INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT II - LIFE-IWRMII ...

EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, PUBLIC AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION
Cheryl Groff (Senior Strategic Communication Specialist) was the IRG coordinator for this Task.
She was supported by Mr. Abdel Bary on a short-term consulting basis when needed. Ms. Groff
completed her assignment on June 30 and Mr. Bary will continue to provide short-term consulting
services to the project as needed in Year 4. To the extent possible she worked in collaboration with
the MWRI Water Communication Unit (WCU). Activities carried out during Year 2 include:
• Give-away promotional items with the USAID Hand-in-Hand logo were produced and
distributed.
• Updating of the IWRM II website (http://iwrm2eg.org) continued during the year.
• A Stakeholder Assessment was conducted to assess awareness product needs and
effectiveness of the communications program conducted to date. Results were used to
prepare the communications work plan for Year 4.
• An eight-page newspaper supplement to celebrate World Environment Day was designed,
produced and included in every issue of Al Ahram newspaper issued on June 8.
• Continued preparation of awareness materials to support Task 1.3. A 12-page newspaper
targeted to BCWUAs members, IWMD staff, and local population, and a 15- minute video
for farmers was completed in the year. Production of a guide for water conservation
technologies oriented to IWMD staff for use with BCWUA members started and will be
completed in early 2012. Design of a poster on water conservation technologies targeted to
farmers was initiated with completion planned for early 2012.
• The IWRM East Delta map produced and distributed to all Directorates, Under Secretaries,
and IWMDs in Year 2 was updated.
• Periodic field visits to IWMDs and BCWUAs continued throughout the year to observe
training, discuss communication needs, encourage IWMD staff, and initiate gathering of
success stories for further dissemination.
• 10-week (2 session/week) training for five WCU staff on the video editing program, Final
Cut Pro, was completed in January 2011.
TRAINING
Dahlia Hamdy (LTTA, Training Specialist) is coordinator for this component. She was assisted by
Eng. Nabil Fawzi (LTTA, Senior Water Resources Management Specialist), Dr. Wadie Fahim
Mankarious (LTTA Senior Organization/Institutional Development Specialist) and the IWRM II
Regional Office staff. Activities carried out during Year 3 include:
• Updated and supported the IWRM II Training Work Plan for Year 3.
• Organized all training courses and prepared provider POs as required.
• Organized and sponsored the Y4 Annual Workplan Workshop held on November 16-18,
2011 at the Movenpick El Sokhna Resort.
• Updated TraiNet on a quarterly basis.
• Assisted in arrangements for a Study Tour to the United States sponsored and arranged by
USAID for nine persons representing IWM Directorates and Districts from both phases of
the project, IWRM I and IWRM II. The study tour was successfully conducted from 11-19
January 2011.
• Prepared Training Work Plan for Year 4.
20 ANNUAL REPORT YEAR 3 (JANUARY – DECEMBER 2011)