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#FridayGift 12/24: Today's highlight is a report that explored the regulatory landscape of water and sanitation across Africa. By far, this is the most comprehensive report on this topic and its relevance remains despite its publication 2022. One of the reasons I enjoyed reading it as a WASH professional was the four categories of regulation that it explains for most countries in Africa. These include regulation by agency, by contract, by ministry and by self. It additionally provides the highlights of regulatory mechanisms, arrangements, instruments and their establishment and improvement. From accompanying reports at the ESAWAS website,more regional focused subsections of the Africawide report are also available. If you are in this space, I suggest that you keep a copy for your library. It will still be relevant 5 years from now. In the mean time, flip through the synthesized version below and download at: https://rb.gy/l32923 #Pref4Wash Sandec-Eawag #Regulation ESAWAS regulators association Yvonne Magawa

SASTEP partners with local government for implementation and demonstration support of innovative technologies. Capacity building, policy and bylaws revision are some of the ways in which government assistance is required in order for SASTEP to carry out advancements to sanitation systems in South Africa. The active roles of local governments is vital for ensuring SASTEP is able to carry out innovations and advancements to sanitation systems and technologies. #SASTEP #sanitationinnovation #sanitationtechnology

AFRICASAN7 This week is AfricaSan7 in Namibia. I had the opportunity to attend AfricaSan5 in Cape Town, South Africa a few years back. The uniqueness of the conference is its ability to bring to the fore many elements of WASH and the Sustainable Development Goals, including safely managed sanitation, hand hygiene for all and fecal sludge management. These are topics which are not always adequately covered in-depth during mainstream water conferences. AfricaSan7 is being held in November this year, the month also set aside to recognize World Toilet Day. According to the AfricaSan7 website details, "The Africa Sanitation (AfricaSan) Conference is a platform for technical and political dialogue to address the sanitation and hygiene challenges in Africa. The 7th Edition of the Conference is convened on the theme: “Strengthening Systems and Partnerships for Accelerated Action on Safely Managed Sanitation and Hygiene.” At the AfricaSan7 Conference, participants will take stock of the progress made on sanitation and hygiene related commitments at various levels. They will also share knowledge, experiences, good practices and innovative solutions to improve sanitation and hygiene services delivery in Africa." For more details on virtual sessions, see: https://lnkd.in/gZms7HSa #Africa #sanitation #hygiene #sdgs #sdg6 #systemsstrengthening #systemsthinking

From this Sunday, SHF will be attending the 1st IWA Non-Sewered Sanitation (NSS) conference that will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 15 to 18 October. We will be engaging with partners and sector stakeholders in discussions around financing and innovations for non-sewered sanitation, which needs to be increasingly looked at to effectively tackle the world's sanitation crisis. Non-sewered sanitation solutions can offer accessibility, affordability, environmental sustainability, adaptability to local conditions, and its potential to address water scarcity while contributing to public health, economic growth and development, and resilience against natural disasters. It is a vital component of a comprehensive approach to sanitation, particularly in regions with diverse challenges and limited resources. With this in mind, SHF is looking forward to joining many of the interesting sessions and workshops including: - Bridging the funding gap for non-sewered sanitation: innovative revenue sources and contracting models - Innovative financing in unlocking the non-sewered sanitation pathway - AUSII - The new wheel to sanitation for all in Africa (presentation by our partner Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP) Eden Mati-Mwangi, PMP® - Progress on Establishing a Utility Sanitation Tariff in Kenya (presentation by our partner Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP), Eden Mati-Mwangi, PMP® Are you attending? Make sure to catch up with SHF's Anton Jantunen and join the sessions by SHF's Kenya partner Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP).  #InternationalWaterAssociation  #WSUP  #sanitationeconomies #NSS2023

Innovative financing is vital in unlocking the implementation and sustainability of sanitation service delivery initiatives in South Africa. Key aspects such as funding sources, government budget allocation, development finance, public-private partnerships, innovative financing mechanisms and more will be covered during the 1st IWA Non-Sewered Sanitation specialist group conference. An event not to be missed by members and influencers of the water and sanitations sector. #SASTEP #sanitationinnovation #sanitationtechnology

GOVERNOR UMO ENO OF AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA CREATES A NEW MINISTRY FOR WATER RESOURCES AND SANITATION The Akwa Ibom state governor, Pastor Umo Eno has announced the creation of a new Ministry for Water Resources and Sanitation. Eno made the announcement today Wednesday 26th July 2023 while addressing participants on the Day 3 of the Akwa Ibom Dialogue for interpretation and implementation of the A.R.I.S.E. Agenda blueprint taking place at Ibom Icon Hotel and Golf Resort, Uyo. While decrying the State's exclusion in water related benefits from the central government and donor agencies, the governor posited that the creation of a designated Ministry for Water Resources, will fully integrate the state in the United Nations Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, WASH, programme and reposition the state to implement the existing Water Law as well as appropriately tackle water and sanitation related issues in the State. The creation of the Ministry for Water Resources is an answer to the plea of a cluster of 6 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Akwa Ibom Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Policy Cluster - IbomWASH+ led by African Human Development Centre (AHDC) and funded by USAID through Palladium: Make It Possible . Recall that Ibom WASH Policy Cluster have been in the fore front of advocacy for the reformation of the WASH sector of the state. It is believed that with the creation of the new ministry, important documents that are awaiting the approval of the State Executive Council, such as the WASH policy, WASH M&E Framework and the ODF Roadmap, will be approved and subsequently the WASH budget for Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria will be increased in order to improve on WASH situation in the State and accelerate the chances of meeting global WASH targets by 2030. #advocacy for WASH #monitoringandevaluation

It's Day Two at the AfricaSan7 Conference in Namibia. As WaterAid - Our engagement at the AfricaSan7 Conference is a strategic opportunity for us, in collaboration with our partners to contribute our programmatic experiences to the achievement of the objective of the Conference; "Strengthening systems and partnerships for accelerated action on safely managed sanitation and hygiene." We will join the call to: 💧 Prioritise sanitation and hygiene as top national priorities with the highest level of government leadership. 💧Establish clear institutional arrangements for sanitation and hygiene including effective coordination and cross-sectoral integration. 💧Increase the quality and quantity of finances for sanitation and hygiene. 💧Embrace the implications of shifting to safely managed services for sanitation. #partnerships #sanitation #hygienesolutions WaterAid West Africa WaterAid Southern Africa African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) Robert Kampala

The AFRICASAN7 CONFERENCE was concluded successfully in Swakopmund Namibia with a call to realize the development potential of the sanitation economy. Of particular urgency is the need to address the sanitation failures associated with the disease burden constraining productivity of the labour force and degrading the environment. The Africa sanitation policy guidelines (ASPGs) provide the framework for promoting the sanitation economy.

Interested in the pathways to get to safe drinking water for all in rural areas? Listening to the launch of the WHO Guidelines for drinking-water quality: small water supplies and wondering how to improve management to meet this guidelines? Have a look at some of the resources below from our REACH | Water Security team 👇🏾

Day 1 Africasan session to discuss the progress of the Ngor commitments as we approach 2030