1. cewas Middle East
Innovating Water & Sanitation Solutions for the Middle East
Supported by:

2. The challenge: The most water scarce region of the world…
Area of physical and economic water scarcity
Source: FAO 2013

3. …coupled with a devastating humanitarian crisis due to the Syrian conflict.
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According to the UN, approximately 4.8 Million people have left Syria as of August ’16. The crisis is continuing, both Jordan and Iraq, are still receiving refugees and displaced persons.
Kurdistan, Iraq continuously receiving displaced Iraqis & Syrian refugees
Lack of qualified WASH staff in humanitarian response organizations (i.e. young college graduates)
High turn over of staff (3-6 month for internationals)
Destroyed or non-existent infrastructure (i.e. zero WWT in the capital of Erbil)
Lack of knowledge and know-how of local staff in SSWM
Jordan- majority of refugees in the host communities
Host communities nearly doubling in populations
Don’t have the capacity to manage water and waste, so dealing with it in a very unsustainable way
Very bureaucratic, lots of gov’t oversight and very low innovation
Low overall effort to improve sustainability in SSWM
Darashakaran Refugee Camp, Erbil, Iraq. © Lillian Volat, cewas

4. Solutions of a new generation of Water & Sanitation Innovators are needed for the Middle East!
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5. The base of our work: Resource Recovery & Reuse (RRR)
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Joint initiative of SDC, IWMI, EAWAG, Swiss TPH, WHO, cewas

6. cewas Middle East: Supporting Water & Sanitation Innovators in 2 ways:
1. Innovation Trainings for Humanitarian WASH in the Middle East
For NGOs, Gov‘t & Universities in Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq
2. Start-Up Programme in Water & Sanitation
For Entrepreneurs in Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon

7. 1. Building Capacities for Humanitarian WASH Innovations
From developing (Arabic) training material…. ... to trainings on Humanitarian WASH Innovations for the Middle East

8. 2. Start-Up programmes: Supporting promising WASH entrepreneurs for 18 Months
1. Scouting: Water & Business Challenge
2. Ideation: Develop your WASH idea
5. Launch:
Coaching & practical support
3. Business Model: From idea to business
4. Market:
How to sell your product/service

9. 2. Start-up programme Palestine is on-going
25 water & sanitation entrepreneurs supported
Wide range of business models:
Groundwater protection through waste recycling
Mobile water education game
Sludge to biodiesel
etc,etc.

10. Jordan Start-up programme starting next month!
Apply on cewasmiddleeast.org for the water and business challenge and win up to 5000 JD for your idea!

11. Help us Innovate Water & Sanitation in the Middle East!
Contact us!
Lillian Volat, Programme Manager cewas Middle East
Aline Bussmann, Project Manager cewas Middle East
Michael Kropac, Co-Director cewas