RWSN is a global network of rural water supply professionals and organisations committed to improving their knowledge, competence and professionalism, to fulfil RWSN’s vision of sustainable rural water services for all. Both individuals and organisations participate in the network.
This strategy presents ways in which the network can continue to create and grow value in the coming 5-10 years.

Le RWSN est un réseau mondial de professionnels et d'organisations du secteur de l'approvisionnement en eau en milieu rural qui s'engagent à améliorer leurs connaissances, leurs compétences et leur professionnalisme, afin de concrétiser la vision du RWSN de services d'eau durables pour tous en milieu rural. Tant les individus que les organisations participent au réseau.
Cette stratégie présente les moyens par lesquels le réseau peut continuer à créer et à accroître sa valeur dans les 5 à 10 prochaines années.

La RWSN es una red mundial de profesionales y organizaciones de abastecimiento de agua en zonas rurales comprometidos con la mejora de sus conocimientos, competencia y profesionalidad, para cumplir la visión de la RWSN de unos servicios de agua rural sostenibles para todos. En la red participan tanto individuos como organizaciones.
Esta estrategia presenta las formas en que la red puede seguir creando y aumentando su valor en los próximos 5-10 años.

A RWSN é uma rede global de profissionais e organizações de abastecimento de água rural empenhados em melhorar seus conhecimentos, competência e profissionalismo, para cumprir a visão da RWSN de serviços de água rural sustentáveis para todos. Tanto indivíduos quanto organizações participam da rede.
Essa estratégia apresenta maneiras pelas quais a rede pode continuar a criar e aumentar o valor nos próximos 5 a 10 anos. | »

The RWSN Secretariat organises regular learning and networking events dedicated to RWSN Member Organisations only, to enable them to exchange, learn from each other, and find out more about the services RWSN offers to its Member Organisations.

The following events have taken place so far:
- June 2022: on the benefits that RWSN offers to Member Organisations, and what Member Organisations would like to get out of their membership.
- March 2023: on financial innovations to improve the financial sustainability of rural water services, with presentations by 1001Fontaines, the Aquaya Institute, Green Empowerment and Water Compass.

Between 40 to 50 organisations participated in each series of events. Below are the recordings of the presentations and collaborative slides. | »

My book, I Tried to Save the World and Failed, reflects on a time and effort to find rural water solutions in Mexico, Malawi and Cambodia that could be used everywhere. 

The book closes with a set of lessons aimed at sustainability.  The lessons are not meant to be the final word.  It is hoped they will provoke discussion on how to go about achieving project sustainability.

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Management of the transition phase of the Department of Rural Water Supply, away from an implementing towards a facilitating role. Organisational development, capacity building and launching of a sector wide approach (SWAp).

The case study on hand describes how the transition process was planned and implemented. It focuses on the phase of transition since 1993, even though many of the stakeholders have been involved for many decades. It describes the objectives and goals of the strategy, and takes a look at future developments. | »

The Drilling Supervision short course was conducted to participants from Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states. The training was conducted as part of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for professionals in the groundwater industry. In the modern professional ethics, the groundwater work falls under the hydrogeology/geohydrology profession. However in most of the developing countries, the hydrogeology or geohydrology professional is just starting to evolve and there is therefore limited number of specialized hydrogeologist/geohydrologist experts, thus the training did not exclude all other professionals who are involved at various levels in groundwater.

The course covered: Geology and Groundwater Occurrence; Understanding Basic Aspects of Groundwater; Principles of Borehole Supervision; On-site Supervision; Drilling Preparation; Drilling; Borehole Development and Completion; Field demonstration of pumping test; and Borehole profiling and collection of groundwater samples | »