Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN)
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The network is organised under the following four flagships:
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Cost-effective Boreholesreducing costs and ensuring quality
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Self Supplybuilding on initiatives that rural people take
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Sustainable rural water suppliesensuring that improved supplies continue to function
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Handpump technologytechnology transfer and specifications
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Vision
The Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) is a global knowledge network. RWSN considers access to basic water and sanitation as a fundamental right and essential for human development.
Through information-sharing, dialogue and exchange as well as in-depth studies, RWSN helps practitioners and professionals to make informed decisions on how to better improve access to safe water for rural people. RWSN uncovers and shares good practices, provides guidelines and tools, and promotes proven innovations.
Originally conceived as the Handpump Technology Network (HTN), RWSN broadened its mission from handpumps to rural water supplies in 2001. RWSN’s objective is to catalyse vibrant knowledge exchange between the most active rural water supply actors and thus strengthen the sustainability, efficiency and effectiveness of rural water service delivery.
Click here to see RWSN's Mission Statement.
Membership
RWSN comprises more than 2,200 members. These include people working for government, NGOs, multilateral organisations, bilateral donors, the private sector, universities, research and development groups and inspection agencies. Membership is free and open to all rural water supply practitioners and professionals. If you are interested in finding out more, or wish to join RWSN, please send us an email on rwsn@skat.ch. Alternatively, you can sign on directly through the website (see the "new user" tool on the left).