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Home - Philippine Center for Water and Sanitation (PCWS)
Description
The Philippine Center for Water and Sanitation (PCWS) started in 1990 as a project of the Netherlands-based Institute of Infrastructure, Hydraulics and Engineering (IHE). It was known at that time as International Training Network (ITN). It provided a platform for government, non-government and the academe to work together towards the promotion of community-based water supply and sanitation systems. In 1998, PCWS registered as a non-government organization (NGO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It was granted the Certificate of Incorporation No. A1998-16011 on 11 November 1998.
PCWS works for the awareness, appreciation, protection and conservation of water resources. It offers technical assistance and consultancy services in environmental sanitation, policy advocacy, action researches, trainings, appropriate technologies for water supply and sanitation and wastewater treatment systems.
PCWS actively promotes community participation and encourages local initiatives for sanitation efforts and the protection and conservation of water resources. Engineers of PCWS-ITNF develop and test locally suited, low-cost, appropriate technologies on water supply and sanitation. These are then shared with local communities. Experiences and learnings from the implementation of PCWS projects are shared through publications, trainings, consultancies, and research-based advocacy efforts.
