BACKGROUND
Although the final millennium development goals (MDG) evaluation report has globally shown progress in drinking water access, there remain challenges in achieving sanitation goals. The UN millennium water group however pointed out that the current pace of progress is still too slow to reach the goals in Africa, where only very few countries had met the targets. However, the long-term sustainability of the current achievements is not guaranteed...
GOAL
The Project is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It aims at supporting AfWA to achieve its broad mandate in capacity building of African WASH stakeholders through (i) dissemination of knowledge (ii) Peer-to-peer learning partnership and (iii)AfWA institutional capacity development.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The African Water Association (AfWA) is a continental knowledge management platform of the water and sanitation sector that brings together utilities of drinking water produc- tion and distribution, utilities managing sanitation services, as well as the regulators of water and sanitation sectorial policies in African countries in view of sharing knowledge and best practices. Though AfriCap program the following component are conducted:
1) Disseminate knowledge products and best practices consistent with the demands of AfWA members;
2) Develop partnerships and mentoring relationships between AfWA members;
3) Improve AfWA institutional capacity.
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
The overall strategy will comprise three (03) levels of opera- tions: (i) Overall coordination at AfWA headquarters in Abidjan, (ii) Classroom trainings through the AWASA structure and (iii) Peer-to-peer learning activities facilitated by Regional Imple- menting Partners.
MORE INFO
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Life of Program : Phase 1: 2015-2019,
Phase 2: 2019-2023
Previsionnal budget : USD 6,000,000
Geographic Focus: Africa
Implementing Partners :
- African Water Association (AfWA), African Water and Sanitation Academy (AWASA),
- West Africa Municipal WASH (MuniWASH),
- African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW)
- Regional Implementing Partners
West Africa: CEMEAU (ONEA BURKINA FASO)
Central Africa: ERA (CAMEROON)
East Africa: IREC (NWSC UGANDA)
Southern Africa: RAND WATER and eThekwinini Municipality (SOUTH AFRICA)
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USEFUL INFO
Young Water and Sanitation Professionals Program
Fellowship for Young African Water and Sanitation Professionals
The list of fellows for the Academic Year 2021-2022 is available here
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AfWA NEWS 137 August 2023
Access to drinking water and sanitation is a fundamental human right, recalled in 2010 by United Nations resolution 64/292.