1. Union of Palestinian Water Service Providers
Arab Water Week | Dead sea 19 – 23 March 2017

2. UPWSP Establishing of UPWSP Mission, Vision and Objectives
Strategic objectives
Structure
Activities and Services
Becoming a member
Contact

3. Establishing of UPWSP /تأسيس الاتحاد
Established in 2007 upon initiative of main water service providers in Palestine
March 2014 registered under the Ministry of Labor as a workers syndicate
General Assembly elected a new Board of Directors in June 2016
تأسس في سنة 2007 بمبادرة من مجموع من مقدمي خدمات المياه الرئيسيين في فلسطين.
في آذار 2014 تم تسجيل الاتحاد لدى وزارة العمل كنقابة عمالية.
في حزيران 2016 انتخبت الهيئة العامة للاتحاد مجلس ادارة جديد

4. الرؤية والرسالة Vision and Mission
The UPWSP vision is to become a pioneer union in improving the performance of its members and being able to proctect their interests.
The UPWSP mission is to develop the performance of its members by providing them with the necessary support, especially in the area of knowledge and expertise sharing, and by representing and defending their interests which shall contribute to the overall development of the water sector in Palestine.
الرؤية:- اتحاد رائد في تطوير أداء أعضاءه وقادر على حماية مصالحهم.
تطوير أداء أعضاء الاتحاد من خلال توفير الدعم اللازم لهم خاصة في مجال تبادل المعرفة و الخبرات و تمثيلهم و الدفاع عن مصالحهم للمساهمة في النهوض بقطاع المياه في فلسطين.
Vision and Mission
الرؤية والرسالة

5. Strategic Objectives / الاهداف الاستراتيجية
Institutional development of the Union and ensuring its financial sustainablilty
Capacity and institutional building of its members
Contribution to the development of the regulatory framework of the water sector, e.g. consultations with WSRC
Contribution to members priorities in the national sectoral develpment plans, e.g. Consultation with PWA
Integrate small Water Service Providers, e.g. to harmonize knowledge
تطوير المؤسسة و تحقيق الاستدامة المالية لها
بناء قدرات الاعضاء والتطوير المؤسسي.
المساهمة في تطوير الاطار التنظيمي لقطاع المياه، كالتشاور مع المنظم.
المساهمة في اولويات الاعضاء في خطط التطوير القطاعية، كالتشاور مع سلطة المياه الفلسطينية.
دمج مقدمي المياه الاصغر حجما من اجل تحقيق التوافق المعرفي

6. Board of Directors /مجلس الادارة

7. External Consultant(s)
Structure
External Consultant(s)
Chairman
Deputy
Executive Manager
Working Groups
Tariffs
GIS
Leackage
Non-revenue water
Energy effiency
Waste Water / Desalination
Human Resource Develepment
Treasurer
installs
Secretary
elects
Board of Directors (9)
employes
elects
General Assembly (42)

8. GIS Working Group

9. Members
الأعضاء

10. Why to become a member? لماذا سانضم الى اتحاد؟
Your benefits from the UPWSP today:
Receive free trainings through HCD component
Exchange experience and learn from each others in the working groups
Receive advice for technical issues through members and UPWSP consultants
Be part of the annual water conference
Use the promotional material of the UPWSP for your awareness campaign
Your benefits from the UPWSP in the future:
Promoting your interests through the UPWSP Facebook page and the UPWSP webpage
Rent technical equipments from the UPWSP
Receive access to publication about standards in water and wastewater provision
Receive access to international donors
Receive access to Palestinian Universities
Why to become a member?
لماذا سانضم الى اتحاد؟

11. Activities since 2015 Trainings on: Customer Service Skills
Proposal Writing
Operation and Maintenance for Sewage Network
Debt collection
Non-revenue water
Computer skills and information management
Electronic media such as customer services and public relation

13. Go to Facebook: Palestine Water Human Capacity Development Project (HCD)

14. Activities since 2015 Representing interests:
Participation in workshops focusing on water tariffs, complaint systems and gender-equality management
Participation in PWA steering committee focusing on technical trainings
Production of a drama film on water conservation
Production of a booklet and animated movie for school children on water conservation
Representation during the World Water Day 2016 “Water & Job“

15. Activities since 2015 Field visit:
Field visits to companies relevant to the water sector
International cooperation events:
IFAT 2016 in Munich, Germany
Wasser Berlin 2015 in Germany
Trade Arab Water Week 2015 in Jordan

16. Water Conference in Jericho (Dec 2016, 5 – 6)
Best Practices in the Water Sector Palestine
Around 750 participants from West Bank and Gaza
Exhibition of private sector companies

17. Becoming a member
كيف تصبح عضوا

18. Contact /التواصل Executive Manager: Samah Sawalha
Phone: Mobile: Fax:                              
Office: Sabir Tawil Building Al-Itha’a Quarter, Al Mubadeen St. Al-Bireh, Palestine