Welcome to WEDC
WEDC is one of the world's leading education and research institutes for developing knowledge and capacity in water and sanitation for low- and middle-income countries.
We are based in the School of Civil and Building Engineering at Loughborough University, one of the top award-winning Universities in the UK.
Latest news
Alumni news: SUWASA Launches Project in Mozambique
SUWASA formally launched its project in Mozambique on October 17, 2011 during a meeting with the national director for water, Suzana Saranga Loforte, and members of her support team. Both Suzanna Saranga Loforte and SUWASA team member Dennis Mwanza are WEDC alumni, Suzanna from 1994 and Dennis from 2010.
See http://www.usaid-suwasa.org/?p=suwasamozambique&title for more informaiton.
New £100,000 Prize scheme for the water sector:
The Stone Prize for innovation and entrepreneurship in water
The Stone Prize for innovation and entrepreneurship in water
The Stone Family Foundation wants to find and support exciting, new initiatives in the water sector that are innovative, sustainable and entrepreneurial. Initiatives should be focused on improving the quality and access to drinking water in sub-Saharan Africa and South and South East Asia.
Applications will be assessed against the following criteria: innovation, entrepreneurship, early-stage of development, effectiveness, sustainability and scalability. Winning organizations will receive a £100,000 cash prize to take their initiative to the next stage of its development. Up to five prizes will be awarded. Individuals, NGOs, social enterprises and even for-profit companies are eligible for a Prize, as long as they meet the criteria and can show their commitment and ambition to develop their initiative to achieve maximum impact.
For more information:
- Download the flyer
- Visit the Stone Family Foundation's website
- Follow the Stone Family Foundation on Twitter: @StoneWaterPrize
The application process will go live on the 1st February, and involve filling in a short web-based application form. Completed forms must be submitted by World Water Day on the 22nd of March, 2012.
Famine in the Horn of Africa
WEDC is pleased to be able to make available (in pdf form) the Save the Children publication Drought relief in Ethiopia: planning and management of feeding programmes compiled by Judith Appleton with the SCF Ethiopia Team in 1987.
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