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Developing Partnerships in Practice
Partnership Training:
Tamale, Ghana: 16-19 November 2010
Bamako, Mali: 7-10 December 2010
Ougadougou, Burkina Faso: 22-25 February 2011
In November and December 2010 and February 2011, BPD ran partnership training courses in Tamale (Ghana), Bamako (Mali) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) on behalf of ARD, financed by USAID West African Water Initiative II (WAWI II) for water and sanitation practitioners working within these countries. About BPD's Partnership Training
The 2010-11 training in Ghana, Mali and Burkina Faso fed into BPD's broader capacity-building work. The overarching objectives for BPD partnership training are to:
- Increase awareness of available information and resources on partnerships in water and sanitation
- Build and develop practical partnering skills
- Support the application of skills and knowledge to current partnership challenges
The recent training was based on previous courses BPD has run eight times in East, West and Southern Africa, which have proved extremely popular with water and sanitation practitioners and policymakers. Comments from previous participants include "you INSPIRE me to move forward in the right direction... you've given me new ideas and renewed energy"; "the programme has helped me and my organisation to enter into partnerships with other stakeholders in the WASH sector"; and "I really enjoyed working with you all and have learned a lot". Course Outline
The contents of this and previous similar courses was driven by real needs on the ground, as revealed by extensive research and practice. Each included some formal presentations, but the main focus was on exercises that explored existing knowledge and skills, and applications and reflections that applied these to real-life situations through peer-to-peer learning. Courses to date have been structured around key partnership themes including:
- Partnership structures and typologies (including public-private partnerships)
- Mapping stakeholder incentives
- Partnership communication & leadership
- Conflict resolution / interest-based negotiation
- Partnership evaluation & assessing partnership effectiveness
- Engaging environmental stakeholders
- Sanitation entrepreneurs
- Engaging independent water and sanitation providers
This webpage is made possible by support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents of this webpage are the sole responsibility of BPD and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. |
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Funded by USAID West Africa Water Initiative II (WAWI II), from the American people. |