In the days leading up to World Water Day and on the day itself, 20-22 March 2010, we are calling on you as leaders in the fight to end the global sanitation and water crisis, to hold creative and politically engaging events that will help us create the Guinness World Record for the “World’s Longest Toilet Queue”.

By organizing queues for change in your own country and community, you can utilize this global moment to pursue your own national campaign aims, as well as help influence a global political moment just one month later, when Government ministers meet in Washington DC at the first High-Level Meeting on Sanitation and Water.

Joining the queue can be simple, fun and politically impactful. The Guide to outlines the things you will need to do, and provide creative ideas, which is attached in French and available in English on the special website www.worldtoiletqueue.org. Visit the website to join the Queue online and to find a wealth of other resources and information.

We are excited about the extremely positive response we have had about participating so far from partners north and south, and are confident that this is going to be a global success, and invite you to play your part in making it so.

Please do have a look at the website and the toolkit – the website and materials will be available in French and Spanish too in the near future – and get in touch to let us know you would like to participate, and if you have any questions or suggestions.

Ps. This is a joint collaboration between End Water Poverty, Freshwater Action Network and Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council

The coalition unites representatives from civil society (e.g. ACCU, NETWAS, TI UGANDA, UWASNET, Water Aid Uganda), private sector (e.g. APWO), government (Ministry of Water and Environment) and development partners. The UWIN contact person is Jo Smets from the IRC- International Water and Sanitation Centre.

The coalition has been formed to address the demand for a collective voice for increased water integrity and improve coordination among various groups and their activities.

Its objectives are to support and monitor the implementation of the Good Governance Action Plan of the Ugandan Ministry of Water and Environment as well as the joint undertaking of water integrity actions in the country.

The multi-stakeholder coalition BAWIN (Bangladesh Water Integrity Network) was founded by Transparency International- Bangladesh (TI-B), Bangladesh Water Partnership (BWP), Nagorik Udyog (Citizens’ Intitiative), and the Water Resource Planning Organisation (WARPO). It echoes WIN’s approach to bring together water sector and transparency focused professionals to promote transparency and prevent corruption in the water sector in South Asia and worldwide.

The BAWIN coalition states that a huge portion of resources available for water sector development are lost to corruption. Those involved in corrupt practice become powerful through networks ranging from top to bottom. Therefore, corruption in the water sector cannot be isolated from the overall context and must be addressed through a strategic multi-stakeholder approach including civil society, government and the private sector.

As one of its first joint activities, BAWIN supported by WIN-S, will launch a water integrity survey about the state of corruption in the Bangladeshi water sector. Further activities will include the facilitation of continuous dialogue among stakeholders on the current nature and extent of lacking transparency and accountability in the sector; sharing of anti-corruption and integrity initiatives and experiences; and linking up the water sector and anti-corruption community.

Transparency International Bangladesh will act as the convener and secretariat of the BAWIN coalition. The Water Integrity Network welcomes this new country-based initiative and provides support through its secretariat in Berlin.

If you are interested in getting involved with BAWIN, please contact one of the founding members (TI-B, BWP, WARPO).

Contact Details:

Dr. Iftekhar Zaman
Executive Director
Transparency International Bangladesh
Website: www.ti-bangladesh.org

Engineer Md. Shahidul Hassan
President
Bangladesh Water Partnership
Website: www.bdnetwork.com/bwp

Mr. Md. Shahjahan
Director
Water Resource Planning Organization (WARPO)
Website: www.warpo.gov.bd



We are excited to announce the launch of the new website for the Municipal Services Project – www.municipalservicesproject.org.

Now in its third phase, the MSP is exploring and evaluating models of service delivery that are deemed to be successful alternatives to commercialization, in an effort to understand the conditions required for their sustainability and reproducibility.

Our focus is on the water, electricity and primary health care sectors in Africa, Asia and Latin America . The project is composed of academic, labour, NGO and social movement partners from around the world. It is our hope that this website will be the site to go to for new and emerging research on alternatives to the privatization of municipal services.

The site features a diversity of publications and materials, from academic journal articles to video and audio documentaries. Our interactive map allows visitors to see what’s happening in the world of alternatives, and our events listing will keep you up to date on engaging conferences, workshops and meetings.

The website can be accessed in both English and Spanish. With its aim of Exploring Alternatives to Privatization the website goes beyond information dissemination, providing multiple avenues for visitors to contribute their own research and publications as well as engage in conversation in the Discussion Forums.

We invite you to visit the website and become a member (www.municipalservicesproject.org/user/register) to access all of the interactive features of the website, including adding your own publications and research material and creating links to your own organizations.

About the Municipal Services Project

The Municipal Service Project (MSP) is an inter-sectoral and inter-regional research project that systematically explores alternatives to the privatization and commercialization of service provision in the health, water, sanitation and electricity sectors.

Having spent the first two phases of the project (2000-2007) critiquing privatization, this phase of the project (2008-2013) will analyze service delivery models that are successful alternatives to commercialization in an effort to better understand the conditions required for their sustainability and reproducibility.

The project is funded in part by the International Development Research Council of Canada (IDRC).

NIGERIA
SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE
CONSULTANTS EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
IBADAN WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION REHABILITATION PROJECT IN OYO STATE
Ref: OYSG/WCOS/ENG/01/09
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR ENGINNERING CONSULTANCY SERVICES
1. This request for expressions of interest follows the general procurement notice for this project
that appeared in Development Business No 760 of 17th September, 2009.
2. The Federal Ministry of Finance has received a loan from the African Development Fund and
intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to eligible payments under the contract for
Engineering Consultancy Services.
3. The services include
• Design Review, Modifications and Preparation of Tender Documents.
• Assistance in the tendering process for the works contracts, evaluation of bids, contract
negotiations and contract award.
• Supervision and management of the construction and installation of all engineering
works.
4. The Water Corporation of Oyo State (WCOS) now invites consulting firms to indicate their
interest in providing the services. Interested firms must provide a statement of capability and
experience indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of
similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among
staff, etc.).
5. A short list of six firms will be compiled in accordance with the procedures set out in the
African Development Bank’s Rules and Procedures for the Use of Consultants.
6. Written expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 14 hours
(Nigeria time) on November 18, 2009.
The General Manager,
Water Corporation Oyo State,
PMB 5339, Secretariat, Ibadan.
Oyo State.
Nigeria.
Attention:
Engr. E. O. AREMU
Project Manager/Team Leader
E mail: eoaremu@yahoo.com
+234 80 3334 7475

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE

CONSULTANTS EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

URBAN WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION REHABILITATION PROJECT IN TARABA

STATE

Ref:TR/ADB/3

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP STUDY

1. This request for expressions of interest follows the general procurement notice for this project

that appeared on the Website of UNDB on 17 September 2009.

2. The Federal Ministry of Finance has received a loan from the African Development Fund and

intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to eligible payments under the contract for

Institutional Support Consultancy Services.

3. The services include Public Private Partnership Study by developing a coherent set of

conclusions and Recommendations in the introduction of PPP in the development of water

supply and sanitation services for Taraba State.

4. The Taraba State Water State Agency (TSWSA) now invites consulting firms to indicate their

interest in providing the services. Interested firms must provide a statement of capability and

experience indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of

similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among

staff, etc.).

5. A short list of six firms will be compiled in accordance with the procedures set out in the African

Development Bank’s Rules and Procedures for the Use of Consultants.

6. Written expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 25

November 2009 at 14.00 hrs Nigerian time.

The General Manager

Taraba State Water Supply Agency

PMB 1028, Jalingo

Taraba State, Nigeria

Attention:

Project Manager/Team Leader

E mail: bubasiam@yahoo.com

+234 80 8665 5446, +234 7058011122

Today, we write to you again because the Colombian Congress (Comission 5 of the Chamber of Representatives) is again debating whether to approve the referendum, and/or to make changes to its original text.
We are asking you and other international organizations to help us ensure the wish of 2 million Colombians for Water to be a Human Right, is respected.

See sign the letter, asking Congress to respect the wishes of the Colombian people, and to make no changes to the original text of the Referendum proposed. A list of signatures will be presented to the Colombian Congress in the coming month.

You can reply to this message if you would like to sign the letter. When signing, please be sure to state the following information:

NAME of your Organization
NAME and FUNCTION of Person Responsable signing the letter
COUNTRY

or sign it at http://censat.org/Firmas-Referendo-por-el-Agua

We, and Colombia in general, thank you for your support for the Human Right to Water.

Juan Camilo Mira

This annual platform, organized by the World Toilet Organisation, aims to bring the sanitation community together to share their knowledge, experience and to build effective partnerships between the relevant stakeholders.
The theme for the 3-day conference will focus on “Creating the Blueprint for a Sustainable Sanitation Marketplace”. It will focus on demand creation, developing appropriate technology and design and exploring creative financial mechanisms to fund sanitation projects.

Registration forms can be downloaded from www.worldtoiletevents.com or email: vincentyap@worldtoilevents.com