The PNG WaSH Consortium, will be facilitating an inception workshop for a phase 2 of the Water for Women Consortium project on Tuesday, 8th of August in Port Moresby, with the aim at saving lives and reducing illness by improving global access to healthy and safe water, adequate sanitation, and improved hygiene,.
The inception workshop is expected to bring together key government stakeholders/partners to align support for Water for Women Consortium (WfWC) Phase 2.
The PNG WaSH Consortium consists of four international non-government organizations; World Vision, WaterAid PNG, Plan International and its partner, Live and Learn.
The workshop also aims to outline the WfWC project objectives, scope and requirements for the new phase in which it provides an overview of previous phase’s successes, challenges as well as lessons learnt and will also layout the groundwork for what is expected in the new phase.
The Water for Women Consortium project (WfWC) is supported by the Australian Government, through the Water for Women Fund and aims to improved health, gender equality and wellbeing of Papua New Guinean communities through inclusive, sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH).
Representatives from various government partners such as Department of Prime Minister and National Executive Council, National Department of Planning and Monitoring (WaSH PMU), National Department of Health (NDoH), PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (CEPA), will also be presenting on their WaSH Plans for the coming months and how they will work with the PNG WaSH Consortium to achieve the PNG government’s WaSH priorities.