Transcript Document

Update on GWOPA and
Capacity building for WSP
through peer-support
By Dr. Anne Bousquet
Training and Capacity Building
Officer
The Global WOPs Alliance
Water Safety Conference
November 2-4, Kuching, Malaysia
WHO, IWA, MWA
Presentation Outline
1) Presentation of GWOPA
2) Overview of activity areas
3) Highlights of activity areas
4) Capacity building approach
5) Initiative on WSP
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The Global WOPs Alliance
A network of partners committed to helping water operators
help one another:
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to improve their collective capacity, and
to provide access to water and sanitation services for all.
Main Premise:
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Practical knowledge and expertise are existing in water utilities – but they are
unevenly distributed
Sharing this living library of knowledge helps
bridging capacity gaps
What are WOPs?
training
twinning
sharing
Premise
Water Operators
have a tremendous
role to play in
meeting MDGs
There are capacity
gaps, but utilities
are also source of
great expertise
Water Operators’
Partnerships
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There is much to be
gained by more
systematic sharing
between them
What are WOPs?
Tailor
Made
Cost
Effective
Inspires
Change
Focus on
Public
Service
to the
Poor
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Capacity
remains
with Utility
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Learning from others
inclusiveness
integrity
Mutual benefit
Not for profit
Transparency
Accountability
coordination
sustainability
Guiding principles for WOPs
Water Operators’ Partnerships
Code of Conduct
Overview of Activity Areas
Bench-
Support to
Regional
WOPs
Knowledge
Management
Capacity
Building and
Training
(GRUBS)
Financial
Guidance and
Linking
Advocacy and
Communications
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Marking
Highlight of Activity Areas :
support to regional WOPs
Asia-Pacific
• Establishing sub-regional platform
and first workshop with PWWA and
pacific actors
• First twinnings, support to EU-ACP
partnership window
• Bringing Japanese utilities on board
for WOPs
South Asia
• Creating national platform in
Pakistan
• Establishing partnerships with WSPSouth Asia and GTZ-India
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Highlight of Activity Areas :
knowledge management
Impact-Oriented
Case
Studies
Process
Results
Impacts
Multi-media publication
• Best practices, lessons
learned, M& E
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Highlight of Activity Areas :
Benchmarking
• Launched at AfWA congress in
Kampala in March
• Allows operators to better visualise
performance data and facilitates
matchmaking and communication
between operators
• Collecting new round of 3-year panAfrica benchmarking data
• Populating system with data from IBNET and others
• Improving user experience
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Significance of Capacity Building to
GWOPA
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Training/Capacity Building is a key activity area for GWOPA: to
help “champion operators” transfer their expertise to others
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GWOPA promotes capacity building through training and peersupport:
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Training: complementary to WOPs
Peer-support: making use of water operators’ knowledge and
expertise
Training Approach
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Regional Training Events:
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Same region, no language barriers, common interests and
challenges…
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Training based on the WHO/IWA
WSP manual
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Trainers: Experts from utilities
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Homework before training
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Teams of 3/utility: Potential WSP
implementation team
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Draft of WSP presented at the end of the training
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Training Approach – cont’d
Follow-up activities: peer support
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Using e-forums and meetings to report on
Progress
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Promoting WSP-focused WOPs
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Exchange visits: between champion and recipient
utilities staff to assist in WSPs development and
implementation
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Specialized follow-up workshop for financial
decision makers
Progress so far: training events
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Training/Capacity Building program initiated in cooperation with
Cap-Net in late 2008:
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Nairobi 2008: African and Asian utilities on CB needs: WSP emerged as top priority
Cape Town 2009 : design of training program
Anglophone African utilities, Sept.2009
Training in Johannesburg, SA, hosted by Randwater,
co-organized with CapNet and IWA
9 utilities trained, from 7 countries
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Main achievements:
WSP teams established within utilities, funds budgeted
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for 2010 FY in some utilities, follow up (peer-support) activities led to development of
WSPs, awareness campaign for external stakeholders, use of the self-assessment tool, etc.
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Way forward: collaboration with IWA on East African Initiative
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Progress so far: training events
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Francophone African utilities, June 2010
Training in Rabat, Morocco, hosted by ONEP-IEA, co-organized with Cap-Net, IWA, and
WHO. launching of the French version of the WHO/IWA WSP Manual
12 utilities trained from 11 countries
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Way forward:
CA with ONEP in the making
Expert tour to the 11 utilities
Preparation of field missions based on progress
reports
E-forum
Workshop after 8 months : follow-up on
expert missions, involvement of top
management
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Scaling UP to Other Regions
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WSPs in Latin America
In partnership with ACCD, ACA, CapNet, IWA and LAC-WSP/Net
Propagation of WSPs through WOPs platforms in LAC, training, and integration of WSPs
in PIPs developed through WOPs
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WSPs in Asia
In partnership with WHO, IWA, WaterLinks, etc.
GWOPA is a founding member of Asia/Pacific WSP Network
training program will be
planned and implemented through the network
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Scaling UP to Other Regions
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WSPs in Lusophone African countries
Training in Mozambique
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WSPs in Arab countries
Training in Lebanon,
hosted by UN-ESCWA,
co-organized by GWOPA, CapNet,
BGR, WHO, and ACWUA
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Announcement
First GWOPA bi-annual Congress
& GWOPA General Assembly
Cape Town, March 2010
(just before World Water Day!)
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Thank you for your attention !
Contacts:
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.gwopa.org
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