In January, 2019 beneficiary school students from the Kakheti and Kvemo Kartli regions undertook an extensive winter camp about a number of issues that benefit their future work in WASH. The event took place at Bulachauri Green Centre. The trainings included the topics which would increase their capacity and knowledge to effectively operate in the water and sanitation field and enable them to swiftly carry out projects in a way that would meet the WASH standards that are lacking in their respective municipalities and give the participants enough skills to lobby their interests in their regions.
More precisely, the trainings included the following topics:
• WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)
• WASH and Human Rights
• Project Management
The format of the trainings were interactive and correspond with the pilot projects are carried out.
Furthermore, participants had an opportunity to work together, get to know each other, and develop joint cross-cutting ideas in order to form the basis for future partnership and cooperation.
Beside the academic part, the participants were actively involved in different educational and fun activities, which were focused on the improvement of team work and communication skills.
On 11 January 2019, the camp participants visited LTD. “Georgian Water and Power” (GWP), which is a leading company on the water supply market of Georgia and South Caucasus. The company provides high quality service to the population of Tbilisi, as well as to state organizations, industrial and commercial objects.
During the field trip, the camp participants were guided by the representatives of the company. Accordingly, the participants were informed about the technical operations of the company, specifically, the process of drinking water provision to the population.
At the end of the trainings, the participants were awarded with certificates to highlight their involvement in the camp, received USB flash drives that contained all the presentations and literature on every topic covered, multi-usable BPA free water bottles and custom made branded hoodies.
The camp was organized by CENN within the framework of the following projects: “Water for the Poor” and “Georgia Community WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) Initiative”. The main objectives of the projects are to promote health care and suitable living conditions for socially vulnerable communities, prevent discrimination, provide access to water, and establish WASH standards by engaging respective stakeholders.
The project, “Water for the Poor,” is implemented by CENN and financially supported by the EU.
The project, “Georgia Community WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) Initiative,” is implemented by CENN with support from the Global Water Challenge and The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF).
Contact Information:
Melano Tkabladze
Project Manager | CENN
melano.tkabladze@cenn.org
Vakho Kochoradze
Project Manager | CENN
vakho.kochoradze@cenn.org
Tel.: +995 32 275 19 03 / 04
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