GLOBAL WATER CENTER
Programs
Safe Water Access and Training
APPROXIMATELY 40% OF RURAL WATER SYSTEMS FAIL IN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN INVESTMENTS AND LEAVING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WITHOUT RELIABLE ACCESS TO SAFE WATER. GWC FOCUSES ON INCREASING ACCESS TO SAFE WATER AND PREVENTING WATER SYSTEM FAILURES THROUGH THESE THREE COLLABORATIVE DIVISIONS:COLLECTIVE ACTION: NO ORGANIZATION CAN END THE GLOBAL WATER CRISIS ALONE. WHEN ORGANIZATIONS WORK INDEPENDENTLY, THEY BECOME SILOED AND INEFFICIENT. OUR APPROACH IS DIFFERENT: EVERYTHING WE DO IS BUILT ON A FOUNDATION OF COLLABORATION. WE STRIVE TO CONNECT WITH PARTNERS AND SUPPORT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS EVERY STEP OF THE WAY SO WE CAN ADDRESS THE WATER CRISIS WITH A SHARED VISION AND COORDINATED EFFORTS.THE COLLECTIVE ACTION DIVISION BUILDS COLLABORATIONS WITH GOVERNMENT, CORPORATE, AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION (NGO) PARTNERS. OUR COLLABORATORS INCLUDE GOVERNMENT WATER AGENCIES IN GHANA, TANZANIA, ZANZIBAR, AND INDIA, CORPORATIONS SUCH AS THE COCA-COLA FOUNDATION AND THE GRUNDFOS FOUNDATION, NGO PARTNERS LIKE UNICEF, CHARITY: WATER AND WATER MISSION. BRINGING THESE ENTITIES TOGETHER LEADS TO MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS. THE COLLABORATION FOSTERED IN THIS DIVISION ALSO ALLOWS GWC TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP STRATEGIC PROJECTS AND STAY ON TOP OF SECTOR TRENDS AND NEEDS. LEARNING SERVICES: THE GLAAS REPORT BY UN WATER FOUND THAT IT WOULD TAKE OVER 750,000 MORE SKILLED WATER PROFESSIONALS TO SOLVE THE GLOBAL WATER CRISIS. HOWEVER, FEW ORGANIZATIONS CREATE PATHWAYS INTO THIS PROFESSION. GWC WORKS ON BOTH BRINGING NEW PEOPLE INTO THE WATER SECTOR AND DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY OF EXISTING WATER PROFESSIONALS THROUGH RESULTS-ORIENTED TRAINING THAT ADHERES TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS. SOON, OUR COMPREHENSIVE LIBRARY WILL COVER EVERYTHING A WATER TECHNICIAN NEEDS TO DESIGN, INSTALL, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN SUSTAINABLE WATER SYSTEMS FROM SOURCE TO TAP. OUR LEARNING SERVICES DIVISION PROVIDES: 1. COURSES:OUR ONLINE, IN-PERSON, AND HYBRID COURSES ADDRESS CAPACITY GAPS IN THE WATER SECTOR BY EQUIPPING PROFESSIONALS WITH PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. THE ONLINE COURSES ARE IN HIGH DEMAND, OFTEN RECEIVING UP TO 7 TIMES MORE APPLICANTS THAN AVAILABLE SEATS. WE ALSO PROVIDED HYBRID COURSES IN SOLAR POWERED WATER SYSTEMS (SPWS) TO THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, INDIA. THIS PROGRAM TRAINED 18 MASTER TRAINERS, WHO THEN TRAINED OVER 400 ENGINEERS. IT ALSO INCLUDED CREATING A SPWS DEMONSTRATION SITE FOR HANDS-ON LEARNING. 2. WATER OPERATOR TRAINING:THIS TRAINING IS OFFERED AS A MULTI-YEAR CURRICULUM WITH VOCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OR AS SHORT-TERM TRAINING FOR NGO AND CORPORATE PARTNERS. IN GHANA, GWC COLLABORATED WITH 12 PARTNERS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A GOVERNMENT-ACCREDITED, THREE-YEAR WATER OPERATOR TRAINING PROGRAM AS PART OF THE COUNTRY'S TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (TVET) SYSTEM. THIS PROGRAM CREATES CLEAR CAREER PATHWAYS INTO THE WATER SECTOR, ADDRESSING BOTH SKILLS SHORTAGES AND YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT. WE PLAN TO ROLL OUT SIMILAR PROGRAMS IN TVET SYSTEMS ACROSS AFRICA.3. MENTORING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT:WE PROVIDE AUTOMATED AND PERSONALIZED MENTORING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO HELP PROFESSIONALS APPLY WHAT THEY LEARNED. UTILIZING OUR AI-POWERED TOOLS, SUCH AS A MULTILINGUAL WHATSAPP ASSISTANT AND WEBSITE CHATBOT, WE CHECK IN REGULARLY WITH OUR COURSE ALUMNI TO ENSURE THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES TO SUCCEED. IN ADDITION, WE PARTNER WITH THE RURAL WATER SUPPLY NETWORK TO PAIR WATER PROFESSIONALS WITH EXPERIENCED MENTORS TO SUPPORT THEIR CAREER GROWTH AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT.TECHNICAL SERVICES: WITHOUT RELIABLE TOOLS TO MONITOR AND MANAGE WATER SYSTEMS, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO IDENTIFY FAILURES AND ADDRESS THEM PROACTIVELY. TO TACKLE THIS ISSUE, OUR TECHNICAL SERVICES DIVISION CREATED SUREFLOW ANALYTICS, AN INNOVATIVE MONITORING AND DATA MANAGEMENT PLATFORM THAT TRANSFORMS DATA FROM REMOTE MONITORING DEVICES, TECHNICIANS' REPORTS, AND STANDARD MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES INTO AUTOMATED, ACTIONABLE REPORTS. DURING A PILOT PROJECT WITH TWO ORGANIZATIONS AND 1200 WATER POINTS, INITIAL USERS WERE ABLE TO SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASE TIME SPENT ON DATA MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING AND REDUCE OR ELIMINATE OVERDUE MAINTENANCE VISITS, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY INCREASING THE TOTAL WATER POINTS BEING OPERATED. THESE IMPROVEMENTS PROVIDED CRITICAL INSIGHTS AND EFFICIENCIES THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY OUT OF REACH.THIS DIVISION ALSO PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BY OFFERING CONSULTING SERVICES FOR EVALUATIONS, STRATEGY, DATA MANAGEMENT, AND CARBON CREDITS TO SUPPORT SAFE WATER DELIVERY. THIS INCLUDES LAUNCHING OUR INNOVATIVE CARBON CREDIT PROGRAMS, CARBON 4 SAFE WATER (C4SW) AND UNITED CARBON 4 SAFE WATER (UC4SW). THESE PLATFORMS HELP NONPROFITS NAVIGATE CARBON CREDIT STANDARDS, METHODOLOGIES, AND CERTIFICATION PROCESSES, ENABLING THEM TO GENERATE AND SELL CARBON CREDITS ON THE VOLUNTARY MARKET. THE REVENUE FROM THESE CREDITS CAN FINANCE THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE OF SAFE WATER SYSTEMS. FURTHERMORE, UC4SW AND C4SW OFFER END-TO-END ADVISORY SUPPORT, ASSESSING PROJECT READINESS, GUIDING DEVELOPERS THROUGH THE CARBON JOURNEY, AND ENSURING SUCCESSFUL MONETIZATION OF CREDITS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.6M
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