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[[Image:Indego.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Rwandan women at the computer. Photo: [http://web.archive.org/web/20160617020728/https://indegoafrica.org/ Indego Africa.]]]
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[[Image:India internet.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Digital literacy is increasing worldwide. Photo: [http://www.livemint.com/Industry/XmQNrsrg8zWfOFKHuMDtfJ/Recipe-for-100-digital-literacy-before-2021.html Livemint.com]]]
  
Akvopedia is a Web-based, free content project about water and sanitation subjects. The name Akvopedia is a combination of the words akvo (water in the language Esperanto) and encyclopedia. Akvopedia articles provide links to guide the user to related pages with additional information.
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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.  
  
The Akvopedia is written collaboratively by volunteers and specialists mainly from the water and sanitation sector since the creation of Akvopedia during the summer of 2007.
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Akvopedia is written collaboratively by volunteers and specialists, mainly from the water and sanitation sector, since the creation of Akvopedia back in the summer of 2007.
  
Visitors do not need specialized qualifications to contribute, since their primary role is to write articles that cover existing knowledge; this means that people of all ages and cultural and social backgrounds can write Akvopedia articles. Most of the articles can be edited by anyone with access to the Internet, simply by clicking the 'edit this page' link. A login can be obtained [http://www.akvo.org/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&type=signup here].  A [[Editing_an_Akvopedia_page| graphical guide]] to help you get started is available, and other [[Help:Contents| Help pages]] are available too.
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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.  
  
Anyone is welcome to add information, cross-references or citations, as long as they do so within Akvopedia's editing policies and to an appropriate standard. Substandard or disputed information is subject to removal. Users need not worry about accidentally damaging Akvopedia when adding or improving information, as other editors are always around to advise or correct obvious errors, and Akvopedia's software [http://www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki] (which also powers the [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]) is carefully designed to allow easy reversal of editorial mistakes.
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====Visual Editor is now here====
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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/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!
  
Users who edit and contribute to the Akvopedia should follow the [[Akvopedia:Policies_and_guidelines|policies and guidelines]] which are available.
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===Trademarks and copyright ===
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Akvopedia and Akvo are trademarks of the [[Akvo Foundation]] (Stichting Akvo).
  
== Trademarks and copyright ==
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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.)
Akvopedia and Akvo are trademarks of the nonprofit [[Netherlands Water Partnership]]. It is anticipated that as soon as the [[Akvo Foundation]] (Stichting Akvo) has been set up, the trademarks will be transferred to the Akvo Foundation.
 
 
 
All of the text in the 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 is freely distributable and reproducible. (See the content [[Akvopedia:General_disclaimer | disclaimer]] for more information.)
 
  
 
See also the [[Akvopedia:Copyrights]] page for a detailed discussion about Copyright and Akvopedia.
 
See also the [[Akvopedia:Copyrights]] page for a detailed discussion about Copyright and Akvopedia.
  
== Aknowledgements ==
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The general Akvo terms and conditions are here: [https://akvo.org/help/akvo-policies-and-terms-2/ Akvo Policies and Terms].
The Akvopedia started as an open collaborative effort of [http://www.akvo.org Akvo], initiated by [http://www.nwp.nl Netherlands Water Partnership], [http://www.irc.nl IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre], [http://www.unesco-ihe.org UNESCO-IHE], [http://www.greenocean.org GreenOcean] and [http://www.movementdesign.org The Movement Design Bureau]. Prototype funding has been provided by [http://www.partnersvoorwater.nl/ Partners voor Water].
 
 
 
Much of the initial content of in this wiki comes from the books [http://www.irc.nl/page/28448 Smart Sanitation Solutions] and [http://http://www.practicafoundation.nl/library/smart-solutions.html Smart Water Solutions] produced in collaboration with [http://www.nwp.nl Netherlands Water Partnership], [http://www.waste.nl WASTE], [http://www.practicafoundation.nl/ PRACTICA], [http://www.irc.nl IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre], SIMAWI and [http://www.partnersforwater.nl/ Partners voor Water] and [http://www.buyazelexonline.com/ Buy Azelex Online]
 
  
== Neighbourhood ==
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=== Acknowledgements ===
There is the [[WikiNode]] for networking with the neighbourhood in the wiki landscape.
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Akvopedia started as an open collaborative effort of [http://www.akvo.org Akvo], initiated by [http://www.nwp.nl Netherlands Water Partnership], [http://www.ircwash.org/ IRC], [http://www.unesco-ihe.org UNESCO-IHE], [http://www.greenocean.org GreenOcean] and [http://movementbureau.blogs.com/ The Movement Design Bureau]. Prototype funding has been provided by [http://www.partnersvoorwater.nl/ Partners voor Water].
  
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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.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://practica.org/ PRACTICA], [http://www.ircwash.org/ IRC], [http://www.simavi.org SIMAVI] and [http://www.partnersvoorwater.nl/ Partners voor Water]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 00:18, 7 October 2018

Akvopedia. Open source, water and sanitation knowledge.

Rwandan women at the computer. Photo: Indego Africa.
Digital literacy is increasing worldwide. Photo: Livemint.com

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.

Akvopedia is written collaboratively by volunteers and specialists, mainly from the water and sanitation sector, since the creation of Akvopedia back in the 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 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 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 disclaimer for more information.)

See also the Akvopedia:Copyrights page for a detailed discussion about Copyright and Akvopedia.

The general Akvo terms and conditions are here: Akvo Policies and Terms.

Acknowledgements

Akvopedia started as an open collaborative effort of Akvo, initiated by Netherlands Water Partnership, IRC, UNESCO-IHE, GreenOcean and The Movement Design Bureau. Prototype funding has been provided by Partners voor Water.

Much of the initial content of in this wiki comes from the books Smart Sanitation Solutions and Smart Water Solutions produced in collaboration with Netherlands Water Partnership, WASTE, PRACTICA, IRC, SIMAVI and Partners voor Water