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We continue to tell stories with the purpose of improving knowledge in water, sanitation and hygiene. While we tell stories in our sector and produce reports, there is often a barrier between experts who communicate in conferences and users in communities: we use different language, talk in different forums, and have different interests. But by having more exchanges between experts and non-experts these barriers can be overcome. As a result, knowledge can be discovered when it is needed by whom it is needed. Listening, validation and respect are essential so that data and information are owned by those who produce it. With WASH Web, we want participation in a space where this happens. Discussions already taking place can become more accessible.

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But back to my story: I am remain surprised when I receive a request to work on one more national database or to produce one more programme evaluation or one more national monitoring and evaluation manual. While this has been my bread and butter for a number of years now, I am convinced that focusing more on data for action is less about these artifacts (databases and manuals) and more about the action and vision that produces data and the people who use information. Working to address people going back to open defecation after having a latrine in a community gives the opportunity to identify and collect data that will make a difference, such as understanding the latrine types and quality of latrines households use. It gives us a sense of how these factors impact the ability of people to continue to use latrines. The information is not the source of improvement. The source of improvement is from the vision and will to address a challenge of open defection. Does it require targeted subsidies? Does it require a new sanitation product by a local innovator? How can that be developed? These questions are answered through collective action and collective information sharing. Data alone is not the answer.

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As personal computers and then internet took off, my curiosity and computer programming led me to develop early information products like websites and hypercards from the mid to late 1990s. I was excited about the possibility to connect to even more of the world and to learn and share stories. Finally, my studies and work, especially from 2001 onwards, brought my passion for sharing knowledge and experiences to the water, sanitation and hygiene space. However, one thing still strikes me: listening to stories from people with different experiences is how I learn the most. They are a source of my inspiration and help me both frame and validate the information I get from diverse sources.

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We continue to tell stories with the purpose of improving knowledge in water, sanitation and hygiene. While we tell stories in our sector and produce reports, there is often a barrier between experts who communicate in conferences and users in communities: we use different language, talk in different forums, and have different interests. But by having more exchanges between experts and non-experts these barriers can be overcome. As a result, knowledge can be discovered when it is needed by whom it is needed. Listening, validation and respect are essential so that data and information are owned by those who produce it. With WASH Web, we want participation in a space where this happens. Discussions already taking place can become more accessible.

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I would like to invite you to take part in a few different discussions with your colleagues, with the people you speak to day to day, and with partners and leaders:

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At the moment, these statistics are a few steps away in specialist websites like washdata.org and this information is not automatically used in those articles. Showing interest in a specific district and search “water” and the name of US county should give key facts about water supplies. Data may already be available but simply not discoverable.\nRepresentative means that information should also represent the reality on the ground from different perspectives and that information is not from a single source of truth. It should also be appropriate to the local needs both in terms of the WASH sector and local populations and should be validated.\nUseful information is information from which one can begin to take action. Often key information about who to contact for more information, what happened, when and where is missing. 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Useful information is information from which one can begin to take action. Often key information about who to contact for more information, what happened, when and where is missing. If there is information about water services or sanitation, these are often dated.

In short, WASH Web intends to make information and expertise more accessible so that it is no longer only experts who are able to make informed decisions based on available evidence. Up until now, WASH Web has been an idea and a project that a few people have been playing with. This website and the project is open source and participatory meaning it is open to the initiative and inputs from others. Currently, WASHNote hosts and maintains the project website and source code.

Would you like to get involved? Please get in touch or add an issue on Github.

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diff --git a/contact.qmd b/contact.qmd index a985f9a..7442eaa 100644 --- a/contact.qmd +++ b/contact.qmd @@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ Founder of [WASHNote](#0). With over 15 years of experience in the WASH sector, #### Merel Laauwen - WASH Web Coordinator -Merel works as an independent consultant in the WASH sector. Her work spans a variety of topics, from WASH systems strengthening to disaster preparedness in humanitarian settings. She graduated from the University of Oxford with an MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management, where her dissertation research focused on the use of systems thinking in the implementation of rural water treatment. +Merel works as an [independent consultant](https://www.lwn.earth/) in the WASH sector. Her work spans a variety of topics, from WASH systems strengthening to disaster preparedness in humanitarian settings. She studied an MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management at the University of Oxford, where her dissertation research focused on the use of systems thinking in the implementation of rural water treatment. [Email](mailto:merel@lwn.earth){target="_blank"} \| [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/merel-laauwen/) diff --git a/images/mckenna-phillips-Db-stA8meJY-unsplash.jpg b/images/mckenna-phillips-Db-stA8meJY-unsplash.jpg deleted file mode 100644 index 387ae59..0000000 Binary files a/images/mckenna-phillips-Db-stA8meJY-unsplash.jpg and /dev/null differ diff --git a/index.qmd b/index.qmd index a7e5a68..ecff6d3 100644 --- a/index.qmd +++ b/index.qmd @@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ The actors accountable for water and sanitation decision-making are often disper 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 get in touch or add an issue on Github. +Are you interested in one of these initiatives? Please join our LinkedIn group or add an issue on Github. -Contact form: +WASH Web LinkedIn Community: Add an issue: diff --git a/posts.qmd b/posts.qmd index 27bf5c4..87f3ea4 100644 --- a/posts.qmd +++ b/posts.qmd @@ -5,5 +5,4 @@ listing: type: grid # or `default` or `table`; each type has its own set of yaml options to include sort: "date desc" # can also sort on more than one field categories: true # allows you to sort posts by assigned categories - feed: true --- diff --git a/posts/2023-09-26-intro/index.qmd b/posts/2023-09-26-intro/index.qmd deleted file mode 100644 index 9547d5e..0000000 --- a/posts/2023-09-26-intro/index.qmd +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: "Welcome" -description: "An invitation to WASH Web" -author: "Nicolas Dickinson" -date: "2023-09-26" -date-modified: "2023-10-12" -image: mckenna-phillips-Db-stA8meJY-unsplash.jpg -draft: false ---- - -Sitting together and listening to stories is a source of insight. At a young age, my parent's work on peace and reconciliation exposed me to thoughtful communicators from different places: Norwegian resistance fighter from WWII who survived against all odds and went on to work on reconciliation himself, Native American leaders and Indian leaders (from India) who processed together with Europeans and white Americans shared colonial legacies, musicians who faced incredible odds and sang about it, and Cambodian educators who survived and outlasted the Khmer Rouge. I also had the opportunity to travel and experience different cultures. Through libraries and books, I continued to travel to new places. - -As personal computers and then internet took off, my curiosity and computer programming led me to develop early information products like websites and hypercards from the mid to late 1990s. I was excited about the possibility to connect to even more of the world and to learn and share stories. Finally, my studies and work, especially from 2001 onwards, brought my passion for sharing knowledge and experiences to the water, sanitation and hygiene space. However, one thing still strikes me: listening to stories from people with different experiences is how I learn the most. They are a source of my inspiration and help me both frame and validate the information I get from diverse sources. - -We continue to tell stories with the purpose of improving knowledge in water, sanitation and hygiene. While we tell stories in our sector and produce reports, there is often a barrier between experts who communicate in conferences and users in communities: we use different language, talk in different forums, and have different interests. But by having more exchanges between experts and non-experts these barriers can be overcome. As a result, knowledge can be discovered when it is needed by whom it is needed. Listening, validation and respect are essential so that data and information are owned by those who produce it. With WASH Web, we want participation in a space where this happens. Discussions already taking place can become more accessible. - -But back to my story: I am remain surprised when I receive a request to work on one more national database or to produce one more programme evaluation or one more national monitoring and evaluation manual. While this has been my bread and butter for a number of years now, I am convinced that focusing more on data for action is less about these artifacts (databases and manuals) and more about the action and vision that produces data and the people who use information. Working to address people going back to open defecation after having a latrine in a community gives the opportunity to identify and collect data that will make a difference, such as understanding the latrine types and quality of latrines households use. It gives us a sense of how these factors impact the ability of people to continue to use latrines. The information is not the source of improvement. The source of improvement is from the vision and will to address a challenge of open defection. Does it require targeted subsidies? Does it require a new sanitation product by a local innovator? How can that be developed? These questions are answered through collective action and collective information sharing. Data alone is not the answer. - -I would like to invite you to take part in a few different discussions with your colleagues, with the people you speak to day to day, and with partners and leaders: - -- Using data better: How can we leverage all the activities, surveys, communication and information that is already there without overburdening people? - -- Social justice: How can we improve the representation of the least served in statistics and data? What are the ethical and power dynamics around this data and how do we better manage this? - -- Systems thinking: How can we better use qualitative and quantitative information holistically in collective action? - -- Accountability: Who's doing what, where, and when? How can this be made more visible to ensure accountability? - -Why a discussion? Because this is how we can link data to people and their stories! - -I am searching for homes to host these discussions for people passionate about the stories that speak to these questions and for the data producers and users who need to link data to action. Are you someone who can facilitate this discussion? Or perhaps you know an existing community of practice such as [RWSN](https://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/) or [Susana](https://www.susana.org/en/) or in a sector leader like [IRCWASH](https://www.ircwash.org/) or [Agenda for Change](https://washagendaforchange.org/)? Are you interested? Please get in touch! - -[Nicolas Dickinson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolasdickinson/) - -Some things I have done: - -- Publishing an open source software package for downloading JMP data for all countries, including inequality country files as [a single dataset](https://github.com/WASHNote/jmpwashdata) -- One of the originating partners of the [Water Point Data Exchange (WPdx)](https://www.waterpointdata.org/) and long-time working group member: I first proposed it to be data exchange standard instead of a list of common indicators -- Life-cycle analysis of costs and finance of WASH including the [WHO WASH Accounts WAPT](https://www.who.int/teams/environment-climate-change-and-health/water-sanitation-and-health/monitoring-and-evidence/wash-systems-monitoring/un-water-global-analysis-and-assessment-of-sanitation-and-drinking-water/wash-accounts) and the WASHCost calculator prototype -- Co-founding Knowledge Point Q&A with IRCWASH, WaterAid, and RedR among others: the successor is now hosted by CAWST -- Supporting [IRCWASH](https://www.ircwash.org/)'s online resource library in various ways since 2008 -- Researching mobile-enabled technologies from data collection to billing in WASH, including sitting on the GSMA grant panel for a number of years -- The 12 components participatory assessment methodology for national WASH M&E used to develop costed M&E plans in 8 countries in Western and Central Africa with UNICEF and IRC -- Supporting the establishment of [Akvopedia](https://akvopedia.org/wiki/Main_Page) -- Founding WASH Web - -Feature [photo](https://unsplash.com/photos/Db-stA8meJY) by [McKenna Phillips](https://unsplash.com/@ellobeastie) found on unsplash.com. diff --git a/posts/2023-09-26-intro/mckenna-phillips-Db-stA8meJY-unsplash.jpg b/posts/2023-09-26-intro/mckenna-phillips-Db-stA8meJY-unsplash.jpg deleted file mode 100644 index 9f5f82f..0000000 Binary files a/posts/2023-09-26-intro/mckenna-phillips-Db-stA8meJY-unsplash.jpg and /dev/null differ diff --git a/posts/20231006 openwashdata_washweb/index.qmd b/posts/20231006 openwashdata_washweb/index.qmd new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8409560 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/20231006 openwashdata_washweb/index.qmd @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +--- +title: "openwashdata & WASH Web" +description: "Collaboration between openwashdata & WASH Web" +author: "Merel Laauwen" +date: "2023-10-06" +date-modified: today +draft: true +--- + +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: + +- 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 + +- 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/). + +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? + +Follow WASH Web on LinkedIn: + +Sign up for the openwashdata newsletter: