Clare Twelvetrees

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Clare Twelvetrees

• Partners for Water and Sanitation
• www.partnersforwater.org

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PAWS

• What we are
• What we do
• What we dont do
• Where we work
• How we work
• Examples of projects

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What we are

• Tri sector partnership organisation
• Public, private and civil society
• Established following WSSD
• Contribute to the MDGs
• Based within Defra since 2003
• April 2007 transferred to WEDC
• DFID funding commences

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What we do

• Share skills from UK water sector
• Build capacity in African countries
• To deliver sustainable water and sanitation
  solutions through
• Knowledge Transfer
• Capacity building
• Advice, guidance on watsan programmes
• Seminars, workshops, training

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What we dont do

• Provide funding other than TS
• Provide infrastructure or hardware
• Consultancy
• Commercial engagement with partners

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Where we work
2007 Engagement in new country
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How we work

• Locally appointed Country Managers
• Build relationships with key stakeholders
• Support areas identified documented
• Within context of watsan sector
• Demand driven
• Match supply to demand
• Monitor progress

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• Examples
• South Africa
• Training for municipalities on contract
  management
• Advice on formation of catchment management
  agencies

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Examples Ethiopia Development of a leakage
strategy Twinning of construction organisations
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Examples Nigeria Analysis of water bill Advice
on wateraid projects Institutional analysis of
State Water Board
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Thank you

• Any Questions?
• www.partnersforwater.org