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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.
09/18/2026
How do we turn critical water, sanitation, and hygiene challenges into sustainable community-led action? 💧✨
Strengthen your community engagement strategies and boost the impact of your local projects.
Join CAWST and Safe Water Myanmar for an interactive, one-day workshop: Community WASH Promotion (Myanmar-Focused).
📌 Event Details:
🗓️ Date: October 13, 2026 (Full day)
📍 Location: Mae Sot, Thailand
🏛️ Format: In-person event
🗣️ Language: English
💰 Cost: Free of charge
Join us for an interactive one-day workshop dedicated to effective community WASH promotion strategies. Together, we will discuss best practices and practical approaches to help you strengthen your local water, sanitation, and hygiene initiatives.
🔗 Register today to reserve your spot!: https://bit.ly/46xKPG8
📩 Questions? Contact [email protected]
09/17/2026
¡Estamos muy felices de presentarles una nueva serie de webinars en español! 💧
Llega la SaniSerie 2026, una serie de webinars pensados para fortalecer tus proyectos de saneamiento básico.
Iniciamos con el 1.º Webinar: Monográfico sobre fosas sépticas, saneamiento descentralizado.
👥 Contaremos con el especialista Herberth Pacheco de la Jara, coordinador técnico de la Asociación SABAVIDA en Perú, quien compartirá su amplia experiencia en saneamiento rural para abordar criterios de selección, dimensionamiento técnico, uso, mantenimiento y lecciones aprendidas en terreno.
🗓️ Jueves, 1 de octubre de 2026
⏰ Horarios:
• 8:00 am – 9:30 am: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México (CDMX)
• 9:00 am – 10:30 am: Colombia, Ecuador, Panamá, Perú
• 10:00 am – 11:30 am: Bolivia, República Dominicana, Venezuela
• 11:00 am – 12:30 pm: Argentina, Brasil (Brasilia), Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
📍 Virtual y gratuito (Regístrate para asistir en vivo y/o acceder a la grabación y recursos exclusivos).
🔗 Reserva tu cupo para el 1.º Webinar: https://bit.ly/4rgdadF
🚀 ¡Lleva tu conocimiento al siguiente nivel reservando tu lugar en toda la serie de una vez!
🚽 8 Oct | 2.º Webinar: Monográfico sobre baños aboneros, saneamiento descentralizado: https://bit.ly/4xpMYOS
🌿 15 Oct | 3.º Webinar: Monográfico sobre humedales, saneamiento descentralizado: https://bit.ly/4xmBY4T
09/16/2026
🌎 25 years. 120 million people reached. Countless lives changed.
On Oct. 1, we'll come together to celebrate the journey that brought us here and look ahead to The Next Wave of impact.
Meet members of CAWST's Global Services team and hear stories from the regions where they work alongside local partners to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene. Through photos, stories, and interactive exhibits, you'll learn more about the communities we serve, the challenges they face, and the impact we're creating together.
Join us for an evening of connection, conversation, food, and celebration.
📅 October 1, 2026
📍 CAWST, Calgary + Online
There's still time to RSVP!
🔗https://bit.ly/4iyzQ6y
🌍 106 countries and counting.
That's how many countries are already represented by people registered for CAWST's 2026 Global Community Gathering. From practitioners and trainers to partners, volunteers, collaborators, and learners, our global network continues to demonstrate what's possible when we share knowledge, support one another, and work toward a common goal.
On September 23, we'll come together to celebrate a collective milestone of 47 million people reached, hear inspiring stories from across the network, and explore the future of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).
No matter where you're joining from, you're part of this story.
🌍 Better Together – Celebrating Impact and Building the Future of WASH.
📅 September 23, 2026
💻 Online Event
Register for free today: https://bit.ly/4gNfLbp
We can't wait to see you online.
09/14/2026
For many rural families in the Nicaraguan Caribbean, access to clean water isn't as simple as opening a single tap. They rely on multiple sources throughout the year. A single primary source measurement doesn't show the full picture. 🤔
Join us for a 🆓 FREE webinar with Dr. Daniel Smith, hosted by CAWST! Dr. Smith will present his innovative research on measuring rainwater harvesting and multiple water sources.
Join us to:
✨ Learn how sensors and water diaries create a true picture of consumption.
🌿 Explore the real benefits of rainwater harvesting.
📊 Discuss why understanding multiple-source water use is essential for success.
Event details:
📅 Date: September 23, 2026
🌐 Format: Online (Live)
🗣️ Language: English
🎟️ Cost: Free
👉 Sign up for free at the link below: https://bit.ly/4xt8CCa
09/10/2026
Together, we have helped reach 47 million people in more than 92 countries.
That milestone belongs to a global community of partners, practitioners, volunteers, clients, collaborators, and learners working together to improve access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene.
On September 23, join us for the CAWST 2026 Town Hall:
Better Together: Celebrating Impact and Building the Future of WASH.
We'll celebrate what we've achieved together, hear stories from across our network, and explore what's possible when knowledge, learning, and collaboration continue to spread.
🌍 Online Event
📅 September 23, 2026
🕖 7:00-8:15 a.m. MDT
Register today for free: https://bit.ly/4gNfLbp
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
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B12/6020 2 Street SE
Calgary, AB
T2H2L8
Opening Hours
| Monday | 9am - 5pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 5pm |
| Friday | 9am - 5pm |