Since 2022, 22 Water Operators' Partnerships have been running in parallel under the EU funded, GWOPA-implemented EU-WOP programme. As the first phase of partnerships come to a close, this workshop will gather partners in these collaborations from across the globe, online and off, to reflect on how these WOPs have changed them. What have they learned? what have they accomplished? and what are they taking forward in their next endeavors? Through interactive discussion, the community will exchange experiences and celebrate the successes of the EU WOP programme first phase, offering inspiration and lessons the EU-WOP programme's second phase, starting in 2026, and beyond.