Q&A: A Single Drop

African women and water conference

By Rajesh Shah of Blue Planet Run Foundation Posted over 2 years ago

This is a question more for existing PWX members than ASD.

I am excited by the women's conference in Nairobi (http://africanwomenandwater.org/) and would like to hear about what other's think of the potential of training women to execute on small community water projects in this way. I am both interested in views on the training methodology and also on the focus on income-generating projects.

PWX can be a platform for them to use for their project application and management and for connectivity to both small groups and also to the experience of existing PWX partners.

Thanks

A single drop: year report?

By Marc Despiegelaere of Protos Posted over 2 years ago

Does ASD submit yearly transparant year reports of their activities and their financial results. I do not find it from the website.
From that we would be able to see where they collect their money and how and where they invest it; I'm particularly interested to see the split in their investments between education-formation-training and actual building sustainable infrastructure for better access to drinking water.
Thanks in advance, Marc

A single drop: year report?

By Gemma Bulos of A Single Drop Posted over 2 years ago

We are working on this year's annual report and can submit that in the beginning of the year. 2007 was the year that we developed the program so it will be a better reflection of monies spent on the village projects. We started our vlllage water projects in the later half of 2006 and most of the money was spent on start-up for the Philippines office and training local staff. We have just redesigned our website and will be able to upload our financials for 2006 before the end of this year.

I'm out in the field right now and will be back in the office on Sunday and can submit it by late next week. Thanks for your patience!

A single drop: year report?

By Rajesh Shah of Blue Planet Run Foundation Posted over 2 years ago

A great line of thought. I would like to see if we can extend it further. Would it be a good idea to measure the investment in the conference and then follow the women for a couple of years to see the tangible and intangible benefits that result? Then we can show the good of the model and see areas for improvement.

A single drop: year report?

By Gemma Bulos of A Single Drop Posted over 2 years ago

Yes, that's a great idea. We can track the initial investment, the seed grants and the growth. We will have constant contact with the women both via network technology and on the ground.