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	BPD Water and Sanitation BPD Water and Sanitation is an international learning network dedicated to improving access to safe water and sanitation in poor communities by enhancing partnerships between the public, private and civil society sectors. BPD's primary activities are: Research and Analysis exploring the contribution of partnerships to meeting the water and sanitation needs of poor communities Direct Project-Level Support in developing partnerships for the provision of water and sanitation Facilitating Learning across organisations in the water and sanitation sector to enhance partnerships, by promoting dialogue and disseminating tools. Find out more about BPD Latest News... Developing Partnerships in Practice (DPP) 8, June 2009 From 14th-19th June 2009, BPD and WaterAid Ghana facilitated a Developing Partnerships in Practice training course in Accra. The course focused on skills training for practitioners working in multi-stakeholder partnerships in the water and sanitation sector in West Africa and was a resounding success. Participants said "you INSPIRE me to move forward in the right direction... you've given me new ideas and renewed energy" and "I really enjoyed working with you all and have learned a lot". BPD plans to hold another DPP course in the near future. Watch this space for more information... More about DPP BPD Lab: Community-Level Water Conflict, June 2009 During a two-day research meeting in London on 11-12th June, participants discussed theory and practice regarding community- level water conflict. One of several outcomes was a triangle framework for assessing the contradictions, behaviours, and attitudes to conflict, which was later used in the DPP course in Ghana at the end of June. The BPD Labs bring together a diverse set of stakeholders through a revolving virtual process of generating new ideas and refining BPD's problem-solving approaches. Sanitation Entrepreneurs Roundtable, April 2009 On 27-28th April 2009, BPD held a roundtable at its offices in London on the subject of small-scale sanitation entrepreneurs. Senior decision makers and practitioners in the water and sanitation sector and sanitation entrepreneurs from across Africa participated in stimulating discussions that broadened understanding and provided momentum for further research. Overview Paper - Engaging Sanitation Entrepreneurs (1.2MB) Coming Soon... Stockholm World Water Week 2009 From 16th-22nd August 2009, BPD will be presenting its latest research at World Water Week. During the week you will find BPD staff members at an exhibition stand and co-leading topical events. More about BPD at Stockholm 2009		Español Français Also on this Site What is BPD? BPD Learning BPD Document Library Recent Publications Overview Paper - Engaging Sanitation Entrepreneurs (1.2MB pdf) Small Scale Private Water Providers - Perceptions and Perspectives (10 pages) - A water and sanitation specialist’s 10-year overview of the role of small-scale providers. More BPD Publications Current Programmes SDC and SECO-funded programme for improving institutional relationships in the water sector IDRC and BPD joint action research project on multi-stakeholder partnerships in Latin America and the Caribbean