The Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Working Group was established in 2003 with the objective of promoting improved water and sanitation services in Vietnam. Participants are primarily from international NGOs, but also include bilateral donors, the United Nations network, and the Vietnamese Government. All participants share common programmatic goals of contributing to an effective and efficient water and sanitation sector in Vietnam.
The Working Group meets every two months around a topic-focused agenda. Topics include environmental assessment, appropriate latrine models, hand pump construction, filter systems, IEC programs, tendering for construction, Water User Associations, recent reports, government planning, and relevant statistics. Formerly known as the Water Supply and Sanitation Working Group, it changed to its current name in 2010.
Join the Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Working Group mailing list to be notified of forthcoming meeting. The meetings are also posted on the Calendar of Events on the NGO Resource Centre's website.
Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV) is the current focal point for the Water Supply and Sanitation Working Group. For more information, please contact the Working Group Chairman:
Mr. Bruck Aregai,
Senior Advisor/Sector Leader - WASH
SNV - Netherlands Development Organisation
Building B La Thanh Hotel, 218 Doi Can Street
Hanoi - Vietnam
Tel: 84 (0)4 8463 791 Fax: +84 (0)4 8463 794
Email: baregai@snvworld.org
Further reading
Water Supply and Sanitation Working Group Terms of Reference
Overview of organisations in Vietnam assisting water supply, sanitation and hygiene promotion
The Working Group, together with sponsorship from SNV and World Vision, coordinated the publication of the Water and Sanitation Sector Reference Document, which gives an overview of organisations in Vietnam involved in the sector. It provides very valuable information for professionals seeking consultation and collaboration in the sector of water supply, saniation and hygiene promotion.
Handwashing Initiative
News Briefs issued by the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Partnership (RWSS Partnership)
This partnership was developed by the developed by International Support Group (ISG) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). Please visit the following website to download News Briefs.
http://www.isgmard.org.vn/Information%20Service/Partnerships/RWSS-NewsBrief.asp
Other links
Presentation of RWSSP on 2009 Work Plan
Presentation on school hygiene promotion
Cost-benefit analysis of sanitation interventions in Vietnam (Vietnamese version)
Developing handwashing behaviour change campaign
Presentation by Path US on commercialisation of household water treatment
Research on Policy of Rural Water Supply in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
National Handwashing Initiative presentation
Community-led Sanitation in Rural Areas: an Approach that Works
ESCOSAN (Eco-Sanitation project) special meeting
Watsan and Disaster Management in Vietnam, Provash Mondal, OXFAM GB. The presentation was followed by discussion and other announcements.
Update on MARD Task Force on RWSS Sector Support Partnership, Jens Rydder - CERWASS. Briefing on National Baseline Survey on Environmental Sanitation and Hygiene, Nguyen Thanh Hien - UNICEF. Further discussed developing a consultant database and a WatSan and Hygiene calendar.
Participants agreed to officially establish a sub-group dedicated to water, sanitation and hygiene at schools under the WatSan Working Group.
"Social marketing of sanitation and hygiene" presented by Jaime Frias - IDE Vietnam. "Decentralized technical water system management" presented by Lutz Meyer - BORDA. Further discussed updating the INGO W&S Reference Document and shared the main points from the sub-group meeting on WES at schools
Kim J. Patrick gave a presentation on a recent paper drafted by 9 INGOs on the RWSS sector. Jens Rydder discussed donor coordination for NGOs working in water supply and sanitation. A briefing was given on the activities at the UNICEF/CERWASS/INGO Meeting. Further topics discussed include environmental impact assessments, toilets models for schools and partner capacity building.
The VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Working Group was established in 2003 to enhance the development of the urban and rural water sector in Vietnam. The objectives are to create a forum for international NGOS and other stakeholders to increase their knowledge of the issues related to water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in and outside Vietnam, and for participants to improve their contribution to the development of the sector. Formerly known as the Water Supply and Sanitation Working Group, it changed to its current name in 2010.
To improve the water supply and sanitation facilities available to urban and rural populations
Open to all in the international NGO sector, multilateral and bilateral agencies, local partners, and Vietnamese authorities and others with a special interest in water supply and sanitation in Vietnam.
The Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Working Group is not responsible for individual participants' opinions.