nl/ Partners voor WaterWash for Life] == Content partners == These organisations have contributed content in one way or another to the Akvopedia. Most, if not all, organisations listed above have also contributed contentNetherlands. === PRACTICA Foundation === The PRACTICA Foundation facilitates the exchange of knowledge onWASH for life is a private consultancy,and the developmentof,innovative and low-costwater technologiesestablished in 2010.  Link to * [http://www.practicafoundation.nl PRACTICA Foundation] ===Simavi === Simavi funds healthcare initiatives in developing countries with a focus on water and sanitation activities.  Link to [http://www.simavi.org SimaviEarthWater Global] === Agromisa === Agromisa provides information and publications on small-scale and sustainable agriculture in the tropics. Link to [http://www.agromisa.org Agromisa] === NCDO === NCDO is an independent Dutch organisation working to increase public supportfor international cooperation and the achievementof the Millennium Development GoalsEarthWater Technologies Inc.  Link to [http://www.ncdo.nl NCDO] === Aqua for All (A4AETI) === Aqua for All (A4A) Foundation supports is a water exploration and sanitation projects for the poor development company with funds a unique technology and knowledge from the Dutch public water sectortrack record spanning forty years. Link to [http://www.aquaforall.nl Aqua for All Foundation] == Project partners == The following organisations are officially and actively participating in the Akvo project and have set aside time and effort to participate. === FODRA === Fountain of Development Research and Action (FODRA) is an ideologically ETI develops previously overlooked, large-scale, politically sustainable fresh groundwater resources called "Megawatersheds" and religiously independent nondelivers water at lower all-governmental organisation committed to promoting and undertaking actions for sustainable development among people living in poverty. FODRA is active in Delhi, Indiacost than all other alternatives. Link to *Oasis [http://www.fodraoasiswaterpurification.org/ FODRAcom Water Purification Tablets] === WASTE === WASTE foundation is a not for profit consultancy group that focuses on sustainable urban environment development processes. Our efforts target the improvement , UK manufacturer of livelihood chlorine tablets specialising in supply to NGO's and income generation of the urban poor. Link to [http://www.waste.nl/ WASTE]Social Marketing Organisations

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