Blantyre, June 24:Stakeholders in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) have commended Water for People for holding a stakeholder review forum which creates deeper insight into nonprofit activity, fund distribution and impact.
Regional Irrigation and Water Development Officer for Southern Region, Phideria Moyo has said the forum is important as it will help in reviewing what is being done in the project areas as well as map the way forward on meeting the set target dates.
“The project aims at having access to potable water for people in Blantyre and Chikwawa, so we are reviewing what has been done so that we are able to reach the targets which are 2018 and 2020 in Blantyre and Chikwawa respectively,” said Moyo.
Director of Health and Social Services at Blantyre City Council, Emmanuel Kanjunjunju described the meeting as important as it will guide them on next steps to be taken in a quest to provide water and sanitation and how they can make a vision of providing water and sanitation for everyone a reality.
Chief of Programmes for Water for People, Nick Burn said the reality of fulfilling goal number 6 of ensuring access to water and sanitation for all, demands collaboration such that forums like this enable them to share an understanding on what is working and not working which will bring them all to achieving the ultimate goal.
Burn said that it is their hope that in the next five years significant improvements will be made in Blantyre and Chikwawa such that people will substantially be more satisfied with the services they are receiving.
According to Country Director for Water for People, Kate Harawa, the forum provides an interactive space for funders, peer NGOs and other governments to understand and critique the organization’s progress and outcomes while allowing for analysis and review of initiatives for programmatic improvements in Water for People’s target areas of Blantyre and Chikwawa.
“We expect our partners and key stakeholders will attend this forum as it will provide an opportunity, not just to review and critique our programmes, but it will also help build mutual trust and openness which will help strengthen institutional relationship and networks and sustainability of our interventions,” she said.
Source: MANA