Acces to drinking water in the rural areas The role of youth and civil society Youth Water Network & GREEN Belgium Zena Hadjivasiliou Hanne Jacobs Spiros Chatzis & Jo Van Cauwenberge MOROCCO

Access to drinking water in the rural areas of Morocco Youth Water Network & GREEN Belgium NGO Morocco at the end of 2004 Young people lack opportunities and move to cities and abroad Young people lack opportunities and move to cities and abroad people lack access to safe drinking water No satisfaction of basic needs Water related diseases Hygiene problems No acces to education and development

Access to drinking water in the rural areas of Morocco Youth Water Network & GREEN Belgium NGO Partnership with ONEP National Water Company of Morocco General overview Youth Water Network European Youngsters GREEN Belgium Belgian NGO Water Ambassadors Youth Congress Pilot project in 3 villages

Access to drinking water in the rural areas of Morocco Youth Water Network & GREEN Belgium NGO GREEN Belgium Belgian NGO Working on sustainable development, water issues, education and public participation Active on both local and international level GREEN Belgium is helping to tackle the global water problem by supporting initiatives in developing countries & by taking part in international water conferences and debates.

Access to drinking water in the rural areas of Morocco Youth Water Network & GREEN Belgium NGO GREEN’s partnership with ONEP ONEP = “Office National de l’Eau Potable” the National Water Company of Morocco AIMS OF THE PARTNERSHIP To achieve the chaired vision of “Water as a human right” Work together on development, especially in rural areas Bilateral and international exchanges in the fields of communication, education and public participation

Access to drinking water in the rural areas of Morocco Youth Water Network & GREEN Belgium NGO REALISATIONS SINCE 2004 Conference for the Moroccan water sector on ‘Water, a human right’ with Prof. Riccardo Petrella Development of pilot projects in 3 rural villages with Rotary clubs from Morocco, Belgium and France First Water Ambassadors Youth Congress in Rabat GREEN’s partnership with ONEP ONEP = “Office National de l’Eau Potable” the National Water Company of Morocco

Access to drinking water in the rural areas of Morocco Youth Water Network & GREEN Belgium NGO The Youth Water Network About 100 youngsters, mainly Europeans Working together on water issues Active on both international and local level Everyone can join the network via the website “Our mission is to increase youth participation in order to achieve sustainable water management through the processes of democracy, education and solidarity”

Access to drinking water in the rural areas of Morocco Youth Water Network & GREEN Belgium NGO Water Ambassadors Youth Congress Rabat, Morocco September 2005 More than 80 youngsters Aged 15 till European countries & Morocco

Access to drinking water in the rural areas of Morocco Youth Water Network & GREEN Belgium NGO Water Ambassadors Youth Congress Workshops to raise awareness of the impact that a lack of water has on life conditions, education and the development level A day living in a rural village (douar) to experience the water supply problems

Access to drinking water in the rural areas of Morocco Youth Water Network & GREEN Belgium NGO Water Ambassadors Youth Congress All youngsters got ‘training’ for their future role as Water Ambassadors The youngsters went home with a mission: organising local actions for the benefit of the village they visited

Access to drinking water in the rural areas of Morocco Youth Water Network & GREEN Belgium NGO Water Ambassadors Project MAJDA LABIB A public water fountain will be placed in her village Got the very first Youth Water Network-Scholarship

Access to drinking water in the rural areas of Morocco Youth Water Network & GREEN Belgium NGO Water Ambassadors Project She’s going back to school, after years of carrying water all day long.

Access to drinking water in the rural areas of Morocco Youth Water Network & GREEN Belgium NGO Water Ambassadors Project Majda wanted to be a real “Water Ambassador” by telling you about her experiences today, but she couldn’t join us due to visa problems.

Access to drinking water in the rural areas of Morocco Youth Water Network & GREEN Belgium NGO Water Ambassadors Project Many other boys and girls are in the same situation as she was. Everywhere in the world, at this very moment.

Free the water-carriers! We started already. Also you can do it, it’s your mission now! Feel free to contact us for more information. Youth Water Network & GREEN Belgium Zena Hadjivasiliou Hanne Jacobs Spiros Chatzis & Jo Van Cauwenberge