9:00 - 17:00
Arrival and Registration
9:00 - 17:00
Side Event: African Sanitation Finance Meeting
Main convenors: UNICEF, WHO, AMCOW
Co-convernors: AfDB, World Bank, BMGF, SWA, WaterAid, IRC
19:00 - 21:00
AfricaSan7 Welcome Reception
7:00 - 9:00
Registration
9:00 - 9:05
Anthems
9:00 - 9:15
Unveiling of AfricaSan7 banner
9:15 - 9:20
Short film on Namibia
9:20 - 9:25
Introductory Statement: Dr Rashid Mbaziira, AMCOW Executive Secretary
9:25 - 9:40
Thematic Interventions
9:40 - 9:50
Cultural entertainment
9:50 - 10:05
Thematic Interventions
10:05 - 10:20
Updates on global engagements
10:20 - 10:30
Conference Keynote, African Union Commission
10:30 - 10:40
Video presentation on the AfricaSan movement and the 2023 Ngor report
10:40 - 11:50
Panel discussion - Leveraging progress from the 2023 report on the implementation of the AfricaSan Ngor Commitments to catalyse action on safely managed sanitation and hygiene: AfDB, ESAWAS, PASA | Senegal, Egypt, Cameroon, Zimbabwe, South Sudan (Moderators: Hon. Bai-Mass Taal, Ms Sareen Malik)
11:50 - 12:00
Sponsors Message
12:00 - 12:10
Opening address: Hon Carl Hermann Gustav Schlettwein, Minister for Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Republic of Namibia, AWF Governing Council Chair Person, AMCOW President (2021-2023)
12:45 - 13:45
Lunch break
12:45 - 13:45
Side events
14:00 - 16:00
AfricaSan Country Dialogue (The Enablers)
16:15 - 18:15
Local Authority Sector dialogue (The Implementers)
18:15 - 19:15
Side events
7:30 - 9:00
Side events
9:00 - 10:30
Technical Sessions (TS)
10:30 - 11:00
Tea Break
11:00 - 13:00
Plenary
Civil Society Dialogue (The Advocates) Featuring outcomes from country and local authority dialogues
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
13:00 - 15:30
Side event: Sanitation Systems Strengthening Initiative for countries in West and Central Africa Region: BMGF-UNICEF WCARO
14:00 - 15:30
Technical Sessions (TS)
15:45 - 17:15
Technical Sessions (TS)
17:20 - 18:30
Side events
7:30 - 9:00
Side events
9:00 - 10:30
Technical Sessions (TS)
10:30 - 11:00
Tea Break
11:00 - 13:00
Plenary
Development partners dialogue - (The Facilitators) Featuring outcomes from Country and Local Authority dialogue and civil society organization
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
13:00 - 16:00
Side event: African Water Facility Governing Council Technical Session
14:00 - 17:00
Side event: WASA-BMBF Pre Governing Board Meeting
14:00 - 15:30
Technical Sessions (TS)
15:45 - 17:15
Technical Sessions (TS)
17:20 - 18:20
Side events
7:30 - 9:00
Side events
9:00 - 10:30
Technical Sessions (TS)
10:30 - 11:00
Tea Break
11:00 - 13:00
Plenary
Private Sector - (Our Target) Culminate discussions from all dialogue sessions
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
13:00 - 15:00
Side event: Africa Water Facility Governing Council
14:00 - 15:30
Technical Sessions (TS)
15:45 - 17:15
Technical Sessions (TS)
19:00 - 21:00
High Level Gala Dinner And Africasan Award Ceremony
Chair: Hon. Carl Hermann Gustav Schlettwein, Minister for Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Republic of Namibia (AMCOW President 2021-2023)
8:00 - 9:00
Arrival
9:00 - 9:05
Anthems
9:05 - 9:10
Short film on Namibia
9:10 - 9:15
Introductory statement: Dr Rashid Mbaziira, AMCOW Executive Secretary
9:15 - 9:20
Welcome statement: Hon. Carl Hermann Gustav Schlettwein, Minister for Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Republic of Namibia / AMCOW President 2021-2023
9:20 - 9:30
Keynote address: African Union Commission
9:50 - 10:00
Video presentation about the AfricaSan movement and launch of the AfricaSan 2023 Ngor report on Sanitation and Hygiene
10:15 - 11:15
Presentation of the Annotated Agenda - outcomes from subtheme coordinators, sector and country dialogue representatives
11:20 - 12:20
Ministerial intervention on conference outcomes, recommendations and proposed decisions
12:20 - 12:30
Cultural entertainment
12:30 - 12:50
Presidential and Ministerial tour of the conference exhibition area
13:00 - 13:10
Poetry and spoken word
13:15 - 13:35
Goodwill messages:
13:35 - 13:40
Continental and global agenda setting events:
13:40- 13:50
Sponsors' Message
14:00- 14:20
Presentation of the Swakopmund Statement on Sustainable Sanitation and Hygiene Services for development by Hon Minister responsible for Sanitation and Hygiene Affairs of the host of the AfricaSan8 Conference
14:20- 14:30
Endorsement of the Swakopmund Statement on Sustainable Sanitation and Hygiene services for development: His Excellency President Hage Gottfried Geingob of Namibia
14:30 - 14:40
Closing remark by H.E President Hage Gottfried Geingob of Namibia
14:40 - 14:50
Anthems
14:50 - 15:50
Lunch
01
ESAWAS
The subtheme aims at fostering collaborative efforts in sanitation and hygiene. it is a direct resonation of:
Stronger partnerships can be a key driver for transformative change in sanitation and hygiene services. Stronger sector governance, accountability, resource mobilisation and capacity to support improved access and quality of services can be enhanced through inclusive partnerships. When various stakeholders with vested interest in sanitation and hygiene including are brought together, they are better capable and have greater potential to address global issues by consolidating the broad spectrum of knowledge and experiences to bring about sustainable change.
The sub theme will aim to explore alignment of interest among various stakeholder, streamlined coordination, identifying avenues for synergy to mobilizing resources, sharing knowledge, promoting the creation and transfer of environmentally sound technologies, and building capacity. It will articulate actionable plans that will improve the accessibility and quality of sanitation and hygiene services and ensure sustainability that translates to positive development in the following areas:
02
UNICEF
Governments are responsible for the provision of safely managed sanitation services to everyone including the most vulnerable. This is achieved through the provision of a conducive enabling environment for all stakeholders including the private sector and organisations working in sanitation and hygiene space to coexist. Within the frame of this subtheme, the policy environment constitutes clearly defined sanitation and hygiene services, institutional arrangements, capacity development, finance, regulatory framework and data and information for decision making under the leadership of the government.
One of the key prerequisites to reach universal access for all includes systems approach for coordinated implementation of a comprehensive policy. As such, this subtheme will focus on component of united nations SDG 6 Acceleration Framework while considering climate change. An emphasize will be put on fundamental policy elements and strategies to enhance private sector participation in the provision and delivery of inclusive services.
The overall expectation is to enrich knowledge and exchange on the creation of an environment supported by clear policy and regulations where effective sanitation systems are established, consistently maintained, and used by all.
Sessions will be centered around:
03
AFDB
The subtheme of innovative financing and resource mobilisation aligns with SDG 6 accelerator framework. Optimising finance is critical to channel resource for country plans thereby ushering new, smart practices and technologies to improve sanitation service delivery. Commitment 3 of the Ngor aims to ‘Establish and track sanitation and hygiene budget lines that consistently increase annually to reach a minimum of 0.5% GDP’
Giving the incommensurate funding in the sector, it is critical to collectively discuss and arrive at concreate approaches for efficient finance expenditure and adequate allocation of the limited resources. This will unlock ideas for effective sector coordination and foster implementation of sustainable initiatives.
This subtheme will showcase practical interventions around sector financing, what financing mechanisms exist and opportunities to harmonise approaches necessary for tapping into other SDG6 related sector finance. Discussions will encompass but not limited to the following:
04
WaterAid
The subtheme on inclusion, hygiene and behaviour change aligns with the Ngor Declaration on Sanitation and Hygiene. “achieve universal access to adequate and sustainable sanitation and hygiene services and eliminate open defecation by 2030”. The subtheme also aligns to the SDG target 6.2 to achieve “access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations” by 2030.
Good hygiene practices are central to the achievement of other SDGs including health, nutrition, gender and education. With a focus on inclusion and gender, the subtheme also relates to SDG5 on gender equality and empowerment for all women and girls. Good hygiene saves lives. It is a highly cost-effective investment which can prevent the spread of infectious diseases in communities, public spaces and healthcare facilities.
According to the 2023 SDG6 monitoring of hand hygiene, 401 million people in Africa lack handwashing facility at home, and a further 494 million people use facilities without soap and/or water (JMP, 2023). However, there are regional examples of rapid increase in coverage. COVID-19 has spurred improvement in hygiene policies across the region and several national governments in Africa have dedicated strategies and costed roadmaps to address the challenge. Learning from sessions under the subtheme will be synthesised into tangible recommendations to shift the dial on inclusion, hygiene and behaviour change across the region. The discussions focus on:
05
APHRC
This subtheme underscores the pivotal role of continuous research, learning and knowledge dissemination in driving meaningful progress for sanitation and hygiene service delivery. capacity development as referenced in the SDG6 accelerator framework – A better-skilled workforce improves service levels and increases job creation and retention in the water sector and related sector. Target 17.16 Enhance the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources, to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development.
There is therefore a growing emphasis worldwide on the use of knowledge to improve policies and practices with up to date research evidence. This emphasis calls upon knowledge producers including academia and organisations to produce more relevant evidence. This sub theme will aim to explore alignment of interest among various stakeholder, identify avenues for synergy to mobilise resources, sharing knowledge, promoting the creation and transfer of environmentally sound technologies, and building capacity.
Sessions around this subtheme will be centered around:
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