News
We proudly present our new CEO
We are very proud to announce the new CEO of World Waternet: Frodo van Oostveen. He will join our team on 1 May 2020. He succeeds Steven van Rossum wh...
African WaterWorX experts share best practices during the African Water Association Congress & Utility training
From 24 to 27 February, the 20th edition of the African Water Association Congress & Exhibition took place in Kampala, Uganda. The Congress provided a...
Faso Koom Hackaton starts modelling of the catchment area of the largest artesian well in West Africa
From 24 to 28 February a group of enthusiastic hydrologists and students kicked off the modelling of an unique water system in southwest Burkina Faso,...
Floods in Indonesia: why flood protection is so important
This is also the case in the city of Bekasi, where we are currently working on a sanitation project and in the province of Banten, where we worked on ...
Henk Post receives the order of knighthood in Burkina Faso
Henk Post, international coordinator at Drents Overijssel Delta Water Board (WDODelta), has received the order of knighthood (Chevalier de L'ordre de ...
World Waternet supports Bekasi City to improve faecal sludge management
Bekasi is a city in Western Java located on the eastern border of Jakarta. The population in 2017 is about 2.8 million people. The majority of the pop...
Thirty-two Malian water managers visit Burkina Faso for knowledge exchange
From the 1st to the 6th of December 2019, 32 Malian water managers travelled to Burkina Faso, to learn more about how decentralized water governance i...
Two years of Young Expert Programme: Etienne Nacoulma from Burkina Faso
Etienne Nacoulma was part of the Young Expert Programme (YEP) for two years. During this period, he worked for the Water Operator Partnership (WOP) be...
Blogs
Koen@Bamako part 9
In this 9th edition of Koen's blog: rehabilitating nine reservoirs, a high-level visit and expansion of the local team.
Jora@Burkina Faso & Ghana
Since 2016, Dutch water authorities have been collaborating with the five water authorities in Burkina Faso, within the "Faso Koom" project, meaning '...
Koen@Bamako part 8
In this 8th edition: a visit to Minister of Environment, Sanitation and Sustainable Development, knowledge exchange between Malian and Burkinabe water...
Koen@Bamako part 7
In October 2018, Koen moved to Bamako, so the start of his second year is a fact!
Alice@Nairobi Water
From 16th – 21th September, World Waternet visited Nairobi again to work together with our partner Nairobi Water. A Mid-Term Review (MTR) was conduct...
Isabel @ Bamako part 2
Isabel van Klink is working for World Waternet at our Malian partner SOMAGEP. Find our more about her experiences in Mali
Koen@Bamako part 6: Weekends in Bamako
It has been almost a year since we moved to Bamako. It took a while for us to settle and to get used to the Malian way of life, but we have succeeded ...
Aboubacar@SOMAGEP part 3
Aboubacar is working for SOMAGEP and World Waternet in Mali. Find our more about his experiences!