Overordnede mål
This intervention aims to strengthen the partnership between Engineers Without Borders Denmark (EWB-DK) and Pensioners Union Trust of Zimbabwe (PUTZ) and facilitate sectoral knowledge sharing and exchange of experiences between EWB-DK’s technical volunteers and partners in the Global South focusing on the WASH sector.
Umiddelbare mål
With the aim to facilitate sectoral knowledge sharing and exchange of experiences between EWB-DK’s technical volunteers and partners in the Global South, EWB-DK wishes to facilitate a knowledge sharing workshop and exchange of field based experience focusing on the WASH sector, and further strengthen the partnership with PUTZ and other relevant WASH stakeholders for improving water and sanitation conditions in local communities in Zimbabwe.
Målgrupper
For the activities planned for this intervention, the primary target group consists of PUTZ and other relevant stakeholders that will be invited to the workshop. It is expected that 20 – 25 people will participate. Local authorities and community representatives will gain from the dialogue that will take place while the EWB-DK team and PUTZ representatives are visiting the field.
Resume
This intervention aims to strengthen the partnership between Engineers Without Borders Denmark (EWB-DK) and Pensioners Union Trust of Zimbabwe (PUTZ). With the aim to facilitate sectoral knowledge sharing and exchange of experiences between EWB-DK’s technical volunteers and partners in the Global South, EWB-DK wishes to facilitate a knowledge sharing workshop and exchange of field based experience focusing on the WASH sector, and further strengthen the partnership with PUTZ and other relevant WASH stakeholders for improving water and sanitation conditions in local communities in Zimbabwe. The partnership will be developed in accordance with EWB-DK’s strategy for 2015 – 2020 and in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), setting the agenda for how to work for sustainable development by involving citizens and stakeholders in fighting poverty. The intervention will: • Facilitate knowledge sharing and capacity development in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), the Zimbabwean context and the technical area of community-based WASH • Establish a shared field-based understanding of working approaches, local needs and contextual working conditions for future projects • Map and assess capacities of relevant stakeholders, communities and other actors at local and provincial level EWB-DK has a strong focus on local knowledge and capacities and the team will therefore apply participatory methodologies and ask into existing capacities, mobilization and local solutions. The meetings will underpin future cooperation and the dialogue and interaction will in itself be informative and potentially transformative for PUTZ, the EWB-DK team, the community members and the different local stakeholders.