Agenda of the RWSN side event at SWWW: Kick-off of the RWSN working group

Kick-off of the Rural Water Supply Network working group:

"Management and support of rural water supplies"

Objectives

• To clarify the process of establishment of the working group on "management and support of rural water supplies"
• To share lessons on "management and support of rural water supplies"

Programme:

9.00 – 9.15: Welcome by the chair (Patrick Moriarty, IRC), explanation of background to the meeting and introduction of participants

Part 1: sharing lessons on management and support of rural water supplies

9.15 – 9.35: Monitoring rural water service delivery in Ghana (Marieke Adank, IRC)

9.35 – 9.55: Sustainability check of USAID-Rotary International WASH Alliance: findings from a multi-country study (Harold Lockwood, Aguaconsult)

9.55 – 10.15: Post-construction support to rural water supplies: costs and impacts (Stef Smits, IRC)

10.15 – 10.45: Discussion

10.45 – 11.00: Coffee break

Part 2: process towards establishment of working group

11.00 – 11.15: RWSN and its working groups (André Olschewski, RWSN Secretariat)

11.15 – 11.30: Experiences with thematic groups and proposed process towards establishment of working group on management and support (Patrick Moriarty, IRC)

11.30 – 12.00: Discussion and sharing of ideas for the working group

12.00 – 12.10: Short introduction of the topic of the first meeting of the working group in October (Marieke Adank, IRC)

12.10 – 12.30: Closure and action points (Patrick Moriarty, IRC)