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Regional Workshops on the Right to Water and Sanitation in Emergencies
Keywords: Cursuri & Conferinte
Tags: water sanitation advocacy training course emergency
The purpose of each workshop is to improve the capacity of all stakeholders involved to respond to emergency situations by developing their knowledge and understanding of the Right to Water and Sanitation in Emergencies and by enabling them to build up rights-based advocacy activities.
Location: Jordan (Amman)
Date: 01/26/2009 to 01/27/2009
Language: English
Location: Kenya (Nairobi)
Date: 02/05/2009 to 02/06/2009
Language: English
Location: Panama (Panama)
Date: 02/11/2009 to 02/12/2009
Language: English and Spanish
Location: Burkina Faso (Bobo-Dioulasso)
Date: 02/16/2009 to 02/17/2009
Language: French
Location: Thailand (Bangkok)
Date: 02/23/2009 to 02/24/2009
Language: English
Location: Switzerland (Geneva)
Date: 03/02/2009 to 03/03/2009
It is expected that, as a result of the workshops, the capacity of humanitarian actors to advocate for the rights of individuals to water and sanitation in emergencies will have been improved – leading to better respect of the rights of the individuals concerned and, therefore, to better access to water and sanitation by populations caught up in and affected by emergencies.
How to Register:
- First step: check whether your profile matches the profile defined above.
- Second step: check on the workshop to which you should apply
- Third step: Fill in the application form and send it to clanord@missions-acf.org before 1st January 2009 (15th January for the workshop in BoboDioulasso; 30th January 2009 for Geneva).
- Fourth step: by 20 January 2009 at the latest, you will receive an email informing you whether your application has been approved. If so, you will then receive details about the exact location of the workshop, etc.
There are no registration fees. The organizers will pay for lunches and dinners. All other costs incurred for travel and accommodation will be borne by the participants themselves. However, funding will be available to assist a very limited number of participants, especially those who are not based in a country in which a workshop is being organized. Should you wish to benefit from financial support to pay part of your travel and accommodation expenses, please mention this in your application form. Please note, however, that the organizers will not provide any per diem.
Intended Audience
The
target group includes field staff and policy-makers from UN agencies,
International and National/Local NGOs, the Red Cross/Red Crescent
Movements and Government representatives involved in one or more of the
following activities: Advocacy; Human rights; Emergency relief issues;
Water, sanitation and hygiene related issues;
Please note that workshops are not intended solely for water and
sanitation specialists and that a diversity of profiles will be sought
for each one.
Training Contact
Email: clanord@missions-acf.org
WORKSHOPS_RTWS_REVISED.pdf *, APPLICATION_FORM_REVISED.pdf *
