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index.qmd

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 # Working group initiatives
 
-The work groups facilitate collaboration and discussions on four different initiatives for an improved and healthy data environment.
+The working groups facilitate collaboration and discussions on four different initiatives for an improved and healthy data environment.
 
 ## Social Justice
 
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 Citizens, suppliers, NGOs and governments can take part to better use evidence to and to make information accessible.
 
-Are you interested in one of these initiatives? Please join our LinkedIn group or add an issue on Github.
+## How can you participate?
 
-WASH Web LinkedIn Community: <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9504656/>
+Are you interested in one of these initiatives? Find out more about [how to join here](https://washweb.org/join.html).
 
-Add an issue: <https://github.com/WASHNote/WASHWeb/issues>
+For updates on WASH Web's work, follow us on LinkedIn: <https://www.linkedin.com/company/washweb/>
+
+Feel free to add an issue on Github: <https://github.com/WASHNote/WASHWeb/issues>

join.qmd

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+---
+title: "Joining the Working Groups"
+---
+
+We facilitate the four working groups through Matrix "rooms". By means of free discussion, members can collaborate on one (or more!) of the working group topics.
+
+### Step 1: Install Matrix 
+
+The easiest way to access Matrix is through Element.
+
+-   Option A: [Download Element for desktop access](https://element.io/download).
+
+-   Option B: [Web access](https://app.element.io/).
+
+### Step 2: Create an account
+
+To register, you may use either your email, existing Github, Google, Gitlab,
+Facebook or Apple account.
+
+### Step 3: Join the WASH Web lobby & working groups!
+
+Join any of the groups you are interested in by clicking the corresponding links below:
+
+-   [General WASH Web Lobby](https://matrix.to/#/#wash-web-lobby:autonomic.zone)
+
+-   [Social Justice](https://matrix.to/#/#washweb-social-justice:matrix.org)
+
+-   [Using Data Better](https://matrix.to/#/#washweb-using-data-better:matrix.org)
+
+-   [Systems Thinking](https://matrix.to/#/#washweb-systems:matrix.org)
+
+-   [Accountability: 4Ws](https://matrix.to/#/#accountability-4ws:matrix.org)
+
+**New to Matrix?** [Here's a great guide to get you started](https://static.element.io/pdfs/element-user-guide.pdf).
+
+## Stay updated!
+
+[Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/company/washweb/)
+
+[Github](https://github.com/WASHNote/WASHWeb)

posts/20231006 openwashdata_washweb/index.qmd

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+Aligned in their vision and with clear short-term goals, WASH Web and openwashdata have formed a strategic partnership to facilitate improvements in WASH data access and recognition. openwashdata provides greater access to WASH information by publishing data to be analyzed by researchers, integrated into course materials by university lecturers, or used in business cases by the non-academic sector.
+
 Until now, the majority of data and information in the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector, such as reports, datasets, and analyses, remain largely in the hands of experts. Even information that is available, is often in formats that are not usable for further research. To target this need, both WASH Web and openwashdata are on a mission to improve the discoverability, representability and usefulness of WASH data.
 
 WASH Web is a participatory, bottom-up initiative made up of four main working groups: Social Justice, Using Data Better, Systems Thinking, and Accountability: 4Ws. Through our participatory approach, we hope to engage people from a variety of sectors in leading and contributing to these working groups. If you're curious to know more about the origin of WASH Web, you can find our introductory blogpost here.
 
-Openwashdata is an active global community that applies FAIR principles to data generated in the great WASH sector. Their mission is to empower WASH professionals to engage with tools and workflows for open data and code. To realize their mission, openwashdata allows individuals to:
+Openwashdata's goal is to empower WASH professionals to engage with tools and workflows for open data and code. As an active global community, they apply [FAIR](https://www.go-fair.org/fair-principles/) (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles to data generated in the greater WASH sector. To operationalize this vision, openwashdata allows individuals to:
 
 -   Receive credit for or work that is not a scientific paper
-
 -   Give recognition to those that support your work
-
 -   Tell stories with data that haven't yet been told
-
+-   Tell stories with data that haven't yet been told
 -   Meet people that care about data and code being open and reusable.
 
-In addition, they have recently launched their first course on data science for openwashdata, which is available [here](https://ds4owd-001.github.io/website/).
+In addition, openwashdata has recently launched their first academy course on data science, which is available [here](https://ds4owd-001.github.io/website/) for people with a range of experience with coding.
 
-Aligned in their vision and with clear short-term goals, WASH Web and openwashdata have formed a strategic partnership to facilitate improvements in WASH data access and recognition.
+#### Interested in this work and want to learn more?
 
-Interested in this work and want to learn more?
+[Follow WASH Web on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/washweb/)
 
-Follow WASH Web on LinkedIn: <https://www.linkedin.com/company/washweb/>
-
-Sign up for the openwashdata newsletter: <https://openwashdata.org/>
+[Sign up for the openwashdata newsletter](https://openwashdata.org/)