Development Partners

Development partners include donor institutions, international organizations, non-profits, foundations, corporations, governments, national water associations, and regional water utility networks that provide funding and technical support for twinning or water operator partnerships. 

Become a Partner!
By joining the WaterLinks network, development partners receive a suite of services from the WaterLinks Center, including:

  • Guidelines and advisory support for establishing and facilitating twinning initiatives
  • Access to the WaterLinks database of water operators
  • Assistance in identifying appropriate WOP partners
  • Determining the focus of the partnership and overseeing its implementation
  • Logistical and technical support in organizing training and capacity building programs
  • Use of the website to promote their respective twinning activities
  • Acknowledgement and coverage of their WOPs initiatives in WaterLinks publications and the WaterLinks Forum

 

How to Join WaterLinks
To join the WaterLinks network, development partners must commit a minimum investment of $50,000 in WOP-related activities. Development partners investing more than $500,000 in WOP-related initiatives over a period of at least two years will have the option of joining the WaterLinks Board of Trustees. Development partners can donate funding to either WaterLinks as the facilitator or they can fund and facilitate their own twinning initiatives in coordination with WaterLinks. Depending on the size and scope of their WOP initiative, new development partners must contribute a minimum of 10% of their investment to the WaterLinks Center to cover operational costs. All WOP initiatives supported by development partners will be entitled to participate in the annual WaterLinks Awards.  If you are interested in joining WaterLinks, please contact the WaterLinks Secretariat.

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