Acces to drinking waterin the rural areas
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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Access to drinking water in the rural areas of MoroccoYouth Water Network & GREEN Belgium NGO
Morocco at the end of 2004
Young people lack opportunitiesand move to cities and abroad
Young people lack opportunitiesand move to cities and abroad
6.400.000 people lack access to safe drinking water6.400.000 people lack access to safe drinking water
No satisfaction of basic needs Water related diseases Hygiene problems
No acces to education and development
Access to drinking water in the rural areas of MoroccoYouth Water Network & GREEN Belgium NGO
Partnership with ONEPNational Water Company of Morocco
General overview
Youth Water Network
European Youngsters
GREEN Belgium
Belgian NGO
Water Ambassadors Youth Congress
Pilot project in 3 villages
Access to drinking water in the rural areas of MoroccoYouth Water Network & GREEN Belgium NGO
GREEN Belgium
Belgian NGO Working on sustainable
development, water issues, education and public participation
Active on both local and international level
www.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.
Access to drinking water in the rural areas of MoroccoYouth Water Network & GREEN Belgium NGO
GREEN’s partnership with ONEPONEP = “Office National de l’Eau Potable”
the National Water Company of Morocco
AIMS OF THE PARTNERSHIPTo achieve the chaired vision of
“Water as a human right”Work together on development, especially in rural areasBilateral and international exchanges in the fields of
communication, education and public participation
Access to drinking water in the rural areas of MoroccoYouth Water Network & GREEN Belgium NGO
REALISATIONS SINCE 2004Conference for the Moroccan water sector on
‘Water, a human right’ with Prof. Riccardo PetrellaDevelopment of pilot projects in 3 rural villages with
Rotary clubs from Morocco, Belgium and FranceFirst Water Ambassadors Youth Congress in Rabat
GREEN’s partnership with ONEPONEP = “Office National de l’Eau Potable”
the National Water Company of Morocco
Access to drinking water in the rural areas of MoroccoYouth Water Network & GREEN Belgium NGO
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”
Access to drinking water in the rural areas of MoroccoYouth Water Network & GREEN Belgium NGO
Water Ambassadors Youth Congress
Rabat, Morocco
17-24 September 2005
More than 80 youngstersAged 15 till 2012 European countries
& Morocco
Access to drinking water in the rural areas of MoroccoYouth Water Network & GREEN Belgium NGO
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
Access to drinking water in the rural areas of MoroccoYouth Water Network & GREEN Belgium NGO
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
Access to drinking water in the rural areas of MoroccoYouth Water Network & GREEN Belgium NGO
Water Ambassadors Project
MAJDA LABIB A public water fountain will be
placed in her village
Got the very firstYouth Water Network-Scholarship
Access to drinking water in the rural areas of MoroccoYouth Water Network & GREEN Belgium NGO
Water Ambassadors Project
She’s going back to school,
after years of carrying water all day long.
Access to drinking water in the rural areas of MoroccoYouth Water Network & GREEN Belgium NGO
Water Ambassadors Project
Majda wanted to be a real “Water Ambassador” by telling you about her experiences today, but she
couldn’t join us due to visa problems.
Access to drinking water in the rural areas of MoroccoYouth Water Network & GREEN Belgium NGO
Water Ambassadors Project
Many other boys and girls are in the same situation as she was.
Everywhere in the world, at this very moment.
Free the water-carriers!
We started already.
Also you can do it, it’s 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
