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The Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST) is a Canadian nonprofit engineering consultancy.
We address the global need for safe drinking water and sanitation by building local knowledge and skills on household solutions.
09/09/2026
🎉 Join Us as We Celebrate 25 Years of Impact
Over the past 25 years, CAWST and our partners have helped more than 120 million people gain improved access to water, sanitation, and hygiene.
Join us on October 1 for The Next Wave, an evening celebrating the people, partnerships, and progress behind this milestone, and the exciting opportunities still to come.
📅 October 1, 2026
📍 CAWST, Calgary (and online)
👨👩👧👦 Family-friendly | Food & refreshments provided
🔗 RSVP today: https://bit.ly/4xM2ea5
09/03/2026
CAWST and AFMAC-Seeds of Hope International Partnerships are offering a FREE 5-week online course designed for practitioners and decision-makers working on water, sanitation, and hygiene projects in Malawi.
What you'll learn:
➔The Multi-Barrier Approach to safe drinking water
➔Effective HWTS options and safe storage strategies
➔Best practices for behavior change and project implementation
Course details:
🗓️ Dates: September 21 – October 23, 2026
⏱️ Format: Online (2–4 hrs/week self-directed + 3 live webinars)
🗣️ Language: English
🎟️ Cost: Free
👉 Register before September 18 to secure your spot: https://bit.ly/4cqE38m
09/02/2026
Reaching remote areas with safe drinking water takes portable, innovative technology. 🌍💧
Join us for a live webinar with Maria Helena Azevedo, Co-Founder of Pwtech and industry expert with over 25 years of experience leading water initiatives aligned with UN SDG 6, to discuss portable water treatment solutions and social impact initiatives like “Água Boa nas Escolas.”
Discover real-world case studies from social and humanitarian projects in Latin America.
🗓️ September 8, 2026
🌐 Online Event
✍️ Free admission with registration
🗣️ Language: English
👉 Sign up now: https://bit.ly/4zPDy1A
ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ፣ የቤት ውስጥ የውሃ ማከሚያ እና ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ ማከማቻ ስልጠናችን በአማርኛ ቋንቋ ተዘጋጅቷል! 🌍💧
ይህ በWASH ዘርፍ የአቅም ግንባታን ለሁሉም ተደራሽ ለማድረግ የተደረገ ትልቅ እርምጃ ነው። ማትያስ ፈይሳ (በካውስት የፕሮጀክት አናሊስት) በዚህ ስልጠና ላይ እንድትሳተፉ ልዩ ጥሪውን ያቀርባል።
📌 የስልጠናው ዝርዝር መረጃ: ይህ አሳታፊ ስልጠና ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ የመጠጥ ውሃ ፕሮግራሞችን ውጤታማ በሆነ መንገድ ለመተግበር የሚያስችሉ ተግባራዊ ስልቶችን ያስጨብጣችኋል።
📅 ቀን: መስከረም 4 እስከ ጥቅምት 13፣ 2019 ዓ.ም (September 14 – October 23, 2026)
📍 የስልጠናው አሰጣጥ: በበይነመረብ (በሳምንት ከ2–4 ሰዓት በራስዎ ጊዜ የሚውስዱት + 3 የዙም ዊቢናሮች)
💬 ቋንቋ: አማርኛ
💰 ክፍያ: ነፃ
⏰ ምዝገባው የሚዘጋበት ቀን፦ ጳጉሜ 05 ፣ 2018 ዓ.ም
ምን ይማራሉ:
✅የመጠጥ ውሃ ጥራት መሰረታዊ ሀሳቦች እና የባለብዙ-ደረጃ መከላከያ ዘዴዎች (Multi-Barrier Approach)።
✅የቤት ውስጥ የውሃ ማከሚያ እና ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ ማከማቻ ቴክኖሎጂዎች።
✅ለማህበረሰብ ተጽዕኖ የሚረዱ የባህሪ ለውጥ ስልቶች እና ተመራጭ የትግበራ ልምዶች።
🔗 ይህ እድል እንዳያመልጦ አሁኑኑ ይመዝገቡ ወይም ለወዳጅ ዘመድዎ በማጋራት ይተባበሩን: https://bit.ly/4gDCVPY
For the very first time, our Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage course is available in Amharic! 🌍💧
This is a major milestone for accessible WASH capacity building. Debele Matyas (Project Analyst at CAWST) shares a special invitation to join him on this course.
📌 Course Details: This interactive course equips you with actionable strategies to implement safe drinking water initiatives effectively.
📅 Dates: September 14 – October 23, 2026
📍 Format: Online (2–4 hours/week self-paced + 3 live facilitated sessions)
💬 Language: Amharic
💰 Cost: Free
⏰ Registration closes: September 10, 2026
What you will learn:
✅ Fundamentals of drinking water quality and the multi-barrier approach.
✅ Household water treatment and safe storage technologies.
✅ Behavior change strategies and implementation best practices for maximum community impact.
🔗 Secure your spot or share this opportunity with your network: https://bit.ly/4gDCVPY
08/24/2026
Become a more effective WASH trainer and facilitator! 💧
Do you train others as part of your work in the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector?
Environment and Public Health Organization(ENPHO) and CAWST invite applications for the Training of Trainers on Delivering Effective WASH Training for South Asia — a hands-on residential learning experience for professionals involved in training and capacity-building activities.
Through practice-based learning, you’ll strengthen your ability to:
✅ Facilitate engaging and participatory training sessions
✅ Create safe and effective learning environments
✅ Communicate clearly with diverse audiences
✅ Apply adult learning principles and participatory methods
✅ Plan and deliver impactful WASH training
📅 23–27 November 2026
📍 Kathmandu, Nepal
🗣️ English
📝 Application deadline: 20 September 2026
This opportunity is for development agency and government professionals from South Asia with at least two years of experience in WASH training or capacity building.
✨ There is no registration fee. ENPHO will provide accommodation and meals during the training. Participants are responsible for their domestic and international travel expenses.
👉 Apply here:
https://bit.ly/4ccW2it
Please note that applicants will be selected through a review process. Submitting an application does not guarantee participation.
To our donors: thank you. 💙
Together, we helped 47 million people improve their water, sanitation, or hygiene in 2025.
Every gift helps put practical knowledge into the hands of people who use it to create change in their own communities. Parents make water safer. Children stay healthier. Teachers share what they know. Local leaders help that knowledge travel even further.
Behind 47 million people are 47 million stories of change. Your generosity is part of those stories.
Thank you for believing in people and helping create healthier futures around the world.
Together, we are Wavemakers.
See the impact you've helped make possible: https://bit.ly/Our-Impact-F
08/20/2026
📢 فرصة رائعة للتدريب المجاني على المياه والإصحاح والنظافة باللغة العربية! 🌍💧
هل أنت متخصص في المياه والإصحاح والنظافة الصحية، أو عامل ميداني، أو طالب مهتم بالصحة العامة في السياقات الناطقة باللغة العربية؟ تم تصميم سلسلة الدورات التدريبية عبر الإنترنت هذه خصيصًا لك!
يقدم CAWST مسارًا عمليًا وشاملًا لتحسين الوصول إلى مياه الشرب الآمنة، من خلال الجمع بين التعلم الذاتي والجلسات المباشرة الميسرة.
تتضمن سلسلتنا:
1️⃣ الكلورة في حالات الطوارئ
2️⃣ اختبار جودة مياه الشرب
3️⃣ معالجة المياه المنزلية والتخزين الآمن
تفاصيل الحدث:
🌍 الموقع: عبر الإنترنت
🗣️ اللغة: العربية
💰 التكلفة: مجانية تماما!
📅 التواريخ: ٢٩ أغسطس – ٥ ديسمبر ٢٠٢٦
لا تفوت هذه الفرصة لتعزيز مهاراتك التقنية، واتخاذ قرارات أفضل، وخلق تأثير حقيقي ودائم في مجتمعك.
👈سجل مجانًا هنا: https://bit.ly/45FgBAr 👉
📢 Great Opportunity for Free WASH Training in Arabic! 🌍💧
Are you a WASH professional, field worker, or student interested in public health in Arabic-speaking contexts? This online course series is designed for you
CAWST presents a practical, comprehensive pathway to improve access to safe drinking water, combining self-paced learning with live facilitated sessions.
Our Series Includes:
1️⃣ Chlorination in Emergencies
2️⃣ Drinking Water Quality Testing
3️⃣ Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage
Event Details:
🌍 Location: Online Facilitated
🗣️ Language: Arabic
💰 Cost: Completely FREE!
📅 Dates: August 29 – December 5, 2026
Don't miss this opportunity to strengthen your technical skills, make better decisions, and create a real, lasting impact in your community.
👉 Register for FREE here: https://bit.ly/45FgBAr
08/19/2026
Safe water at home is a family’s first line of defense. 💙
That’s why we’re heading to World Water Week in Stockholm—a vital space to learn alongside global leaders and share our work bringing safe water knowledge to those who need it most.
Join Taryn Meyers and Marina Demetz from CAWST in our workshop, "From Last Mile to Front Line: Reframing Household Water Treatment." They’ll demonstrate how household treatment complements networked infrastructure, extending safe water to communities today where full network coverage is still years away.
Everything we do centers on the communities relying on these solutions every day. See you at ! 💧
Together, we helped 47 million people improve their water, sanitation, or hygiene in 2025.
Every workshop delivered.
Every resource shared.
Every conversation in a community.
Each one was a chance for someone to gain knowledge, put it into practice, and pass it on to others.
That's how lasting change happens.
To every teacher, health worker, entrepreneur, volunteer, staff member, board member, donor, partner, and community leader who helped make this possible, thank you. 🙏
This achievement belongs to a global community of Wavemakers who believe that practical knowledge can change lives.
Across 92 countries, people reported taking action after learning with CAWST and our training partners. Today, our online resources reach people in 210 countries and territories, helping communities access the knowledge they need to create healthier futures.
If you've ever participated in a workshop, used one of our resources, partnered with us, volunteered, donated, or shared what you've learned, you are part of this story.
See what we achieved together in our 2025 Annual Report: https://bit.ly/Our-Impact-F
💙 Where has CAWST been part of your journey? We'd love to hear your story in the comments. If you're proud to be part of this global community, please share this post so we can celebrate what we've achieved together.
08/11/2026
World Water Week in Stockholm brings together global water leaders, policymakers, and organizations to drive action on water security.
This year, CAWST is proud to host an official interactive workshop: "From Last Mile to Front Line: Reframing Household Water Treatment."
We’ll be sharing real-world performance data and community-centered insights to highlight how household water treatment serves as a vital health barrier where networked infrastructure is still years away.
Leading a session at this trusted global gathering reinforces our commitment to advancing evidence-based water safety for vulnerable populations.
📍 Attending in Stockholm?
🗓 Sunday, August 23, 2026 | 16:00 – 17:30
📌 Room 27, Level 2
We’d love to connect with you on-site! Drop a comment if you'll be there.
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