InWEnt - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is one of
InWEnt’s important partners in Asia. Since 2008 InWEnt has supported
the ASEAN Secretariat with capacity building. We have been
commissioned by the Federal Foreign Office to provide secretariat
employees with qualifications and promote their skills to implement
the goals of the Association and its charter. In 2009 a delegation from
the ASEAN Secretariat visited the Federal Network Agency in Bonn
to learn about their work as a regulatory agency and the agreements
needed within the European Union.
Photo: InWEnt gGmbH / Barbara Frommann
This is why we carry out a thorough analysis before developing a
programme. We work with our partners to establish what is needed
and agree on a suitable concept for every topic. Our individual
approach to human resource development supports our partners’
long-term strategic goals, promoting sustainable development. We
base our advising services on change management methods, which
include development and process consulting and coaching.
A good practice example:
InWEnt offers water management programmes and trains experts
and executives from private and communal water distribution companies
in countries in which water is already scarce or will be in
future. Participants develop the know-how they need to conserve
water at water companies and facilities. Solutions here include
improving technical processes or developing new financing and
planning models. The representatives of the countries and communities
involved in the programme attend training seminars
where they learn new skills regarding water policy, integrated
water resource management or rural water use. They then apply
this knowledge in their home countries to develop a secure water
distribution plan for future generations as well.
Cooperative partnerships at all levels
Dialogue between politics and civil society is the key to the successful
implementation of processes of change. The challenges facing
us today often extend beyond a national level and solving them
requires constructive international cooperation. Using our water
resource example, this means pollution of water and the environment
does not simply end at a country’s sovereign border. Bi- and
multilateral negotiations are needed to adapt laws and align approaches.
The ultimate goal is to develop trust and understanding across
international boundaries for the fact that lasting solutions to mutual
problems can only be developed through mutual action.
The water sector needs reform in many countries, and not just
because the natural resource water is growing increasingly scarce.
Escalating urbanisation means communities are faced with the
challenge of providing a growing population with sufficient clean
drinking water and processing the waste water appropriately.
InWEnt brings representatives from politics, the business community
and civil society to the table at dialogue events where they can
work out solutions for international problems.
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