Acces to drinking water in the rural areas

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Acces to drinking waterin the rural areas
MOROCCO

• The role of youth and civil society

Youth Water Network GREEN Belgium Zena
Hadjivasiliou Hanne Jacobs Spiros Chatzis
Jo Van Cauwenberge
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Morocco at the end of 2004
6.400.000 people lack access to safe drinking
water

• No satisfaction of basic needs
• Water related diseases
• Hygiene problems
• No acces to education and development

Young people lack opportunities and move to
cities and abroad
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General overview
Partnership with ONEP National Water Company of
Morocco
Water Ambassadors Youth Congress
Pilot project in 3 villages
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GREEN Belgium

• Belgian NGO
• Working on sustainable development, water issues,
  education and public participation
• Active on both local and international
  levelwww.greenbelgium.org

GREEN Belgium is helping to tackle the global
water problem by supporting initiatives in
developing countries by taking part in
international water conferences and debates.
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GREENs partnership with ONEP

• ONEP Office National de lEau Potable the
  National Water Company of Morocco

• AIMS OF THE PARTNERSHIP
• To achieve the chaired vision of Water as a
  human right
• Work together on development, especially in rural
  areas
• Bilateral and international exchanges in the
  fields of communication, education and public
  participation

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GREENs partnership with ONEP

• ONEP Office National de lEau Potable the
  National Water Company of Morocco

• REALISATIONS SINCE 2004
• Conference for the Moroccan water sector on
  Water, a human right with Prof. Riccardo
  Petrella
• Development of pilot projects in 3 rural villages
  with Rotary clubs from Morocco, Belgium and
  France
• First Water Ambassadors Youth Congress in Rabat

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The Youth Water Network

• About 100 youngsters,mainly Europeans
• Working together on water issues
• Active on both international and local level
• Everyone can join the network via the
  websitewww.youthwaternetwork.org

Our mission is to increase youth
participationin order to achieve sustainable
water management through the processes of
democracy, education and solidarity
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Water Ambassadors Youth Congress

• Rabat, Morocco
• 17-24 September 2005
• More than 80 youngsters
• Aged 15 till 20
• 12 European countries
• Morocco

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Water Ambassadors Youth Congress

• Workshops to raise awareness of the impact that a
  lack of water has on life conditions, education
  and the development level
• A day living in a rural village (douar) to
  experience the water supply problems

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Water Ambassadors Youth Congress

• All youngsters got training for their future
  role as Water Ambassadors
• The youngsters went home with a mission
  organising local actions for the benefit of the
  village they visited

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Water Ambassadors Project

• MAJDA LABIB
• A public water fountain will be placed in her
  village
• Got the very firstYouth Water Network-Scholarship

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Water Ambassadors Project

• Shes going back to school,
• after years of carrying water all day long.

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Water Ambassadors Project

• Majda wanted to be a real Water Ambassador by
  telling you about her experiences today, but she
  couldnt join us due to visa problems.

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Water Ambassadors Project

• Many other boys and girls are in the same
  situation as she was.
• Everywhere in the world, at this very moment.

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Free the water-carriers!

• We started already.
• Also you can do it, its your mission now!
• Feel free to contact us for more information.

Youth Water Network GREEN Belgium Zena
Hadjivasiliou Hanne Jacobs Spiros Chatzis
Jo Van Cauwenberge