Most of the MUS Group's activities are funded by the (core) members themselves. They dedicate their own time to meetings and activities of the Group. Besides, they cover their own travel and other costs to Group's meetings. However, the Group also receives support for its secretariat and some of the activities of the Group. This folder contains information about these sources of funding.
IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre Over the past 5 years, IRC has been supporting mainly the secretariat of the MUS Group, by covering the staff time involved in running the secretariat. Besides, it hosts various communication tools, such as the website, the production of the newsletter and the mailing list.
Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council The MUS Group is formally one of the thematic groups of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council. In that effect, it receives financial support from the WSSCC for specific activities, which particularly aim to engage Southern partners into the Group. These funds can be used for example to cover travel expenses of Southern partners, produce translations and facilitate technical exchange bewteen members.
Challenge Program on Water and Food Apart from being a core partner, and funding research on multiple-use services, the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) also contributes to the functioning of the Group, by funding the coordinator's position of the Group.
FAO FAO liaised with the MUS Group in 2008 during the preparation of the World Water Forum where MUS was one of the main topic of discussion and become a core member of the MUS Group in 2009. As of mid 2009, the FAO will be providing financial support to the Group, in particular to the running of the secretariat of the Group.
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