NWSC,VEI HOLD ENGAGEMENT TO FOSTER IMPROVED WATER AND SANITATION SERVICES

National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) together with the Dutch Water Operators Vitens Evides International (VEI),Netherlands held a conference on Thursday May 20,2022 to hold deliberations on the provision of sustainable, improved water and sanitation services across 39 utilities from 15countries across the globe.

The conference is a follow up action to a signed Partnership Agreement by the two entities which was done in 2018 to engage in a Water Operators’ Partnership (WOP) designed under the WaterWorx program.

WaterWorx is an International Water Operators’ Cooperation program that brings together over 39 water utilities from 15 countries across the globe with a sole purpose of improving water and sanitation services across 10 million people by 2030.

The engagement featured main presentations in asset management of Kampala water group NWSC Dr. Eng Silver Mugisha, Director Business and Scientific Services Dr. Rose Kaggwa and the Kampala Water GM Mahmood Lutaaya.

The deliberations also highlighted the collaborative role of the Water Worx programme in the development of the Mapkit tool in Kampala Water.

NWSC Scoops Asset Management Award
On the last day of the formal presentations, and discussions held at Water Net offices, NWSC (among others) was presented with an award on best asset management solutions.

The award was received by the Managing Director, NWSC Dr. Eng Silver Mugisha.

Future Horizons
Furthermore, NWSC representatives visited, shared and explored utility experiences & best practices, capacity building possibilities & collaboration with IHE-Delft, CEOs from Vitens Evides International, NWSC-Uganda, Randwater of South Africa, Brazil and Dhaka of Bangladesh.

Consequently, formulation of follow-up steps towards preparations for the next UN Water Conference in New York, next year, were made.

VEI and NWSC have been working together on a four-year capacity development project dubbed the “Utility Support to Capacity Development for Sustainable Water Services in Uganda” (CaDeSWas). This conference was therefore a major milestone in the quest to jointly harness the provision of improved water and sanitation services across the globe.