The first official day of the 2nd Africa Water Week kicked off brilliantly here at the Gallagher Centre in Midrand, South Africa.
Some of the very first visitors to WaterAid's Exhibition stand included the Ministers in charge of water for South Africa, Lesotho, Mauritania and Burundi.
As delegates entered the main conference hall, WaterAid's logo was featured on the big screen and remained there for the entire opening session. The welcoming ceremony started with the showing of a three minute WaterAid film on the status of WASH in Africa, followed by an official welcome from the African Union Commissioner, the Southern African Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs and the President of the African Ministers' Council on Water.
This was followed by an introduction to the key sub themes of the conference and related parallel sessions, all of which WaterAid staff is attending: Financing water and sanitation infrastructure, closing the sanitation gap, climate change adaptation, and managing Africa's trans-boundary waters.
Ada Oko-Williams, Regional Learning Centre Coordinator from WaterAid Nigeria, was interviewed on sanitation by SABC, South African Broadcasting Corporation, which will be featured on SABC tonight and tomorrow.
Ada shared some of the key outcomes she would like to see from this year's Africa Water Week: "I want to see governments taking seriously commitments that have been made in the past and reviewing progress to date. I want to see concrete action plans, not just words. And I want to know the specifics of how governments intend to deliver on their budgetary commitments on water and sanitation."
On Tuesday, November 10th, the 2nd day of Africa Water Week, WaterAid staff will be presenting on Community-Led Total Sanitation in West Africa, followed by a very special event tomorrow evening.
So please look out for more exciting news tomorrow!
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