IRC is part of a consortium supporting the set-up of the FIPAG Academy for Professional Development in water and sanitation service delivery in Mozambique. The aim of the project is to strengthen the capacity of National Urban Water Asset Holding and Investment Fund of Mozambique (FIPAG) to implement investment programmes in urban and peri-urban water and sanitation service delivery. Through the establishment of the FIPAG Academy, the project hopes to contribute to the improvement of management, services and infrastructure in the water and sanitation sector in Mozambique. The project will run between September 2012 and September 2016 and is implemented by a consortium led by UNESCO IHE, the Delft University of Technology, IRC, the University Eduardo Mondlane (Mozambique), Rand Water (South Africa) and UNESCO-HydroEX (Brazil).
Published on: 28/11/2012
IRC is part of a consortium, led by UNESCO IHE, to support the set-up of the FIPAG Academy for Professional Development in water and sanitation service delivery in Mozambique. The aim of the project is to strengthen the capacity of National Urban Water Asset Holding and Investment Fund of Mozambique (FIPAG) to implement investment programmes in urban and peri-urban water and sanitation service delivery. Through the establishment of the FIPAG Academy, the project hopes to contribute to the improvement of management, services and infrastructure in the water and sanitation sector in Mozambique.
The project will run between September 2012 and September 2016 and is implemented by a consortium led by UNESCO IHE, the Delft University of Technology, IRC, the University Eduardo Mondlane (Mozambique), Rand Water (South Africa) and UNESCO-HydroEX (Brazil).
The main target audience for the academy are FIPAG staff and participants in FIPAG programmes and sector stakeholders such as the National Directorate of Water (DNA), the Water and Sanitation Management Units in secondary towns (AIAS), the Water Regulatory Council (CRA), water and sanitation services providers, other training institutions, consulting companies and non-governmental organisations in Mozambique.
FIPAG
FIGAG was created in 1998 as a public entity to act as a holding company for water supply investments and asset management. It currently has a total of 2200 employees. FIPAG contributes to the preparation of policies and is an important part of the Government of Mozambique’s strategy to reduce poverty by investing in water supply and sanitation infrastructure. The National Directorate of Water (DNA) is mandated by the Ministry of Public Works and Housing (MOPH) to negotiate and monitor FIPAG, and is responsible for the investments in the urban water supply services not covered by FIPAG’s programme.
Context
The setup of FIPAG Academy is urgently needed in Mozambique as the country is suffering from a shortage of water and sanitation experts at all levels. In order to meet the Millennium Development Goals in 2015 a study of the International Water Association (IWA, 2012) estimates that the Mozambique water and sanitation sector needs nearly 6000 workers in water and an additional 1600 professionals in the field of sanitation. To achieve full service coverage the water and sanitation sector needs an additional 3000 water engineers and more than 4000 sanitation engineers (IWA, 2012).
References
International Water Association (IWA), 2012. Meeting the Water and Sanitation MDG’s; A study of human Resource requirements in Mozambique, Final report, Available at <http://www.iwahq.org/contentsuite/upload/iwa/all/A%20Development/Documents/HR%20capacity%20gaps/Mozambique%20HR%20Gap%20Assessment%20-%20Final%20Report.pdf> [Accessed 12 November 2012]
