As implementing partner, the Global Water Operators' Partnerships Alliance (GWOPA) calls on European water and sanitation companies to enter into partnerships with water utilities in third countries via the EU-WOP Programme.

Water Operators‘ Partnerships (WOPs) are partnerships at eye level between at least two water or wastewater companies, implemented on a non-profit basis. With their peer-to-peer learning approach, WOPs are strengthening the capacities of local water or wastewater companies in partner countries step by step. By jointly implementing operational and organisational changes at the financial, technical or management level, WOPs can contribute to the success of water sector reforms and to the sustainable improvement of vital services.

Over the next three years, the European Commission will support 20 to 30 WOPs with up to 8.3 million USD (250,000 USD to 450,000 USD per WOP). As implementing partner, the Global Water Operators' Partnerships Alliance (GWOPA) calls on European water and sanitation companies to enter into partnerships with water utilities in third countries via the EU-WOP Programme.

Project proposals must be submitted to GWOPA by 15th of April 2021. The application documents (including detailed information package) are available in English, French and Spanish.

To the application documents https://gwopa.org/eu-wops/

GIZ's Sector Project Water Policy - Innovations for Resilience (Sektorvorhaben Wasserpolitik – Innovationen für Resilienz, SV WaPo-RE), together with German Water Partnership (GWP) and GWOPA, is holding a Q&A workshop on Monday, 8 February 2021 (3-5 pm, Berlin time zone): "EU funding for operator partnerships - What do I need to know?". 

Link to registration: https://www.susana.org/en/workshop-eu-wop

CONTACT

Silvia Boehmsdorff 

Thematic partnerships and international exchange of municipal experts

Phone: 0228 20717-2635

silvia.boehmsdorff(at)engagement-global.de

Hanna Swartzendruber

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

hanna.swartzendruber(at)giz.de

FURTHER INFORMATION

To the GWOPA call

https://gwopa.org/open-call-for-proposals-launched-eu-water-operators-partnerships-programme-launches-call-for-proposals-to-advance-progress-on-sdg-6/

To the info page on the WOP programme

https://gwopa.org/eu-wops/#:~:text=The%20EU%20WOP%20Programme%20is,projects%20of%2036%20months%27%20duration.