This International Training Programme’s overarching objective is to contribute to planning and implementation of better sustainable urban water and sanitation services, where the rights, needs and demands of all citizens, including those of marginalised groups, are taken into account.
The term sustainability addresses environmental, social and economic long-term factors. Sustainability can be achieved only through an increased awareness of the need for integrated approaches and for long-term systems and by supporting key organisations in their processes for such a change.
BENEFITS FOR THE PARTICIPANT
BENEFITS FOR THE ORGANISATION
Candidates may be nominated by authorities, institutions, universities, NGOs, water utilities or other private companies active in the water and sanitation sector.
The programme is primarily targeting organisations, not individuals, and efforts will be made to establish long-term relationships with key organisations. Such collaborative organisations should be willing to commit themselves to participation over several years and to cooperate with other organisations in the programme. Capacity and interest to drive change processes to achieve their long-term goals, and a certain level of influence on the water and sanitation sector, is a prerequisite to become a collaborative organisation. Candidates from collaborative organisations may be prioritised.
Applicants to the programme should:
Invited countries and areas:
Bangladesh, Kenya, Myanmar, Tanzania and Uganda.
To promote actual collaboration and integration between participants in their national working context, the
programme aims to gather organisations operating in the same geographical area. The programme is therefore focusing on the following areas:
Bangladesh – Dhaka City North
Kenya – Nakuru
Tanzania – Temeke, Dar es Salaam
Uganda – Kampala.
In Myanmar however, the programme is expected to have better impact if working on the central national level.
Organisations working in other areas than the above, are also welcome to nominate candidates, but should be aware of the priority given to the selected areas.
The programme will address the following four priority themes:
Framing sustainable urban water and sanitation – How local service provision is linked to institutional frameworks, human rights, financing mechanisms and national targets.
Integrated citywide approaches – How to coordinate all functions in the city, manage conflicting goals and increase synergies across sectors.
Sustainable solutions – Enlarging the toolbox of practical and realistic options for reaching all urban and peri-urban inhabitants with service delivery that is socially just and environmentally sound.
The Change Agent – Knowledge and tools for managing change processes that will improve the organisation’s performance in sustainable water and sanitation.
Our overall sector orientation is based on a rights perspective with a special focus on women’s and children’s needs and rights.
Organisation
Niras ABName
ITP SecretariatAddress
NIRAS Sweden ABTelephone
+46 8 5455 3300Fax no.
+46 8 5455 3333Web
www.niras.com/nic