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Nicolas Dickinson left a comment for Lovisa Selander"Hi Lovisa,
Great to see you hear! Let's keep the discussion going here. You can see some of the suggestions from IRC staff in the discussion. They originally came through email and I've pasted them in here to start it off.
Cheers,
Nick"
Nicolas Dickinson replied to MyWASH manager's discussion This MyWASH social network...."I think that you are rather suggesting a single place through which you can connect with everyone else in the sector. That is a very powerful goal in itself but the logic does not carry through to other projects and programmes that have special…"
Nicolas Dickinson replied to Jaap Pels Global's discussion Think big, start small, act now"Hi Russell,
Thanks for posting my reply. I will now work on our report and let's post it here when it is done. It should illustrate what we did pretty well in terms of process.
Cheers,
Nick"
Jaap Pels Global left a comment for Nicolas Dickinson"Hi Nick
For the WASHCost finance forum my remarks:
- try the logo more wide and not that high e.g. 'WASHCost' logo left of UNICEF ?
- name 'forum' is confusing because the platform has more forums; try 'CoP'
Cheers, Jaap"
Nicolas Dickinson left a comment for MyWASH manager"Yes! It is quite efficient and you can do quite a lot. I still need to experiment a bit more to figure out some other stuff.
I'd like to ideally figure out how to hide the group 'creator'. If these groups are going to last a while,…"
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- At 10:17 on December 5, 2009, Jaap Pels Global said…
- Hi Nick
For the WASHCost finance forum my remarks:
- try the logo more wide and not that high e.g. 'WASHCost' logo left of UNICEF ?
- name 'forum' is confusing because the platform has more forums; try 'CoP'
Cheers, Jaap
- At 23:16 on November 6, 2009, Jaap Pels Global said…
- I see you play with lay-out groups. Good!
- At 14:58 on November 6, 2009,
MyWASH manager said… - Hi,
Your group css is working! :-)
Jaap
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WSA signs up with Malaysian company for technical support on sanitation
Water and Sanitation for Africa (WSA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Indah Water for technical know-how and consultancy services in sewerage management in African countries. WSA selected the Malaysian company “to be in a technical committee formed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to propose immediate, medium- and long-term solutions for sanitation services in WSA member countries”.
Kiribati’s North Tarawa declared first open defecation free island in the Pacific
North Tarawa in Kiribati is the first island in the Pacific to be declared open defecation free, thanks to the “Kiriwatsan I Project”. The Ministry of Public Works is implementing this project with technical support from UNICEF and funding from the European Union. In March 2013, North Tarawa adopted the Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach following a training of trainers course conducted by Dr Kamal Kar.
Megan Richie is SNV's new WASH Director
In March 2013, SNV appointed Megan Richie as Managing Director for Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH). She leads SNV's global initiatives in the WASH sector. Prior to her appointment as Managing Director, Ms Richie served as Country Director for SNV in Lao PDR.
Brian Arbogast new WASH Director at Gates Foundation
Brian Arbogast is the new director of the Water, Sanitation & Hygiene program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He started work at the foundation on 13 May 2013. He takes over from Dr. Frank Rijsberman who acted as director until May 2012.
A central role for government in monitoring sustainable WASH services
Governments are not only investing more in national monitoring systems, but their leadership in country monitoring is also now generally accepted. With this acceptance, however, come expectations about good governance and transparency. Monitoring is politics: agendas and power influence what is monitored and how the results are used. National systems, too, go beyond WASH sector monitoring and should include data from donors and NGOs as well.
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