Welcome to the first ICT4WASH Newsletter of 2018!

The ICT4WASH Community emerged in 2017 as a platform for international cooperation and capacity-building between water and sanitation-related organizations and individuals in over 18 countries.  

Since then we have developed online eLearning courses, a newsletter, facebook group and have over 1100 people in our network from 34 countries! 

Many have reached out to with us with fantastic ideas on what ICT4WASH should offer in the coming year and beyond. More courses, more discussions and webinars, more information on ICT-related projects around the world....

Do you have 2 minutes to give us your thoughts as well? If so, please fill out this quick (seriously, very quick) survey!!!

Best Regards,

The ICT4WASH Team

New Course Announcement!

We are very excited to announce the launch of the brand new course:
 

 ICT4WASH310 - Mobile Money Payments for Utility Service Providers

The GSMA and Wakoma Incorporated have teamed up to develop this 3-week eLearning course based on the GSMA's Mobile Money Payment Toolkit.

Course Dates: April 9th-27th

This course was built to support utility service providers in deploying mobile money payment solutions.  It provides guidance on key questions around implementation of a mobile money platform, including when and how to approach integration, making the business case, as well as general considerations around legal requirements, customer experience and education.

All case studies, research and funding for the development and implementation of this course were provided by the GSMA. The course is free to attend for all participants.

Click the button below to apply for a spot while there's still space!

• WaSH Policy Brief Handpump Functionality Monitoring: https://waterinstitute.unc.edu/files/2016/03/wash-policy-research-digest-3.pdf

• Webinar 14^th Feb: Handpump functionality monitoring: Getting it right https://unc.warpwire.com/w/70cAAA/?start=85 (audio only)

• New UPGro paper “The need for a standard approach to assessing the functionality of rural community water supplies” https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10040-017-1711-0
• USAID Sustainable WASH Systems project
•  Webinar 21^st Feb: Using Network Analysis to Understand and Strengthen WASH Systems https://www.bigmarker.com/waterckm/sws?bmid=8eefd2919655

A listing of 2018 WASH conferences, from Dan Campbell at the USAID Water Team:

MARCH

• March 22: World Water Day – This year’s theme – Nature for Water – explores how we can use nature to overcome the water challenges of the 21st century.
• March 22, New York City – Launch of International Decade for Action: Water for Sustainable Development (2018-2028) – The UN General Assembly will launch the International Decade for Action: Water for sustainable development (2018-2028) on World Water Day, which is celebrated annually on 22 March.

APRIL

• April 10-13, Islamabad, Pakistan – 7th South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN) – SACOSAN, a government led biennial convention held on a rotational basis in each SAARC country provides a platform for interaction on sanitation. SACOSANs are intended to develop a Regional agenda on sanitation, enabling learning from the past experiences and setting actions for the future.

MAY

• May 28 – Menstrual Hygiene Day – Menstrual Hygiene Day (MH Day) is a global platform that brings together non-profits, government agencies, the private sector, the media and individuals to promote Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM).

JULY

• July 9-13, Nakuru, Kenya 2018 – 41st WEDC International Conference – Transformation towards sustainable and resilient WASH services.

AUGUST

• August 22-24, Hiedanranta. Finland – 6th International Dry Toilet Conference – The Global Dry Toilet Association of Finland organizes an International Dry Toilet Conference every three years in Tampere, Finland. The next conference is the 6th and it takes place in Hiedanranta on August 22th to 24th 2018. The theme of the 6th DT conference will be Dry Toilet Goes Circular.
• August 26-31, Stockholm, Sweden – World Water Week 2018 – World Water Week will address the theme “Water, ecosystems and human development”.

OCTOBER

• October 15 – Global Handwashing Day – Global Handwashing Day is a global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives.
• October 29–November 2, Chapel Hill, North Carolina – UNC Water Institute Water and Health Conference: Where Science Meets Policy – The Water and Health Conference considers drinking water supply, sanitation, hygiene and water resources in both the developing and developed worlds with a strong public health emphasis.

NOVEMBER

• November 19 – World Toilet Day – The theme for 2018 is ‘When nature calls’, focusing on the sanitation solutions we can find in nature.
• November 27-30, Kampala, Uganda – International Conference on Urban Health, Managing Urbanization for Health: A Priority for All Nations – ICUH 2018: The only global conference focused on advancing the health of people living in cities worldwide. Cities are the main drivers of national development and present opportunities to transform a nation’s health and wellbeing, so cities must be at the forefront of tackling the global sustainable development agenda.

ICT4WASH102 Deadline Reminder!

Hi ICT4WASH Folks!

This is a friendly reminder that the deadline to apply for ICT4WASH102: ICT for Water Service Providers has been extended to tomorrow (Tuesday, October 31st).  The one-month course will run from November 6th through December 1st. 

ICT4WASH102 is a highly-interactive online eLearning course on how ICT (mobiles, IoT/M2M, smart metering, GIS, mobile payments, etc.) can be harnessed to reduce non-revenue water (NRW), and improve services provision, customer satisfaction, revenue collection, finances, and asset management.

Managers and staff from utilities, humanitarian organizations, non-profits, NGOs, government, and the private sector are all welcome to apply!

So far we have participants from Tanzania, Philippines, Zambia, Bangladesh, Canada, Kenya, Niger, Cambodia, India, United States, Malawi, Mali, Yemen, United Kingdom, Colombia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone!

Invitations will be sent out by the end of the week, and selected participants will be able to enter the platform for Orientation to start a fun mobile data collection activity and scavenger hunt.

The application only takes a minute and can be done here:

Welcome to the first ICT4WASH Newsletter!

Dear ICT4WASH Members and Friends,

ICT4WASH is a community of individuals and organizations interested in the application of technology in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector.  The community emerged from a group of like-minded individuals interested in expanding international cooperation and capacity building around ICT in water and sanitation related activities, strategies and programs.

Members of the community connect, share, collaborate and learn through online and in-person networking and training workshops and events.

This newsletter will come out on occasion to share announcements on these activities, updates on member projects and initiatives, funding opportunities, and recent articles and publications of interest to the community.

If you would like to share news or resources with the rest of the community, simply reply to this email or forward them to info@ict4wash.com, and we’ll feature them in the next newsletter.

Also, don’t forget to join our Facebook group, and follow us on Twitter!

Course Announcement!

ICT4WASH102 is a highly-interactive one-month eLearning course on ICT for Water Service Providers and other WASH sector stakeholders.

The course first launched in mid-2017 with 4 facilitators, 9 guest experts, and 50 participants from 16 countries.  With such positive results, organizers decided to run the course again from November 6 – December 1 with new guest experts and participants from around the world!

Managers and staff of Water Service Providers (WSPs), humanitarian organizations, non-profits, NGOs, government, and the private sector are invited to join the course which includes dynamic self-guided content, case studies, discussion forums, technology demos and practical exercises.  Participants test and use (and even develop!) mobile and web-based solutions, including mobile data collection apps, cloud-based databases, and custom and off-the-shelf mobile and geospatial solutions available on the market.

The course also features live and interactive guest expert presentations and Q&As with leading water and sanitation specialists, researchers, and ICT solutions providers.

Please share the news with colleagues and friends who might be interested!

Welcome to the first ICT4WASH Newsletter!

Dear ICT4WASH Members and Friends,

ICT4WASH is a community of individuals and organizations interested in the application of technology in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector.  The community emerged from a group of like-minded individuals interested in expanding international cooperation and capacity building around ICT in water and sanitation related activities, strategies and programs.

Members of the community connect, share, collaborate and learn through online and in-person networking and training workshops and events.

This newsletter will come out on occasion to share announcements on these activities, updates on member projects and initiatives, funding opportunities, and recent articles and publications of interest to the community.

If you would like to share news or resources with the rest of the community, simply reply to this email or forward them to info@ict4wash.com, and we’ll feature them in the next newsletter.

Also, don’t forget to join our Facebook group, and follow us on Twitter!

Course Announcement!

ICT4WASH102 is a highly-interactive one-month eLearning course on ICT for Water Service Providers and other WASH sector stakeholders.

The course first launched in mid-2017 with 4 facilitators, 9 guest experts, and 50 participants from 16 countries.  With such positive results, organizers decided to run the course again from November 6 – December 1 with new guest experts and participants from around the world!

Managers and staff of Water Service Providers (WSPs), humanitarian organizations, non-profits, NGOs, government, and the private sector are invited to join the course which includes dynamic self-guided content, case studies, discussion forums, technology demos and practical exercises.  Participants test and use (and even develop!) mobile and web-based solutions, including mobile data collection apps, cloud-based databases, and custom and off-the-shelf mobile and geospatial solutions available on the market.

The course also features live and interactive guest expert presentations and Q&As with leading water and sanitation specialists, researchers, and ICT solutions providers.

Please share the news with colleagues and friends who might be interested!