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The following organisations are actively participating in the Akvo project.
== 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 [http://www.nwp.nl NWP] == 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] == UNESCO-IHE ==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-ihe.org UNESCO-IHE]
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