BPD was originally established in 1997 (as Business Partners for Development) to test and promote a triangular approach to service delivery by bringing together the strengths of the public, private and civil society sectors.
As the organisation and the water and sanitation sector evolved, we found that standardising this model would be inappropriate as the contexts in which different partnerships operate are too unique.
BPD has since dedicated itself as a learning network to developing and refining a set of tools that creates space for conversations on the scope, purpose, structure and resource requirements of partnerships.
For further information, see The Current Partnership Context in Water and Sanitation - a 4-page Occasional Note (228KB) which maps the changing context of multi-sector partnerships in the water and sanitation sector in recent years.