UNICEF Mozambique Representative Jesper Morch and Nico Terra, Director of IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding defining their collaboration in Mozambique. The objective of the collaboration between UNICEF Mozambique and IRC is to document the experiences and lessons learnt from the Dutch funded “One Million Initiative” which started in 2006.
Published on: 11/06/2012
Maputo / The Hague, 8 June 2012: UNICEF Mozambique Representative Jesper Morch and Nico Terra, Director of the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) defining their collaboration in Mozambique.
The objective of the collaboration between UNICEF Mozambique and IRC is to document the experiences and lessons learnt from the Dutch funded “One Million Initiative” which started in 2006. This Initiative is the largest programme of a formal agreement between the Government of the Netherlands and UNICEF, which was established in 2006 to increase the use of safe water supplies and improved sanitation in eastern and southern Africa. This Netherlands – UNICEF WASH Initiative (NUWI) is part of the Dutch government’s commitment to ensure access to safe drinking water and sanitation to fifty million people by 2015. Six other countries in Eastern and Southern Africa currently participate in the initiative: Ethiopia, Kenya, Comoros, Malawi, Rwanda and Zambia.
The IRC will produce four case studies including the lessons learnt on Sustainability, Sanitation, Drilling Contract Management, and Social Mobilization. The case studies will inform the further development of the National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Programme (PRONASAR) in Mozambique and will complement other initiatives funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency JICA and the Millennium Challenge Corporation MCC in this area.
Representatives of IRC and UNICEF respectively signing the Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations
UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to help children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence. The world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. For more information about UNICEF and its work visit: www.unicef.org
IRC is a knowledge-focused NGO and think-tank working with a worldwide network of partner organizations to achieve equitable and sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services. Its roots are in advocacy, knowledge management and capacity building. The organization has a strong reputation for cutting-edge innovation and action research in the WASH sector. IRC uses its growing understanding of the issues to advocate at national and international levels for improved WASH policy, financing and practice. The organization is headquartered in the Netherlands with a recently opened branch office in Ghana. With more than 80 staff IRC conducts activities on a global level as well as in a dozen countries including Burkina Faso, Ghana, Honduras, India, Mozambique and Uganda.
For more information:
At IRC: Please contact Vera van der Grift, grift@irc.nl, Tel.: +31 70 304 40 00
At UNICEF Mozambique: Please contact Arild Drivdal, adrivdal@unicef.org. Tel. +258 21 481 100
O anúncio em Português está disponível em: http://www.pt.irc.nl/page/72397
