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During our recent trip to El Brasil, Nicaragua, we were pleased to see community members supported by our partners at the Centro SMART Nica making informed decisions about their water safety. Elona Rokines Ortaz shared with Taryn Meyers how her family decided to make the switch between filter types.

Our latest blog post explores how this collaborative approach is helping communities take control of their water, sanitation, and hygiene needs, ensuring they make the best choices for their health and well-being.

Read our latest blog here: https://buff.ly/463dHoG

Discovering Resilience and Adaptability in Nicaragua — CAWST The CAWST team’s recent trip to Nicaragua showcases the adaptability and resilience of communities when equipped with the right knowledge. Our partners have been instrumental in ensuring that families in the community can choose the solutions that best fit their needs.

Join us for an exciting upcoming course on drinking water quality, household water treatment and safe storage (HWTS) options, and implementation best practices! If you're in Papua New Guinea and involved in water, sanitation, and hygiene projects, or if you're eager to learn more about HWTS, this course is for you.
📍Online
📅 July 22 - August 31
⏳Register by July 15
🔗Register here: https://buff.ly/3XxwyG1

From your source of to the point of use, drinking water can become contaminated (or re-contaminated). These tools will help you keep drinking water safe along the journey, regardless of the mode of transport.

Take the first step now 👉 visit the link in our bio

This module offers options to suit different contexts. 💬 Languages offered: English, French and Spanish

From your source of to the point of use, drinking water can become contaminated (or re-contaminated). These tools will help you keep drinking water safe along the journey, regardless of the mode of transport. Take the first step now ➡️ ➡️ https://buff.ly/4b82t2R

This module offers options to suit different contexts. Languages offered: English, French and Spanish

Don't miss this exciting opportunity to learn the basics of drinking quality testing (DWQT) under field conditions and get familiar with your water quality testing kit. If you're involved in water, sanitation and hygiene projects in Asia, or interested in learning more about DWQT, this course is for you!
📍Online
📅 July 15 - August 09
⏳Register by July 08
🔗Register here: https://buff.ly/4bjj1oE

The critical water main break in Calgary, Alberta is demonstrating to other Canadian cities that a can happen everywhere. Thank you CTV Edmonton Morning Live for inviting our Director of Global Services Taryn Meyers to speak about what Edmontonians can learn from what’s happening in , and how they can develop sustainable water practices.

⏳Time’s running out to register for this great opportunity!!

📚 Sharpen your training skills and expand your toolkit with this workshop that will guide you through the essentials of delivering effective WASH training.

We look forward to seeing you there!!
Register below 👇

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👉អង្គការ WASH Skills Development Organization នឹងបើកវគ្គបណ្ដុះបណ្ដាលអំពី"ការចែកចាយមេរៀនផ្គត់ផ្គង់ទឹកស្អាតនិងអនាម័យជនបទប្រកបដោយប្រសិទ្ធភាព" នៅថ្ងៃទី 2-4 ខែកក្កដា នាពេលខាងមុខនេះហើយ !!
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👉WASH Skills Development Organization launches training on "Delivery Effective WASH Training" on 2-4 July 2024.
👉 Please register to save your place in advance through the QR scan provided or contact us as below information.

So much of our work at CAWST is made possible by the generosity of individual donors. Right now, CanadaHelps is providing Canadian charities, like CAWST, the opportunity to win $10,000. Every $1 given to our organization this month through Canada Helps, enters us into a draw to win. Your compassionate gift today can support critical efforts that will bring us one step closer to solving the world’s safe water crisis.

But even more, it means that lives are changed for now and for future generations—because of you.

Be a part of something big and donate to our campaign today!

Learn more: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/cawst/

Calgary, Alberta, where CAWST is based, is under a state of local emergency. Water restrictions are in place as a result of a water main break that occurred earlier this month. As a result, we and our fellow Calgarians have gotten creative with decreasing our water use. It’s been inspiring to watch our local audience develop water conservation and sustainable water practices, especially when they’re using lessons learned from our global community.

This week, our Director of Global Services Meyers spoke with Global News TV on this very subject. Check out the news article and video featuring Taryn here: https://globalnews.ca/news/10574534/calgary-water-conservation-ideas/

CAWST is featured in the Globe and Mail’s supplement. This annual insert promotes the importance of giving to charities in Canada through the Association of Fundraising Professionals. It was an opportunity to share more on CAWST’s model and why donors, like Marcos Lopez, have decided to come alongside our organization.

We have a very ambitious goal – to reach 100 million people with better water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030. To make this goal a reality, we need the support of Canadian philanthropists to help catalyze action around the world. We know we can get there and are grateful for the support we have received to date. If this piques your interest, please read The Globe and Mail here and reach out to us. We’d love to connect with you.

Read here: https://buff.ly/45xJDRH

Tackling the global water crisis — CAWST This article was originally published on the Globe and Mail's Philanthropy in Canada Report. It has been republished here with permission. View the original article here:  Tackling the global water crisis - The Globe and Mail  

On the evening of Wednesday, June 5, there was a critical water main break in Calgary, Alberta where CAWST is based. This past weekend, Calgary declared a state of local emergency and local residents and businesses are being asked to stop all outdoor water use, and to decrease indoor and non-essential water use by at least 25%. This has been a big story locally and across Canada, and demonstrates that water challenges can happen anywhere.

CAWST is in a unique position. It has been rewarding to share with Canadians what we’ve learned from our work with our partners around the world. As an organization based in Calgary that addresses global challenges related to water scarcity, conservation and sustainability on a daily basis, we provide a unique perspective. Water affects us all, and we all have a role to play.

Our Director of Global Services Meyers shared some of these learnings with CBC’s Alberta@Noon last week. Speaking on water conservation and the human right to water, she shared with listeners how they can make a difference right away. If you’re interested in learning more, please have a listen here: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-1-alberta-at-noon/clip/16074205-water-conservation. Taryn comes in around the 20-minute mark.

In honour of on June 16, we’d like to recognize fathers like Abera.

Abera lives in a small rural village with his wife Aye. He is a proud father to three sons and three daughters. But like many in his community, they have faced tragedy due to unsafe water. Their children had no option but to drink from the nearby river, resulting in diarrhea, vomiting and other symptoms of water-borne illnesses.

Abera worked to find a solution and was connected with long-time training partner, Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church Development Commission (Ekhcdc Ethio). Through EKHCDC’s self-help groups program, Abera received the training and support he desperately needed to support his family with safe water. He learned about a range of topics from household water treatment and safe storage to basic hygiene and safe sanitation.

His powerful story is told in our Introduction to CAWST video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDnu_VTlTZs

If you are in the position to donate and/or honour your own father through a gift, please visit donate.cawst.org to make a meaningful contribution.

📢DYK there's an invisible threat that could be lurking in your drinking water containers? 📢
It has a name ... Biofilm🦠
Get answers to frequently asked questions, like:
- What is biofilm?
- Is it in my water?
- How dangerous is it?

Check out this handy infographic, available in multiple languages: https://buff.ly/4btnupQ
It will help you learn more about:
- Causes
- Threats to your health
- Ways that you can stop dangerous microbes in their tracks

USAID - US Agency for International Development

Biofilm Infographic: Are you protecting those you serve? | WASH Resources Use this infographic to raise awareness about and invisible threat lurking in drinking water containers called biofilm. This poster explains what biofilm is, the threat it poses, risk factors for its formation and how you can prevent it.

📣WASH SDO is delivering a fantastic workshop on effective training.
This is a great opportunity to build and expand your toolkit or sharpen existing tools for future WASH trainings you will deliver. 📈💧
Learn more and register: ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

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👉អង្គការ WASH Skills Development Organization នឹងបើកវគ្គបណ្ដុះបណ្ដាលអំពី"ការចែកចាយមេរៀនផ្គត់ផ្គង់ទឹកស្អាតនិងអនាម័យជនបទប្រកបដោយប្រសិទ្ធភាព" នៅថ្ងៃទី 2-4 ខែកក្កដា នាពេលខាងមុខនេះហើយ !!
👉សូមធ្វើការចុះឈ្មោះរក្សាកន្លែងរបស់លោកអ្នកអោយបានមុន តាមរយៈ QR ស្កែនដែលបានផ្តល់ រឺ link ខាងក្រោម:
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👉WASH Skills Development Organization launches training on "Delivery Effective WASH Training" on 2-4 July 2024.
👉 Please register to save your place in advance through the QR scan provided or contact us as below information.

Say Hello to a free opportunity: Introduction to and Safe Storage (HWTS)! 📝

Take a look at the topics you'll discover in this interactive and engaging online course:
- Introduction to drinking water quality
- The multi-barrier approach to safe drinking water
- HWTS options
- Behaviour change
- Implementing best practices

REGISTER NOW → https://buff.ly/3K9XovY and take the course at your own convenience.

Last week, CAWST and WWF-Pakistan wrapped up an exciting community WASH promotion and trainer essentials workshop in Pakistan. Over 50 participants took part, from WWF-Pakistan and from leather and textile industries, who are seeking to meet Alliance Water Stewardship standards.

A massive thank you goes out to WWF Pakistan for this collaboration, and congratulations to all who completed the workshop.

Do you want to develop your WASH knowledge or learn how to train others? Bookmark our training page to stay up-to-date on upcoming opportunities: https://buff.ly/3KmAIIT

Learn all about pit emptying technologies with this new video series! Brought to you by OPERO Services and CAWST, the series covers four important criteria for understanding the tech: safety and hygiene, technical performance, financials, and market readiness. Watch now: https://buff.ly/4aYyqLN

Mark your calendars for May 28th: Menstrual Hygiene Day! Despite being a natural fact of life, for 1.8 billion persons of reproductive age, menstrual health and hygiene remains a taboo topic, and is a widely unmet need for millions. In a recent Q&A blog post, we sat down with Karen Joe, knowledge and research advisor at CAWST, to unpack some of the challenges around menstrual health management and discuss how infrastructure, attitudes and social norms shouldn't stand in the way of menstrual dignity.

When the world invests in menstrual health, it empowers individuals with education and resources for a more equitable world. On this important day of engagement, help contribute to a conversation focusing on creating safe and inclusive spaces for menstruating people and check out our blog here: https://buff.ly/4bBH972

To learn more about our work, subscribe to Global Notebook where we will be sharing an update on our project developed in partnership with the Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church Development Commission and the Government of Canada, working to address barriers to girls' full participation in education. The women-led WASH for healthy homes project aims to increase supportive attitudes towards menstrual health and hygiene. Subscribe here to receive the latest update: cawst.org/subscribe

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A wonderful learning opportunity to bring water treatment and safe storage knowledge into your home and into your community! Register below and secure your seat👇👇

Registrations Open Now!

S M Sehgal Foundation is organizing a Training program on Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage, in collaboration with CAWST and NIRDPR-National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj .

Date: 11 June to 13 June 2024
Venue: Hyderabad, Telangana.
Click here to register— https://zurl.co/WUMD

To know more, please visit— https://zurl.co/bpzc

DYK? Storing chlorine products improperly can lead to accidents. Use this FREE poster for guidelines on safe handling and best practices. It's as easy as downloading, printing and placing! Available in multiple languages: https://buff.ly/4aZwRgP | USAID - US Agency for International Development

Store Chlorine Products Safely! | WASH Resources Follow the guidelines in this poster to store and transport chlorine products safely. This poster is ideal for printing and placing in any location where chlorine products are handled and stored.

Changing the behaviour of a whole community is a complex job. Make your job easier with this FREE behaviour change checklist! This online tool will help you organize information into key categories, so that you can find ways to better understand the populations you're working with. Available in multiple languages, including Arabic: https://buff.ly/3JGPkTf USAID - US Agency for International Development

World Hand Day is coming May 5! Do your part in spreading knowledge about the importance of handwashing and good cleaning habits with this free hygiene workshop lesson plan. Use this plan in school kitchens to help teams improve and monitor their cleaning activities. Available online in multiple languages: https://buff.ly/4aSCrRZ UNICEF World Health Organization (WHO)

We are so excited to introduce you to our new YouTube series, The Gulper! Brought to you by CAWST and OPERO Services. Learn all about real world experiences with onsite equiptment, including the inner workings and importance of technologies like the Gulper 1 for pit emptying. Watch now: https://buff.ly/3WblttB

We were thrilled to host John Nyagwencha, CEO of Aqua Clara Kenya (ACK), at our Calgary office during his recent visit to Canada. Throughout the week, John engaged with our board and staff, generously sharing his insights and experiences as a longstanding partner of CAWST. His tenacity, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit is truly inspiring. The highlight was the Launch & Learn session, where John showcased the incredible initiatives that ACK and Aqua Clara Solutions are implementing across Kenya and beyond. A big thank you to John for the enriching and valuable discussions. Your contributions to the WASH sector continue to motivate us.

Happy International !
¡Feliz Día del Idioma Español en las Naciones! is one of the languages we use at CAWST. Check out some of our free resources on chlorinating drinking in emergencies, available in multiple languages: https://buff.ly/3QfRwoj

Celebrating Earth Day! 🌍

Today, April 22, is a global celebration of our beautiful planet and the incredible efforts to protect its resources and life. Earth Day reminds us of the critical impact our actions have on sustaining our world.

Explore some compelling stories in our latest blog post, featuring people like John Nyagwencha in Uganda and Settie Chisenga in Zambia. Their experiences shine a light on the real-world implications of environmental stewardship. Discover how initiatives in Cambodia are thriving, bringing positive changes to communities and ecosystems.

Get inspired by these successes: Read our Earth Day blog here https://www.cawst.org/blog/together-lets-celebrate-earth-day-because-we-only-have-one-earth

This Earth Day, let's spread awareness and celebrate the actions that contribute to a sustainable future for all! 🌱🌏

Celebrate Earth Day in 2024 — CAWST Earth Day is April 22, every year. Approximately one billion citizens from all walks of life around the globe observe it

Good behaviour change programs require a good understanding of your target population. Check out these free, two minute tools on efficient methods for assessing behaviors related to , , and . In no time, you'll be developing targeted strategies for behaviour change iniatives in your own communities! Available online in multiple languages: https://buff.ly/4aX1Dqe

Are you a official with no time or budget for training? Check out this FREE collection of short e-learning tools and and job aids for sanitation measures in emergencies. Available in multiple languages, including Arabic! https://buff.ly/3Q3E1bl