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/ voor Watercom]]].
== Aknowledgements ==Akvopedia is a Web-based, free content, water and sanitation knowledge resource. The name Akvopedia is a combination of the words akvo (meaning ''water'' in the language Esperanto) and encyclopedia. Akvopedia article pages seek to provide a solid introduction to water and sanitation technologies, financing, and processes needed for project implementation and maintenance.
Much Akvopedia is written collaboratively by volunteers and specialists, mainly from the water and sanitation sector, since the creation of Akvopedia back in the material 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 comes from /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 books [[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.ircnwp.nlNetherlands Water Partnership], [http://www.ircwash.org/ IRC], [http://www.unesco-ihe.org UNESCO-IHE], [http:/page/28448 Smart Sanitation Solutionswww.greenocean.org GreenOcean] and [http://movementbureau.blogs.com/ The Movement Design Bureau]. Prototype funding has been provided by [http://www.practicafoundationpartnersvoorwater.nl/libraryPartners voor Water]. Much of the initial content of in this wiki comes from the books [http://www.ircwash.org/resources/smart-sanitation-solutions-examples-innovative-low-cost-technologies-toilets-collection Smart Sanitation Solutions] and [http://practica.html org/publications/smart-water-solutions/ 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| ]]