Event

SUWAS National Symposium

Name: SUWAS National Symposium
Start: 2022-03-31 08:30:00
End: 2022-03-31 15:30:00

SEI is presiding over a National Symposium in Rwanda on 22 March 2022 and Nairobi on 31 March 2022. These events bring together all Rwandan and Kenyan alumni of the Sida-sponsored International Training Programme (ITP) on Sustainable Urban Water and Sanitation (SUWAS) – Integrated Processes.

31 March 2022 at 08:30 EAT

ending at 15:30 EAT

Nairobi, Kenya and Online

Event contacts

Nelson Ekane / nelson.ekane@sei.orgDaniel Ddiba / daniel.ddiba@sei.org

Blue water kettle famous in Mali sits on sandy floor in residential area, Bamako, Mali — Photo: Geraint Rowland Photography / Moment / Getty Images.

Background

In collaboration with Niras Sweden AB and WaterAid Rwanda, SEI is presiding over a National Symposium in Rwanda on 22 March 2022. This event will bring together all the Rwandan alumni of the Sida-sponsored International Training Programme (ITP) on Sustainable Urban Water and Sanitation – Integrated processes (SUWAS). SEI has supported the SUWAS programme with mentorship and lectures since 2016. SEI Research Fellow Nelson Ekane, the mentor for Rwanda in this programme, will participate in the event.

These events will mark the end of the SUWAS programme in the various countries. They will also provide an opportunity for the SUWAS alumni to present the major outcomes of their individual change projects and reflect on how they can continue sharing and learning within the alumni network.

A similar event will take place on 31 March 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya with SUWAS alumni in Kenya. The mentor for Kenya, SEI Researcher Daniel Ddiba, will participate in the event.

Daniel Ddiba

Research Fellow

SEI Headquarters

Nelson Ekane

Research Fellow

SEI Headquarters

SUWAS NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM – NAIROBI 31 MARCH 2022
Time	Content	Presenter
08.30	Registration	National Facilitator/team
9.30	Opening and welcomes	National Facilitator: Annabell Waititu
9.40	Introductory Remarks on the current challenges and opportunities in the Kenyan Water and Sanitation Sector	Ministry of Water – TBC
10.00	Presentation of the SUWAS programme; overall approach and SUWAS County/City Analysis over years	Mentor: Daniel Ddiba
10.15	Presentation: SUWAS Footprint – Nakuru County Government	Public Health Department: Elizabeth Kiptoo Water and Environment: Jane Muriu
10.45	Presentation: SUWAS Footprint – Narok County Government	Management/Finance: Richard Kereto Public Health: John Omondi Water and Environment: Anne Nairuko
11.15-11.45	Break
11.45	Presentation: SUWAS Footprint – Water Companies	Narok Water: Stanley Kuyioni Narok Water: Timothy Wanjohi Mugo Narok Water: Felix Mwarema
12.15	Presentation: SUWAS Footprint – Civil Society	Childcare Int./Kenya – Samuel Mwaura WSUP – Gerald Maina Muiruki
12.35	Presentation: SUWAS Footprint – Academia	Masai Mara University – Prof. Aggrey Thuo
12.45	Discussions and reflection on the presentations	National Facilitator/Team facilitated
13.00-14.30	Lunch
14.30	Discussions on next steps – what is needed in the sector and at city level to accelerate change? What other initiatives in the sector can SUWAS alumni create synergies with?	National Facilitator/Team facilitated
15.00	Comments and observations by distinguished WASH organisational representatives and by Sida, WA/NIRAS	National Facilitator/Team facilitated
15.20	Closing	National Facilitator and Mentor
15.30	Coffee/tea and networking + group photo

SUWAS NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM – KIGALI 22 MARCH 2022
Time	Content	Presenter
09.30	Registration	National Facilitator/team
10.00	Opening and welcome remarks
10.10	Introduction of the day	National Facilitator (Jean Paul)
10.20	The SUWAS ITP programme; Approach and Key Principles	Mentor for Rwanda (Dr Nelson Ekane)
10.30	Organization and coordination of SUWAS activities in Rwanda (Selection of participants, Alumni, situation analysis, change projects,)	NF (Jean Paul) + Joseph and Hildebrand
10.40	Improving the approach to solid waste management in City of Kigali	Juvenal Mukurarinda (GGI)
10.50	Development of a strategic plan for rehabilitation and upgrading of water infrastructure in the Eastern Province	Monia Mutsili Logba (WASAC)
11.10	Regulation on solid waste collection and transportation	Elisabeth Marie Constance Nahimana (RURA)
11.20	Plenary discussion	all
11.00-11.30	Break + group photo	all
11.30	Improving the equitable access to poor households of Nyarugenge District	Delphine Marie Aimée Uwase (Water Access Rwanda)
11.40	Improvement of water quality monitoring	Innocent Habimana (WHO)
11.50	Testing of a new technology for coffee wastewater treatment	Brigitte Mukarunyana (University of Rwanda/College of Science and Technology)
12.00	Plenary discussion	all
12.00-13.30	Lunch	NF + Hotel
13.30	Panel discussion on “Ground water: making the invisible visible” (Three SUWAS alumni will intervene as panellists).	– Davis Bugingo (Rwanda Water Resources Board) – Dismas Karuranga (Ministry of Environment) – Alsaad Ndayizeye (Rwanda Water resources board) – Joseph Hahirwabasenga (University of Rwanda) – Emmanuel Ngendahayo (University of Rwanda)
14.00	Rwanda SUWAS alumni network – structure and planned activities	SUWAS Network Representatives (Marie Leonce Rugerindinda, IPRC)
14.10	Engagement of the Rwanda SUWAS alumni at regional level in the international network on quality of government and WASH outcomes (involving Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda)	Mentor (Dr Nelson)
14.20	Reflection on how WaterAid can potentially support the Rwanda SUWAS Alumni	National Facilitator (Jean Paul)
14.30	Reflections and testimonies on past SUWAS experiences and post SUWAS engagements	SUWAS participants
14.40	Comments and observations by distinguished WASH organisational representatives OR/AND by Sida and/or Swedish Embassy	Distinguished guests
14.30	Closing remarks	Government representative/WaterAid/SIDA
14.40	Coffee/tea and networking	NF + Hotel