Strengthening Professional Women and Youth is pro-actively embedded in the German-African Partnership on Water and Sanitation, a joint project between the German Water Partnership (GWP) and the African Water and Sanitation Association (AfWASA). In the session, the panellists will discuss key challenges and lessons learned from their respective perspectives and provide an outlook on how they intend to advance this core task alongside topics of technical and managerial innovation in their future collaboration.

Points of Discussion for the Panel, hosted by the CEO of German Water Partnership, Boris Greifeneder:

• Water and Sanitation in Africa is about Growth, Inclusion and Innovation (Olivier Gosso)
• The Role of Professional Women for Sustainable Service Provision (Margaret Maina)
• Young Water Professionals – Enabler of Growth & Innovation (Fatim-Hélène Traoré)
• The Role and Value of Professional Women in Service Provision and Partnership Projects (Dr. Claudia Wendland)

Join or kick-start an AfWASA Specialist Group, engage with utilities & sector professionals and bring your solutions to the African Market. Engage with and support Young Water Professionals & students through master thesis research and mentoring. Let’s collaborate on developing a pipeline of proposals to equip and inform upcoming investments by National and Multilateral Finance Institutions.