Status:
Complete
Location:
Conakry - Guinea
Region:
Africa
Total cost:
USD $60,000
Duration:
1 year 2 months
Start:
02 December 2013
End:
02 February 2015
Working Areas
Non-Revenue Water (NRW 1): Commercial Losses Management
Service in Low-Income Areas
Organizations Involved
Société des Eaux de Guinée — Lead Mentee
Office National de l'Eau et de l'Assainissement de Burkina Faso — Lead Mentor
Water Operators Partnerships - WOP-AFRICA
Funder
The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID)
Funder Supporting Org
The Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance
Broker
SDGs
6.1Universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all
Project description


Activities:



The first step in the WOP is to conduct an assessment of the recipient utility, carried out jointly with the mentor operator. The assessment process will be actively inclusive and will solicit the input of a broad cross-section of utility staff, as well as important external actors from civil society and the municipal political sphere.

The assessment will aim to identify 1) existing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats; 2) Capacity strengths and needs; 3) values and priorities; and 4) potential solutions.

Based on the assessment, GWOPA will assist the partners in designing their partnership.

The WOP work plan will define the WOP objectives, targets, expected resource contributions, results and anticipated timeline.

WOPs shall aim to include both learning and process targets.

The implementation phase is where the bulk of the technical assistance happens. This phase is carried out by the partner utilities, with GWOPA facilitation. GWOPA will also ensure regular monitoring of the WOP by the operators and support them to carry out corrective measures as needed.


Project main objectives

Objectives



Developing PIP (Performance Improvement Plan)