Organisations Portal

This portal is a listing of different types of organisations who are working in the water and sanitation sector. We have structured organisations under a number of different headings and tried to place them under, what we think, is their primary mission. Of course many of these fit under multiple headings.

We are working on adding more organisations to this page. Please visit the Akvopedia Waterpedia section to see the progress we are making.

Non Governmental Organisations

An NGO is an organisation that implements projects in the local region, country where they are based or internationally. The grouping below is based on what scale and where the organisations operate.

International

• IICD Foundation, The Netherlands
• PRACTICA Foundation, The Netherlands
• WASTE, The Netherlands
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• WaterAid
• [Factor e Farm], USA
• ABC/Australia

   ABC was originally launched in 2006 to coincide with Fourth Australian Water
   Summit.  ABC is a resource for water related issues drawing from grass root sources in
   Australia. 
   Web site: www.abc.net au/water/australia

• Action Against Hunger

   The Action Against Hunger International network is committed to saving the lives of  
   malnourished children and their families while ensuring access to safe water and 
   sustainable solutions to hunger. Action Against Hunger works in over 40 countries 
   carrying out innovative, life saving programs in nutrition, food scarcity, water and
   sanitation, public health and advocacy.
   Web site: www.actionagainsthunger.org

• African Medical and Research Foundation

   AMREF empowers communities to build and maintain clean water systems appropriate for  
   local conditions.  They work in Africa to improve access to safe, reliable and 
   sustainable water supply and sanitation facilities.  They are the largest health 
   organization in the world. They are headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya
   Web site: www.amrefusa.org

• Africare

   Africare works to improve the quality of life in Africa.  They support programs in  
   water resource development in addition to health, food security, and emergency response.
   Web site: www.africacare.org

National

• Kenya Water for Health Organisation (KWAHO), Kenya
• The Mvula Trust, South Africa
• Resource Development International, Cambodia

Local

• FODRA, Delhi
• BASA, Bangladesh

Networks

A network organisation builds networks and collaborates in the local region and country where they are based or internationally.

• Arghyam, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
• AT@work, The Netherlands
• Engineers Without Borders, Australia, Asia and the Pacific
• Netherlands Water Partnership, The Netherlands
• RAIN Foundation, The Netherlands
• Rural Water Supply Network, Switzerland
• WES-Net India, India
• Women in Europe for a Common Future, Europe

Governmental organisations

Central

• Government of India - Ministry of Rural Development, India
• Central Water Commission, Indian Ministry of Water Resources
• Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council WSSCC, Switzerland

Knowledge & Research organisations

Knowledge organisations primarily assemble, refine and disseminate knowledge about water and sanitation. Knowledge centers can often be seen as broker between parties, facilitation organisations with knowledge of water and sanitation technologies and approaches.

Knowledge centers

• Agromisa, The Netherlands
• Akvo Foundation, The Netherlands. (The curator of the Akvopedia)
• CAWST - Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology, Canada
• GreenOcean, Sweden
• IICD Foundation, The Netherlands
• IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC), The Netherlands
• Micro Water Facility, The Netherlands
• The Movement Design Bureau, United Kingdom
• UNESCO-IHE, The Netherlands
• UN-Habitat, Kenya
• Rainwater club, Bangalore, India
• Rural Water Supply Network

Universities / Research centers

• Cranfield University, United Kingdom
• Loughborough University, United Kingdom
• VU Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Wageningen University, The Netherlands

Funding organisations

A funding organisation primarily funds projects. The grouping below is based on the scope of funded projects.

Development banks

• ASN Bank, The Netherlands
• Aqua for all foundation, The Netherlands
• Partners voor water, The Netherlands
• SIMAVI, The Netherlands
• World Bank, United States of America

Commercial banks

• UBS Foundation, Switzerland

Commercial companies

Consultants

• WASH fo life WASH Programme, Project & Personnel Development Consulting
• Acacia Water, The Netherlands
• Ecopsis SA [1] Sustainable Sanitation

Suppliers

• AquaEst, Europe
• EarthWater Global
• NEDAP, The Netherlands