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The African Water Issues Research Unit (AWIRU)
http://www.up.ac.za/academic/libarts/polsci/awiru
The African Water Issues Research Unit (AWIRU)
is a not-for-profit applied research organization based at the University
of Pretoria, established to develop an African capacity to understand
the complexity of African water management and development issues.
Cooperation over water resources shared between states, regions
and economic sectors can spill over into enhanced regional integration.
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Aquabox
http://www.aquabox.org
AQUABOX is an official project of Rotary International
in Great Britain and Ireland and
Rotary International District 1220, managed by its initiators, the
Rotary Club of Wirksworth in Derbyshire. The project goal is to
provide in the wake of both man-made and natural
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anadian Physicians for Aid and Relief (CPAR)
http://www.cpar.ca/home.asp
CPAR is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization
that is inspired by the vision of a
healthy planet, where health is broadly defined to include human
well-being,
environmental integrity, and social justice. CPAR supports vulnerable,
low-income
people in the developing world in their efforts to achieve good
health. CPAR works
toward this end by helping individuals, communities and grassroots
organizations to
become increasingly self reliant.
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CARE: Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere
http://www.care.org
In more than 60 countries around the world, CARE
is working with poor communities
find lasting solutions to poverty. CARE looks at the big picture
of poverty and goes
beyond the symptoms to confront the underlying causes. With a broad
range of programs
based in empowerment, equity and sustainability, CARE seeks to tap
human potential,
leverage the power of people and, in doing so, to unleash a vast
force for progress.
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Center for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST)
http://www.cawst.org/
CAWST is a Canadian non-profit organization whose
purpose is to provide technical
training and support in water and sanitation services for those
who serve the poor in
developing countries. In particular, CAWST is the center of expertise
and distribution
for the Biosand concrete water filtration technology, a low-cost
water treatment
technology specially designed for use by the poor in developing
countries. The Biosand
concrete filters are household filters made by local people, using
materials commonly
found in most parts of the world.
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Center for Disease Control (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) is recognized as the lead federal
agency for protecting the health and safety of people – at
home and abroad, providing
credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting
health through strong
partnerships. CDC serves as the national focus for developing and
applying disease
prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion
and education
activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United
States.
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Center for Global Safe Water (CGSW)
http://www.sph.emory.edu/CGSW
The Center for Global Safe Water (CGSW) is a partnership
among Emory University,
CARE USA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
and Population
Services International (PSI). Its mission is to improve access to
safe drinking water
globally, with special emphasis on vulnerable populations in developing
countries. The
CGSW seeks to achieve its mission by engaging in applied research,
evaluation, and
training activities with local, in-country partners working on specific
water and sanitation
problems and solutions.
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Center for Science and Environment: India
http://www.cseindia.org
The Center for Science and Environment (CSE) is
an independent, public interest
organization that aims to increase public awareness on science,
technology, environment
and development. Started in 1980, CSE has been creating awareness
about the
environmental challenges facing the nation of India for more than
two decades, with a
focus on solutions that people and communities can implement themselves.
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Every Drop Counts!
This website comes to you from WASRAG (the Water & Sanitation Rotarian Action Group).
While under the general auspices of Rotary International,
this group operates independently of RI and receives no funding from it.
As is so often the case with Rotary,
all the members of WASRAG are volunteers
and we need funds to help run the day-to-day operations of the Group.
Please help us by clicking on "Sign Up"
and becoming either a Charter Member ($100) or an Annual Member ($25 per year).