LESSONS FROM THE FIRST AFRICA WATER INTEGRITY SUMMIT IN LUSAKA
Water integrity ambassadors from 22 countries in Africa met to exchange case examples and good practices at the 1st African Water Integrity Summit in Lusaka, April 29-30 2014. Their experiences have been collated in a case book, which highlights the persistence and courage needed to promote water integrity in difficult political and organizational contexts. In their cases, the water integrity ambassadors discuss the very different methods that were helpful in promoting integrity within organizations, at local and national level: communication and advocacy, networking, monitoring and transparency initiatives, community participation and more.
The cases included are:
Burkina Faso – Lutte contre la pratique de la corruption dans la construction de grands barrages: l’expérience du barrage de Ziga
Sierra Leone – Going Against the Cabal at Guma Valley
Uganda – Dialogue Sessions Unearthing Allocation of Funds to Ghost Villages
Zimbabwe – Integrity Ambassadors Changing Local Water Management Cultures
Gambia – The IWRM Roadmap for Gambia
Kenya – Scaling Up Water and Sanitation Services for the Urban Poor
Zimbabwe – Promotion of Transparency and Integrity Systems in Local Authorities
Malawi – Preventing Theft of Repair Materials to Avoid Prolonged Water Shortages
Kenya – Social Accountability Approach to Rainwater Harvesting for Women in
Mwhihoko
Nigeria – Water Integrity in Hadejia Jamaare Komadugu Yobe Basin (HJKYB)
Benin – Contribution à la reddition des comptes à l’amélioration du service publique de l’eau dans les Communes du Bénin
Nigeria – Strengthening Social Accountability in Small Town Water Services Using Water Associations
Uganda – Community Involvement in Rural WASH Procurement
East Africa – Coordinating Transboundary Resources Management at the Horn of Africa
Rwanda/Burundi – Renforcement de la résilience des communautés locales a la sécheresse
Malawi – Citizen Action Initiative Supports Communities Demanding their Rights
Somalia – Fostering NGO Accountability Through Remote Monitoring
Sudan – Community Water Supply Management: Kebkabiya Water Supply System Case Study
Tunisia – Integrité de l’eau dans le système aquifère du Sahara Septentrional (SASS)
Cameroon – Campagne de sensibilisation des organisations de la societé civile, médias et élus locaux sur l’integrité de l’eau au Cameroun
South Africa – Business Integrity Initiative in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
Zambia – Integrity Management Toolbox for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
Malawi – Building Water Integrity Practices into National Water Development Plans
Kenya – Human Rights-Based Approach to Sustainable Water Governance
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