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YOUTH WATER COMPETITION
organised by
Global Water Partnership(GWP) Eastern Africa
in conjunction with
GTZ Cooperation among River Basin Organisations

The Global Water Partnership (GWP) promotes integrated water resources management for better life and livelihoods. It was founded in 1996 with the aim of establishing neutral platforms and creating partnerships among different stakeholders-government departments, donors and civil society- in order to accelerate learning and sharing of experience between water users and institutions responsible for managing water resources and services. GWP has worked closely with African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW), which leads policy making in the water sector on the continent. AMCOW is preparing for the African Heads of State Summit with the United Nations that shall take place in Egypt in July 2008.

The Global Water Partnership (GWP) promotes integrated water resources management for better life and livelihoods. It was founded in 1996 with the aim of establishing neutral platforms and creating partnerships among different stakeholders-government departments, donors and civil society- in order to accelerate learning and sharing of experience between water users and institutions responsible for managing water resources and services. GWP has worked closely with African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW), which leads policy making in the water sector on the continent. AMCOW is preparing for the African Heads of State Summit with the United Nations that shall take place in Egypt in July 2008.As part of its contribution, GWP with the support of the GTZ Cooperation among River Basin Organisations, would like to involve the children and youth in formulating the appropriate continental message to the Summit. GWP and GTZ are calling upon all interested children and youths in the categories listed below to participate in the competition as elaborated below: -
Category 1: (Children aged between 7 and 12).
Make a drawing or painting on the effects of lack of water for food and power; poor water supply and sanitation in communities; or extreme events such as floods and droughts, based on the experiences in their home countries.

Category 2: (Youths aged between 13 and 18)
Write an Essay of not more than 1000 words. The essay should focus on what people and governments should do to reduce impacts from inadequate water and sanitation in Africa.

Prizes: There will be prizes for each winner in Eastern, Western, Central, Northern and Southern Africa. The champions will travel to Cairo to present their winning creations at the African Union Summit on June 30th 2008.
Submissions should not be later than May 30th 2008 preferably by e-mail to:
GWP Eastern Africa Regional Office
c/o Nile Basin Initiative Secretariat
P.O Box 192
Entebbe (Uganda)
Or Email us at: youthwater@nilebasin.org
Note: Participants should include their contacts, country, district, school, class and proof of their stated age.

1 comment May 21st, 2008

Brain Drain, an Issue for African Countries- Rector IUIU

By Ahmed Wetaka
Mbale

Brain drain is certainly an issue that concerns the African countries, the rector Islamic University Dr. Ahmad Kawesa Ssengendo has said. “But we have to get many things done right in Africa before we can stop it,” he added.

Ssengendo was on Thursday 18 speaking at the University boardroom at a function where the United States Kampala embassy donated Radio sound equipment to IUIU’s mass communications department.

The US Kampala Embassy Public affairs officer Lisa Heilbron delivered the equipment valued at over 15,000 US dollars. Ssengendo said because of the deficiencies in many African countries even the best manpower has moved for greener pastures.

“And as lack of having even some of our best have gone to where there is even more, just like that biblical saying, that those who have will be given even more.” According to Ssengendo IUIU intends to venture into more science subjects both for the development of the country and living and working with the society of technology.

“We have a plan to go to medicine and engineering,these are highly desirable courses. Science and technology is not an option any longer it is something that is increasingly becoming a must,” he said.

He said the university is planning to take the direction of sciences as soon as they get resources.

“We will definitely be visiting you [Embassy] on some of those issues, especially on some visiting professor on science based programs, where as third world
countries we have some deficiencies,” he said.

“In these areas of sciences and technology we definitely need your support to be able to train a critical mass of scientists, researchers and technologists to get our people above the poverty line which is still a tall order for most of our countries.”

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