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FAN-Mex Projects
FAN Mex is proving to be of key to the implementation of many projects and programs. We can facilitate the participation and involvement of CSOs in decision making processes, dialogue at all levels as well as documenting experiences that may become replicable.Expo Zaragoza 2008
Working with Consejo Consultivo del Agua to ensure that the Mexican program in the water tribune at Expo Zaragoza includes inputs from civil society organisations
Mexican organisations will have space to share their experiences at the Water Tribune and the civil society pavilion which is to be called “el Faro”
- El Faro, citizen initiative pavilion (dialogue, expo and lounge spaces). Communication has been difficult but we believe it will be possilbe to include Mexican organisations
- Water tribune is the platform for dialogue on water and sustainable development with different sectors. The Water Tribune’s mission is to synthesize and summarize global knowledge relating to the main issues on water and sustainable development.
FAN Mex will propose keynote speakers and speakers for the discussions sessions. Ecatepec: Municipal project to increase water availability and implementation of ecosanitation in this periurban area
The two day workshop with local authorities to insure involvement of all sectors of the municipality related to water and decide priorities for collaboration in the project proposal. We are working on the project proposal, MoU and collaboration agreements to be signed by partners.
- With this project UN Habitat will Launch “Water for Cities” Program in Latin America in partnership with Freshwater Action Network. The main objective of this programme is to help water policies to increase the access to water supply and sanitation services, especially of the poorest communities inhabiting peri-urban areas, and to support the implementation of integrated water resources management at the urban level.
- Chief Technical Advisor Water for Cities UN-Habitat Programme in Latin America and the Caribbean considers that Freshwater Action Network has proven a strategic partner in this endeavour.
Developing the network
We have received excellend feedback from members about our advocacy work and efforts to strengthen Mexico’s regional network. We are raising our profile and many new organizations have shown interest in joining.
New organisations from northern Mexico (Profauna, Prodenazas, Biodesert, DUMAC,Consejo Ecológico de la Región Carbonífera, Pronatura N.E. www.pronaturane.org) and southern (COCIDEP: Comité Ciudadano para la Defensa Popular, CIDECI:Centro Indígena de Capacitación Integral, Faro para el Desarrollo Sustentable, Colectivo Ciudadano, Otros Mundos A.C., El Puente, Alianza Cívica, SYJAC, Ludoteka Móvil, CEPAZ) regions of Mexico all look forward to becoming members of FAN Mex. Water Observatory
The Consejo Consultivo hopes that FANMex will strengthen this project, promote civil society participation and help replicate this experience in the near future in other States of Mexico.
- Project objective: To begin a follow-up and evaluation system for the provision of water services, sewage and sanitation where participation of users of the service is key in order to evaluate how services are provided. .
- Expected Results: The Water Observatory is established as a reliable mechanism for transparency and accountability where users participate directly in the evaluation of the services provided.
SWASH initiative
The Clean Start Fund within the Global Water Challenge (GWC), has been set up specifically for projects that provide safe water, sanitation and hygiene education to schools and communities where these basic needs are currently not being met.
Factors of particular interest to the Global Water Challenge: impact, replicability, sustainability, and scalability:
- Increase access to sustainable safe water in directly targeted schools and communities
- Improve hygiene behaviours, particularly hand washing, in students and teachers at directly targeted schools and communities
- Increase access to improved sanitation facilities at directly targeted schools and increase demand for sanitation in the communities where schools are located
FAN Mex has been developing a proposal to implement this initiative in some regions of Mexico with members of FAN Mex:
We have met twice with Megan Reilly who is in charge to set up the pilot projects in Mexico. A field trip to one of the potential areas was arranged. |
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