DWACivil Society Support Program

Presentation to the MCC 22nd June 2012Venue: Birchwood Hotel, Boksburg

By: Unathi Mila and Hameda Deedat

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1. Background and Purpose:To ensure support the meaningful involvement of civil society in the

water sector.

2. The focus of the Presentation 2.1 Training, capacity building and advocacy2.2 Community involvement 2.3 Communications2.4 Project activities for 2012/13

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2.1 Training and capacity building (i) Rain Water Harvesting

• Where: KZN, at Eshowe in eNkanini Village.• When : February and March 2012 (over 2 weeks) • Training provider : Operation Hunger as a service provider• 24 Trainees (23 women and 1 man) were trained to build RWH tanks • Nature of tanks : 4 concrete RWH tanks at 4 schools (schoolnames ) • Elements of the training: theory and practical• Benefits (+/-) 4000 people will have access to water from those tanks

built• The water can be used for cleaning, washing and watering food

gardens in these 4 schools

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2.1 Training and capacity building (ii) Repair Water Leaks

Partners: DWA, CWSR CPUT, Umsobomvu Municipality DBSA. Where: Colesberg and its surrounding areas. Aim: To reduce water loss at the domestic level Who : 15 municipal workers and 4 community representatives as water leak operators. Training Duration: Theory – One Week :plumbing practices, tools, water cycle, importance of minimising water losses. Practical - 3 months practice in partnership with community and municipality

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2.2 Community involvement

Partnership : DWA, CPUT Service Learning Unit, CSO’s

Purpose: building partnerships between communities, government, academic institutions and private sector

Achievement : 3 week employment opportunity

Highlight : Deputy Minister visit on 17 May 2012, to meet with the community and share the experience on the program

Multi-Stakeholder engagement in RHP- Khayelitsha (W. Cape)

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2.3 Communication

(i) Publication : The CSO newsletter was themed River Health Program

Featured Articles: • Adopt a river• How development impacts on the Liesbeek River• What is River Health Program • Liesbeek maintainance project report • How the CSOs can benefit from EWSETA initiatives• 2011 Women in water Awards

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(ii) WSLG side event during WISA Conference

• Presentations made by CSOs on alternative understanding of green economy and the impact of Climate Change in the Agricultural Sector

• Key highlights of the Presentation: - the dominant view on the Green Economy compromises true sustainability - Existing Indigenous knowledge on mitigation and adaptation of Climate Change by farmers

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Community Members being shown how to set-up the mould

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Community members during actual building of tank 1

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Community members participate in building the

first tank under the guidance of trainers

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Three stages as the mould is erected

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Wrapping and initial plastering of tank- which needs a day to dry

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Three of the four tanks erected plastered and left to dry before finishing can be applied

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Final plastering/ cement being applied which needs two to three days depending on weather to dry

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Voila!!! The finished tank

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On-site/ household leak detection by trainees

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poorly maintained and leaking toilet

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Leak from toilet cistern and connection has water running right into the yard. This is an every day occurrence in an areas that has intermittent water supply

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A trainee, checking for faulty meters, doing a recording meter reading, and doing meter leak detection

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Projects/ Key Performance

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Activities for 2012/2013 PEP

1 . Programme Management/ coordination of programme activities

To have monthly contract management meetings To develop Business Plan and PEP for 2012/13 To provide monthly cash flows and budget expenditure To submit monthly invoices, progress report, 4 quarterly reports and 1 annual and close out

report To have quarterly contract meetings

2. Community Involvement To ensure community involvement during learning journeys and the capacity building initiatives

3. Capacity Building / sub- contracting CS groups

To provide training for CSOs in the building Rain Water Harvesting Tanks and River Health Program (education and awareness).

To conduct 2 learning journeys on Sustainable Livelihoods and River Health Program for lesson learning and sharing.

4. Non service delivery role of CS groups/ advocacy role

To ensure CSO engagement in policy development and strategy processes in the water sector e.g. IRR, WCWDM etc

5. Communications To produce a quarterly CSO newsletter to showcase work done by CSOs in the Water Sector

2.4 Project Activities for 2012/13

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