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AfWANEWSLETTER N°92June 2015Brought to you by SODECI
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Envoyé: lundi 6 juillet 2015 23:37À: =?utf‐8?Q??=Objet: WATER UTILITIES LOSE ABOUT 37% OF VOLUMES OF WATER PRODUCED
Members of the Task Force, with the Englishconsultant, Malcolm FARLEY
WATER UTILITIES LOSE ABOUT 37% OF VOLUMES OF WATER PRODUCED AfWA Scientific and Technical Council task force dealing with NonRevenue Watermet in Paris, France, from June 20th to 22nd 2015 in order to finalize the reportrelating to this program initiated three years ago with the support of the USAID/FABRI.The document revealed that losses due to NonRevenue Water caused seriousdamage to water utilities, because they represent approximately 37% of producedvolumes that are not billed. AfWA experts task force dealing with NonRevenue Waterthus highlighted in their report the leading causes of this malfunctioning, and maderecommendations for the improvement of the performances of water utilities.The report dealt with the audits/diagnostic of 19 water utilities selected to take part inthe project. Read more
BENIN ACHIEVES THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: DAVIDBABALOLA PRESENTS HIS ASSESSMENT TO THE GOVERNMENT Thanks to the efforts carried out by the Société Nationale des Eaux du Bénin (BeninNational Water Utility) (SONEB), the country is ensured to achieve the millenniumdevelopment goals (MDGs) as regards drinking water supply in urban environment,and to even hope to exceed the forecasts at the end of December 2015. The bestperformances achieved by SONEB were presented on June 2nd, 2015 by theManaging Director David Babalola to the members of the Government during acouncil of Ministers. According to the manager of the company in charge of drinkingwater supply in the Benin urban environment, the investments carried out by thegovernment since 2006 in the water subsector in general and the urbanenvironment supplying system in particular made it possible for SONEB to initiate andimplement projects relating to infrastructures modernization and reinforcement, whichimpact on the populations has made it possible for Benin to catch up with severalyears of delay. The total amount of mobilized resources was about CFA francs 83billion CFA francs at that time, including more than 73% received from the technicaland financial partners (TFP). All these performances were greeted by theGovernment, delighted at the giant steps carried out with regard to the challengerelating to the access for all to drinking water in Benin.Read more
SONEB MD and EIB partners welcomed byPresident Yayi Boni
Exchange of signature book between ViceRector ofthe University Abdou Moumouni and Managing
Director of SEEN, Rémi BOURGAREL
NIGER : THE SEEN SIGN A CONVENTION WITH ABDOU MOUMOUNIUNIVERSITY Abdou Moumouni’s University from Niger, as part of its matching policy trainingemployment, initiated to approach companies to better adapt its training programs tolabor market requirements. It is in this context that a signature of an agreement tookplace on 1st April 2015 with SEEN, Niger water supply company. Through thispartnership, the two organizations are committed to take action to promote the jointdevelopment of training programs and practice of student internships and researchprofessors in the company, initiate reciprocal continuous training, to enableprofessionals to intervene in the training programs and foster the development oftraining programs and joint research.
AKVO FOUNDATION PROPOSES ITS SOLUTIONS FOR THE MONITORINGAND EVALUATION OF PROJECTS AKVO, a nonprofit making foundation based in the Netherlands, is promoting itsproducts with AfWA. On June 24th, 2015, two representatives of this organization,namely Luuk DIPHOORN, East Africa Manager, and Bert DIPHOORN, foreign affairsadviser, had a working session with some AfWA Executive Office members in order topropose the use of their platform, within the framework of the monitoring andevaluation of projects. AKVO is specialized in the development of Mobile Internetsoftware to support international development partnership networks, and to make cooperation and assistance activity more effective and more transparent. Its technologywhich consists in making project assessment from mobiles and GPS data, gives thepossibility, for instance, to be able to present the evolution of various projects throughAfrica, practically in realtime, from the platform.
Representatives of AKVO foundation and some AfWAExecutive Office staff
PSI and AfWA share their visions on sanitation inurban environment
THE INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICES (IPS) AND AfWA CONSULT EACHOTHER FOR THE FUTURE The Deputy Manager of IPS project on providing sanitation services provision, McHugh Katharine, was welcomed on June 25th, 2015 at AfWA’s head office for aworking session with AfWA’s Executive Director and Programs Director as well. IPShas just obtained a financing from the USAID for an urban sanitation project in threeWest African countries, namely: Ghana, Benin and Côte d’Ivoire (the Ivory Coast).The meeting made it possible for the two organizations to discuss about theiractivities and their prospects in the particular field of sanitation. IPS therefore hopesto have a broader vision of the needs of the populations in the countries concerned,so as to better direct its actions. Practically, the question will consist to initiate with thepopulations various projects ranging from the building of toilets to the management offecal sludge.
POLLUTEC SHOWS OFFICIALS CONSULT AfWA FOR AN EVENT
ORGANIZATION IN AFRICA Four representatives from the Management of Reed Expositions France, who hadcome to participate in the FrenchIvorian business forum on the Sustainable City heldon June 29th and 30th 2015 in Abidjan, paid a visit to AfWA Executive Office. Themeeting held on July 1st, 2015 gave the opportunity to the two parties to discussabout the issues and projects relating to water and sanitation in Africa. ReedExpositions France is the world leading show organizer, with 500 shows organized inthe world, including Pollutec shows. It is currently carrying out a reflection on therelevance of the creation of a largescale event in Africa, on the theme ofenvironment and sustainable development, and from this point of view, relies onAfWA’s knowledge of the field and knowhow in order to accompany it in this project. The French delegation, led by Sylvie Fourn, Reed Expositions pole manager,included Stéphanie Gay Torrente, from Pollutec France, Marine Devos from PollutecAlgeria, Morocco and Brazil, and Marie Lalanne, press and international promotionofficer.
POLLUTEC delegation and officials from AfWAExecutive Office
Olivier BIARD, export project officer
LACROIX SOFREL WISHES TO DEVELOP A PARTNERSHIP WITH AfWA INORDER TO BRANCH OUT IN AFRICA LACROIX Sofrel, specialized in remote control and remote processing equipment forenergy and water supply networks, wants to branch out in Africa. In that regard, itselected AfWA as the partner to achieve its ambition. On Wednesday 1st July 2015,the export project officer of the company, Olivier Biard, had a working session withthe AfWA Executive Office in order to discuss business opportunities in Africa.According to him, LACROIX Sofrel is already rather well established in the Frenchspeaking countries, and would also like to be known in the Englishspeaking Africa.According to Olivier BIARD, it would be benefit for his company to join the Associationas an affiliated member, therefore having the opportunity to get in touch with thewhole of the stakeholders and partners of African water and sanitation sector. Healso showed a real interest in the animation of a Master class within the framework ofAfWA training projects.
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS SMALL GRANT : ALL THE FUNDS AREGRANTED Provided with US $ 300 thousand funds, the small grants program dedicated to theYoung African Professionals of Water and sanitation, financed by the USAID/FABRI,finished off its budget. The last amounts were granted to Senegal with two projectsrelated to reducing NonRevenue Water and fecal sludge management. On thewhole, 13 projects, shared out in 9 SubSaharan countries, were financed for someamounts ranging from 6,000 to 10,000 dollars. Over the 13 projects, only one hasbeen completed, while the others are still going on. The coordinator of the youngprofessionals program, Valentin Kouadio Yao, has already begun the followup andevaluation visits to make sure of the good progress of the projects. He carried out afield visit in Kenya and in Uganda last May.The ambition of the Young African Professionals program is to develop the network ofnational committees, by encouraging the establishment of at least a committee inevery country.
The Coordinator of the Young African Professionalsof the Water and Sanitation program
A WC equipped with ecoBETA device, with asensitizing sticker
PILOT PROJECT ON WATER SAVING WITH ECOBETA DEVICE The pilot project on water saving initiated by AfWA, in partnership with the Danishcompany ecoBETA, and the Ivorian asset holder company ONEP, is still going on.After the phase of installation of WC mechanisms and tap devices in 4 buildings ofthe administration, the operation continued in the households. On the whole, aboutsixty WC devices were installed. Now, the question is to ensure the followup of theimplementation operation, with periodic visits on the various sites to check the stateof the installations and to make sure that there is no leakage.ecoBETA technology makes it possible to realize between 30 and 40% water saving.The results of the experimentation carried out in Abidjan are highly expected, in orderto consider the reduction of the project on a continental scale.
>THE NEXT AfWA STC MEETING IS SCHEDULED IN DOUALA The Scientific and Technical Council of the African Water Association will be held from July 27th to 31st 2015 in Douala, inCameroon, on the following topic : « Water quality and infrastructures management for a better access to water andsanitation services ».
>A WORKSHOP FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NETWORK OF PROFESSIONAL WOMEN In prelude to the official launch of the Network of Professional Women Working in the Water and Sanitation sector relatedactivities scheduled during the AfWA next Congress to be held from February 22nd to 26th, 2016 in Nairobi, in Kenya, twoworkshops will be organized during the STC meeting in Douala from July 27th to 31st 2015 and in Nairobi in November2015.
Editorship : Mr HAMANTH KASAN (President of AfWA) Headquarters: Abidjan/Treichville Avenue 8 prolongée à la montée du pont Félix Houphouët Boigny Email: contact@afwahq.org
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