Abundant Water is a community from all walks of life and continents, working together to facilitate the training of village potters in Lao PDR in the manufacture of clay-pot water filters. Established as an incorporated Society in the ACT, Australia, Abundant Water is formally made up of a board of 8 members and since March 2010 has been a formal partner of Global Development Group (ABN 57 102 400 993), an Australian Non Government Organisation [NGO] carrying out humanitarian projects with approved partners and providing aid to relieve poverty and provide long term solutions through the provision of quality aid and development projects.  Global Development Group takes responsibility for the project according to AusAID rules, providing a governance role and assisting in the areas of planning, monitoring, reviewing, and evaluating to ensure that project J623N Abundant Water is carried out to Australian requirements. For more information about Global Development Group, visit www.globaldevelopment.org.au

Less formally, Abundant Water is made up of a Project Manager who works alongside potters in Lao PDR and is supported by a growing network of global volunteers, contributing diverse skills to the project.  This truly global community of volunteers is organised into 6 ‘hubs’: field project; website; fund-raising; social-media; media and communications; and administration. Through our ‘open source’ approach, volunteers contribute to the operation of these hubs, allowing all monies raised to be spent in Laos, on the pottery training program and its management.