Main water related activities that are being/to be carried out for the realization of the objectives
- Promotion and implementation of rainwater harvesting techniques:
Ø Distribution of RWH publications;
Ø Conduction of RWH trainings and workshops for stakeholders and members;
Ø Conducting cases studies and assessments on experiences in RWH for agricultural production;
Ø Producing and distributing manuals on RWH to stakeholders;
Ø Facilitating national stakeholders workshops and ToT trainings on RWH;
2. Policy advocacy:
Ø Conduction of assessments on policy and strategic gaps on RWH issues (done once but needs reinforcement)
Ø Participation at national and international forums to carry out advocacy activities towards narrowing the gaps in RWH policy issues (e.g. SearNet Conference, WASH Fair, etc.)
Ø Participation in the Policy Advocacy Working Group of the WASH Forum under CCRDA;
Ø Organization of dialogue forums on RWH
3. Addressing socio-economic issues affecting the promotion, replication or scaling up of improved RWH practices:
Ø Introduce or integrate micro-financing systems with RWH projects (future direction)
Ø Action research to identify cost-effective RWH options affordable by the end users- communities and households (future direction)
Ø Pursue water quality management as an integral part of RWH schemes initiated by ERHA (future direction)
4. . Development of information management and communication systems for promotion of RWH:
Ø Publication of thematic and case-study articles (on SearNet Newsletters as well as on local magazines and newspapers);
Ø Participation on water-related exhibitions and publicity events;
Ø Broadcasting radio programs and interviews;
Ø Compilation of RWH Stakeholders Directory of Ethiopia (planned);
5. Construct different types of water harvesting schemes;
Ø Ferro cement RWH schemes with different size (50m3, 25m3, 10m3 etc.);
Ø Underground WH schemes with different volume;
Ø Construction of sand dams subsurface dams.
Ø Participate in the natural resource management activities
6. Working on capacity building.
Ø Production of training manuals/technical guidelines;
Ø Conducting Training of Trainers Trainings(TOT);
Ø Skill up training for practicing artisans;
Ø Production of publications, manuals and technical improved designs (booklets, newsletters, journals … etc;
7. Working on Awareness Creation
Ø Experience exchange visits to members of the community;
Ø Preparation of awareness building materials on RWH prepared in different languages (English, Amharic, Oromiffa, Tigrigna, and Somaligna)