R-WASH project news

As part of R-WASH project, a team from RICOS participated in 2-days consultation workshops on 11-12 of October 2022, in Khartoum. The workshops were facilitated by UNICEF Sudan – اليونيسف في السودان and aimed to disseminate and validate the findings of the engineering feasibility study in the two towns of el Girba and Wad Sherify in Kassala state.
The participants represented different stakeholders including local communities from refugee camps and their host communities, governmental sectors, and NGOs working in the project area.
The workshops are major milestones in the project marking the successful completion of the feasibility study phase. Presentations about the water resource studies and the engineering feasibility studies were delivered by the consulting firms (Acacia Water and RICOS), followed by a thorough discussion and feedback from the participants, and finally agreeing on the most favorable technical option from the feasibility study.
The R-WASH (R stands for "regional") is a KfW-funded program that aims at improving social cohesion in conflict-affected areas and communities in East Africa (Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan) through an improved water supply, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services. Increased efficiency, affordability, and accessibility for equitable service delivery to refugees, IDPs, and host communities will contribute to a more peaceful co-existence between refugees, IDPs, and host communities.
In this project, RICOS is responsible for managing the subproject in East Sudan in collaboration with Acacia Water.