The project has five (5) components

Component 1: Improvement of AfWA organizational effectiveness to undertake its mission and vision in Africa by 2022

• Realization of 1 market analysis of AfWA members' needs
• Review of AfWA strategic business plan
• Assessment and strengthening of AfWA’s staff capacity building needs to provide quality assurance for effective SOPs and capacity building programs
• Conduct of an assessment study of CWIS capacity building needs among AfWA members and other operators, development of a capacity building workplan.
• Elaboration and implementation of AfWA projects/programs monitoring and evaluation plan
• Preparation and delivery of Water Congress 2020
• Diversification of AfWA's technical and financial partners to cover membership needs on CWIS
• Implementation of the ISO 9001 certification of AfWA finance department

 Component 2. Improvement of the capacity of 300 African sanitation stakeholders from 30 cities for the implementation of city-wide inclusive sanitation (CWIS) by 2023

• Identification of African sanitation experts to be involved in CWIS trainings
• Organization of 02 training of trainers sessions of 40 persons on CWIS
• Facilitation of 06 peer-to-peer learning partnerships between mentors and mentees utilities/municipalities in Africa
• Organization of 02 benchmarking visits between African sanitation stakeholders and Asian counterparts
• Training of 240 African sanitation stakeholders on CWIS
• Establishment and facilitation of a community of practice amongst all the involved stakeholders

Component 3. Adoption of innovative approach and technologies in 10 African cities for implementation of CWIS by 2023

• Organization of 01 exhibition on innovative approaches and technologies
• Training of 300 sanitation stakeholders from 30 African cities on innovative approach and technologies
• Elaboration and implementation of 06 african cities inclusive sanitation plans taking into account innovative approaches and technologies

Component 4. Enabling environment for the implementation of CWIS in 30 African cities in Africa by 2023 through advocacy and communication

• Revision and adoption of AfWA's communication and advocacy plan
• Organization of 01 WASH events (01 AfWA congress),
• Organization of 01 mayor’s forum to sensitize mayors on CWIS in Africa
• Organization of 01 YWP forum
• Organization of 01 fora of the Panafrican Association of Sanitation Actors (PASA)
• Production and dissemination of Communication products on best Practices
• Organization of 15 country networks of Young Water and Sanitation professional
• Allocation of 10 Grants to YWP for their participation to WASH events
• Organization of 02 benchmarking visits of 10 members of African emptiers Union members in Africa
• Capacitation of 100 emptiers on CWIS

Component 5. Empowerment of the leadership of 400 African Women in the African WASH sector by 2022

• Conduct of a gender analysis undertaken
• Development of a gender action plan approved
• Sponsoring of 10 African women professional in WASH for their participation to AfWA Congress
• Organization of 01 forum of African women professional in WASH
• Organization of 02 training sessions on leadership for African women professional