Eng. Ghada Darwish National Communication Expert

CUEIM

April 3rd 2014, Tunis.

Progresses of IMPROWARE WP5 Involvement of Local Stakeholders, Communication, Capacity Building Dissemination in Egypt

Nobaria City

Newly developed city located 160km north of Cairo.• No. of inhabitants 200,000 and area 72km2• Developed in 1986 by the New Urban

Communities Authority • Agriculture mainly and Industrial

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WP5 Target Groups in Nobaria

• Children/ school students• Farmers/ water users associations• Industrial investors• Women

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WP5 Progress of ActivitiesTop Bottom Approach

• High level stakeholders meeting in Dec. 2013• EEAA• Governorate of Beheira• Ministries of Health, Housing and Agriculture • Water Holding co. and Alexandria Waste Water Co.• Nobaria city authority/ municipality

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Nobaria city NGOs workshop March 2014

Involvement of the civil societies and city authority to set the plan of the strategy• Nobaria Women Association• Nobaria Investors Association• Nobaria city authority• EEAA • Farmer’s Association

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• 4 main industries – Fertilizers– food– plastic – metal forming

• 43 Industrial facility

Nobaria Investors Association

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WP5 planWorkshop early May • Present them IMPROWARE in a more technical approach detailed• Listen to the their water problems in more details and complaints from the

services provided by the local authority• Present them the funding opportunities and financing offered by

international donors through EEAA to have water treatment plants in industrial facilities

• Get them to commit to giving back to the community by means of engagement and responsibility implementing some CSR activities

Nobaria Investors Association

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Water Users Associations/ Farmers/ NGOs workshop end of April

• Introducing IMPROWARE in a simplified way• Presenting new water saving technologies in irrigation• Presenting facts about usage of treated water for irrigation • Sharing success stories• Using the trust of farmers in NGOs

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Children/ School Students

• Identifying 50 school students who have some activities and can be influential in their classes

• Make an awareness session late May and will keep them involved in the project development stages during summer vacation

• Encourage them to transfer the experience to their colleagues when school starts

• Utilize EEAA facilities to be close to those students and monitor their activity

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E-Learning Tool• Approaching engineering students (Cairo, Alexandria and Ein Shams

Universities)• Meeting late March with professionals enrolled• feedback and recommendations:

– Very much positive feedback on the porject– Utilizing the resources after capacity building in future EU SWIM/ water related projects– Possible development of an IMPROWARE capacity building center in Egypt specialized in

Water issues and also to serve the surrounding Mediterranean countries. – Ensuring project sustainability

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WP5 ActivitiesA workshop is foreseen in June 2014 once the site works start- Involving industries, students and civil society- First visit to the plant site- Sharing outcome of the previous workshops- Involving larger industries in the region (sugar and dairy products)

A workshop later in the end of the year when the works develop on site to promote IMPROWARE more at a national level and highlighting the EU activities in Egypt in the water field

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THANK YOU

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