The planned cooperative would support joint advocacy, shared learning, and exploration of funding opportunities for smart-well or shared irrigation infrastructure. Participants of the project in Qyzylsay, Kazakhstan. This interview is part of a series of spotlights on the work of some of the grantees of the Digital Spark granting scheme, as part of the Regional Support Mechanism EECA project, implemented by the Metamorphosis Foundation and TechSoup, in partnership with CIVICUS and under.