Day 1 – Theme: The SMART Approach and other innovative approaches
Lecturers: SMART Centres, MetaMeta, S. Sutton
- Opening and introduction (SOLDEV)
- Expectations and getting to know each other + introduction of the organising organisations
- The SMART Approach. An Introduction
- SMART Centres around the world. Experiences and best and worst practices, including SMART Centre Group introduction
- Self-supply (Self paid wells/supply) and supported Self supply. Its potential to reach SDG 6 and 5 other SDGs– various models and main benefits discussed in depth
- From CBM to FBM. Changing the paradigm. From VLOM or Community Based Management to Family Based Management. Examples from Mozambique
- Faith & Water. How faith based organisations help to reach the last mile, the remote, the small communities. Experiences from Mozambique and Malawi
- Well clubs. Reducing cost of family wells by means of users doing all the labour
- Safe water at Point of Use via Utilities. The example Ethiopia
- SWAM. Explanation of Bold idea Safe Water for All in Malawi for 2US$ pp
Day 2 – Theme: Innovative technologies. SMARTechs for water supply, agriculture/ productive use, sanitation, Household Water Treatment
Lecturers SMART Centres, MetaMeta, SNV
- Wells and Manual drilling
- Hand and Solar Pumps.
- Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage. 6 different options including chemicals and household filters.
- Rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge. Storage tanks (above and underground), tube recharge to avoid wells going dry, 3R options
- Irrigation. Different options for drip irrigation, Rainmaker, Improved rain fed farming
- Introduction to SMART Water for Agriculture by SNV
- Sanitation Corbelled latrine, SaTopan latrines, different Pit latrines
- Evaluations Rope pumps
- Evaluation Table Top Filters
- Visit to demonstration field
Day 3 – Theme: Business development, marketing support, coaching, future joint activities
Lecturers SMART Centres, MetaMeta, SNV
- The Jacana model: Tool to select promising entrepreneurs
- Tools to start and run a SMART Centre; USPs, clients
- Coaching entrepreneurs; working with entrepreneurs; private sector development
- mWater Monitoring evaluation, experiences Zambia and Malawi
- Marketing SMARTechs – experiences from the ground by 2 Malawian entrepreneurs
- Innovative marketing approaches – a.o. Try and Buy approach
- Starting a SMART Centre, What does it take to start and run a SC, conditions to become a member
- Cooperation. What can the SMART Centres do for you? What can you do for SMART Centres?
- Evaluation. What did you learn? What did you miss?
Day 4 – Optional day, Field visit + network building
- Field visits with exercise
- Morning Farmers, users SMARTechs
- Afternoon Entrepreneurs producing SMARTechs
- Maximising knowledge and skills and encouraging sharing through the SMART Centre Group