Please Contact the undersigned for more details:

I write to inform you of the forthcoming 1st National Water and Sanitation Forum scheduled for 29th August - 1st September 2006, at Abuja Sheraton Hotel and Towers.

The Theme of this Forum is "Water Supply and Sanitation~Attaining the MDGs
in Nigeria".

This is the Federal Ministry of Water Resources showpiece been facilitated by the National Water Resources Institute. Key core institutional planning members are: Department of Water Supply and Quality Control FMWR; National Water Resources Institute; MDGs Office, UNICEF, EU, WaterAid, AfDB, World Bank.

The Objectives of this Forum are five fold:

1. Determine the Sector Response to current national and international development issues in water supply and sanitation

2. Evaluate the national MDGs Status and strategies with regards to water supply and sanitation

3. Provide a forum for stakeholders in the water sector to interact and share experiences

4. Review sector activities in the preceding year and present for discussion proposed activities in the coming year

5. Draw up recommendations to guide government in the implementation of its water supply and sanitation related policies and programmes.

It will be a very good opportunity for NGOs to attend this FORUM as one of the 12 key technical sessions is focusing on NGO Coordination in WASH. This session will be lead by WaterAid Nigeria.

Sam Okedi,
Ag. Country Representative,
WaterAid Mali,
Hamdalleye ACI 2000,
Rue 432 Porte 1122,
03 BP 97 Bamako 03
Mali.
Email: samokedi@wateraidnig.org
Phone +223 229 5450
Mob +223 694 0515