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Highlights for Monday, 28 May 2007 A Youth Forum on Water and a Civil Society and Media Forum convened on Monday, 28 May in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, in the lead-up to AMCOW-6, which commences on Wednesday, 30 May. At the Youth Forum, local children discussed water supply and sanitation issues and the role of AMCOW and engaged in water-related educational activities. The children also met with the AMCOW President in the afternoon and prepared a statement to be presented to ministers on Wednesday. At the Civil Society and Media Forum, participants met throughout the day exchanging views and experiences relating to water supply and sanitation issues in Africa.
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Malik Gaye, Environnement et Développement du Tiers Monde (ENDA), called for the increased provision of microcredit to individuals and community-based organizations to replicate successful examples already undertaken.
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Jamillah Mwanjisi, Sustainable Water and Environmental Sanitation in Slums, Arid and Semi Arid Lands - ANEW, opened the Civil Society Forum, noting that participants had come from many countries.
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Desta Demessie, Ethiopian Kale Heywot Church, explained that his organization provides self-help programmes to groups living in the poorest areas to change the “dependency syndrome.”
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Goretti Linda Nassanga, Makerere University, highlighted how journalists and civil society organizations, acting collectively, can influence decision makers to bring about positive environmental change.
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Frank Habineza, Nile Basin Discourse Forum in Rwanda, explained that his organization, which is active in ten Nile Basin countries, seeks to raise awareness of, and enhance cooperation with, Nile Basin projects and to engage in poverty reduction strategies.
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Edward Kairu, ANEW, highlighted his organization's activities and anticipated the signing of a memorandum of understanding between AMCOW and ANEW.
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Evariste Kouassi-Komlan, Le Centre Régional pour l'Eau Potable et l'Assainissement à faible coût (CREPA), said research is a critical issue for disseminating information and for developing actions on the ground.
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Simon Thuo, Global Water Partnership (GWP), described water-related challenges in East Africa, including population pressure, climatic unpredictability, overexploitation of natural resources and armed conflict.
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Hamid Chrifi, ENDA Maghreb Alliance for Water
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Annick Balley, Office of Radio and Television in Benin (ORTB)
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Francis Bougaire, AMCOW Secretariat
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Jocelyn Ahoga, Developpement Communautaire et Assainissement du Milieu
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Tamiru Alemayehu, Groundwater Group, UNEP
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Rosemary Olive, Women International Coalition Organization (WICO)
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Gaster Kiyingi, Global Water Partnership (GWP) Eastern Africa
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