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IRC and Vergnet Hydro SAS commit to improving WASH services in rural Africa

On 31 May 2012, Mr. Thierry Barbotte, Managing Director of Vergnet Hydro SAS, and Nico Terra, Director of IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) defining the two organisations’ collaboration in the field of knowledge development for better operation of WASH services. The goal is to improve access to water services in rural areas in Africa.

Published on: 26/06/2012

Vergnet Hydro and IRC will work together to improve knowledge in the water sector using the life-cycle cost approach and the service delivery approach. The two organisations aim to find sustainable solutions for key problem areas in the water sector including: water supply, equipment maintenance, and operations in rural areas in developing countries.

This MoU serves as a framework agreement for creating and promoting joint activities in the following main areas:

  • Developing and implementing research-action projects which improve management of rural water services - particularly operation and maintenance;
  • Improving capacities of local authorities in understanding the issues of water management and keeping them informed on decisions which may facilitate planning and monitoring of water services delivery;
  • Disseminating knowledge related to water services management by making accessible selected data to local authorities and national departments.

About Vergnet Hydro SAS               

Vergnet Hydro SAS is committed to supporting sustainable development in three fundamental fields: rural water supply, solar energy, and wind energy. It helps meet people's vital needs for water and energy anywhere in the world by offering innovative and adaptable products, as well as services that use renewable energy resources.                

Vergnet Hydro SAS has dedicated more than 30 years to developing efficient and long-lasting relationship with communities, governments, NGOs, international agencies and private customers. The organisation has supplied, rehabilitated and built water tanks and water supply networks, in Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Ivory Coast, Benin, Congo, Chad, and Indonesia in rural as well as in semi-urban areas. It also operates rural water services in Burkina Faso.

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