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Guidelines for Improved Local Water Governance

The EMPOWERS Partnership is developing Guidelines for Imporved Local Water Governance that provide a practical and logical framework of activities that will lead to improved local water governance.

We appreciate providing us with any comment or suggestion that would add to or improve the content of these Guidelines. An Arabic version of the first four chapters is also available.

Kindly send your feedback either online in the special part included in each section or via email: empowers@nic.net.jo before March 15, 2007.

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Snapshot from the field

EMPOWERS 1st Pilot in Damiya Village - Extending and irrigation network. Balqa Governorate, Jordan. Feb 2007

Damiya's community water pilot project: 1st phase completed

Connecting Damiya to the irrigation network, will increase the individual's share of drinking water and reduce their water bills

Egypt Newsletter - Issue # 7 is now available in Arabic

January 2007

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Do You remember Nabila?

Last year, EMPOWERS staff had interviewed Nabila; a lady from Masharqa village. she was living in very bad and unhealthy conditions. Today, her life has completely changed because of the new drinking water pipe she connected at her house.

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EMPOWERS Egypt Newsletter, Issue 6

October 2006

French Delegation visits Qabatya Municipality

A delegation from the French Consulate visited the Municipality of Qabatya to further discuss the proposal which was submitted earlier by the municipality for funding.

EMPOWERS and MEDWA exchanging experiences in Palestine.

EMPOWERS Participates in PARC’s Workshop organized for Water User Associations working in the North of the West Bank.

Collecting water data in the new target villages of Arraneh and Kofrdan

Together with key stakeholders and civil society volunteers from Jenin Governorate, EMPOWERS team in Palestine has started data collection on water related conditions in 2 of its new target villages Arraneh and Kofrdan (the third is Beit Qad).

EMPOWERS Egypt Newsletter, Issue 5