Evaluation of two water supply projects in the Center-North and Sahel Provinces

In charge of the WASH and monitoring components

Institutional support to the Government in decentralisation and deconcentration of water supply in rural areas. Expertise in several short term missions for operation and maintenance procedures.

Collection and treatment of hydraulic data and teledetection in the hydraulic water basin of Tensift

Feasibility study for the installation of two hydropower plants.

Technical coordination of the contractors, field visits, launch of the works

Team leader for the formulation of the second phase of a project aiming at the improvement of water supply and sanitary conditions in the region of Dosso. Budget of 7 M EUR, 4 years.

Infrastructure expert for the formulation of a new project, aiming at the improvement of the water supply and sanitary conditions in the Maritime Region. Budget of 16.7 M EUR, 5 years.

Supervision of the installation of the software and websites. Technical coordination between beneficiaries and users (civil servants, NGOs, funding agencies).

Team leader of the final evaluation of a water supply and construction of sanitary infrastructures project, in the regions of Kaolack, Kaffrine, Diourbel and Fatick. 100.000 beneficiaries

Technical coordination of the contractors, field visits, launch of the works

Mid-term evaluation of a project aiming at the construction of a training center and the drafting of the pedagogical offer. The beneficiary was the national water distribution company, l’Algérienne des Eaux, 26000 employees.

Infrastructure expert for the drafting of training modules aiming at capacity building of civil servants in the water sector, cummunal staff and private sector.

Technical support to UE Delegation in the preparation of the Water and Sanitation Sectoral Review 2011. Determination of the disbursement conditions in the framework of the Sectoral Budget Support.

Preparation of a concept note for an intervention in the water and sanitation sectors, for a total of 14 M EUR, financed by the MDG Initiative of the European Union

Final Evaluation of a 5-year water and sanitation program, by EU and HARMO criteria.

Analysis and evaluation of the procedures and execution of contracts under SBS in the water and sanitation sectors. Funds transferred for 201 communes and to 6 regional branches of the Ministry of Water.

Feasibility, draft and final studies for the water supply of 14 semi-rural towns in Mali.

Data collection and drafting of the water and sanitation master plan, discussions with the different stakeholders (political authorities, traditional authorities, funding agencies, projects, beneficiaries, etc.). Workshop for presentation of the conclusions.

Analysis and drafting of 3 databases allowing 3 directions of Ministries to follow-up the activities (operational and financial) of civil society organizations.

Preparation of Master Plans for water and sanitation in a town of Northern Namibia.

Mid-term evaluation of a 5-year water and sanitation programme in the Dosso region.

Support to the development of (MIS -GIS) monitoring systems for water and sewerage networks in the County of Botosani (rural and urban networks).

Technical study of the actual situation of water supply in 5 secondary towns, proposition of investments.

Expertise for the update and extension of the SIGMA database (water and sanitation infrastructures nationwide) and integration of water resources monitoring system.

Update of the Master Plans for a 70.000 inhabitant town in Northern Namibia, including GIS.

Drafting of a methodology and field validation for the systematic identification and characterization of grazing areas and water points; database and GIS (ArcMap) to produce thematic maps (260.000 km² area).

Formulation of the water supply component of a multi-sector project in North Mali.

Drafting of a database for the evaluation and review of the process of calls for proposals. 300 proposals, 85 countries.

Drafting of a database and GIS (ArcMap) for the programming and monitoring of investments by all the donors in the rural sector. Training of users.

Update and finalization of the projects’ documents for the installation of 75 boreholes and 125 spring catchments in 3 provinces of the country.

Final evaluation of a project aiming at the construction of new infrastructures and beneficiaries awareness programmes (130 boreholes, 120 waterpoints, 100 water committees, 18 dams)

Final evaluation of a project aiming at the construction of new infrastructures and beneficiaries awareness programmes, for a 65,000 inhabitants town

Drafting of the technical offer of the Consulting Agency

Identification of the needs and development of a monitoring and evaluation software for the activities of an irrigation improvement project. Including GIS (ArcMap). Extension to the irrigation in the whole country. Users’ training.

Finalization and tests for a software allowing the development projects monitoring, indicators.

Technical assistance to the Ministry of Environment and Water for the starting procedure of the 9th EDF – Water supply (50 M EUR). Development of a monitoring software for the Programme’s activities. Users’ training.

Technical audit of the infrastructures, costs evaluation, accuracy of the intervention. Infrastructures project: schools, health centers, water supply, electrification.

Improvement of the monitoring principles in the logical framework and the indicators, in collaboration with the components managers. National Programme for Rural Infrastructures (water supply, roads, agriculture, etc.). Improvement of the database.

Project (MODRU) aiming at the reconstruction of urban infrastructures. Definition of the impact measurement procedures during the tendering, procurement and execution process. Creation of a database. Training of users.

Drafting of a database centralizing all the existing data about water resources in Rwanda : sources, catchments, drillings, hydrogeology, hydrometry, catchment areas, etc… Monitoring of water resources. Link to a GIS (ArcMap). Training of users.

Project aiming at the development of agricultural activities generating incomes and of quality for export to high added value markets (cofee, tea, fruits). Determination of the base situation, "before project". Drafting of a database for the monitoring of the project. Training of users.

Identification of the needed improvement in order to reach the EU-norms and regulations. Water supply and sewerage networks modeling, development management programme, prior interventions, on short and long terms. Development of a GIS for the mission’s internal use.

Identification of the monitoring principles in the logical framework, definition and development of the indicators, in collaboration with the components managers. Development of a database for the monitoring and evaluation of the project's indicators. Training of users.

Identification of the needed improvement in order to reach the EU-norms and regulations. Water supply and sewerage networks modeling, development management programme, prior interventions, on short and long terms.

Final study of 32 water supply networks in the regions of Diourbel, Fatick and Kaolack. Development of a methodology for the quick and reliable identification of the network's characteristics, automatisation of the technical needs (calculations, reporting, etc.). GIS of the interventions.

Identification of the existing infrastructures : condition, needs in rehabilitation, extensions. Technical studies : hydraulic networks, civil works. Hydraulic modeling with a specialized technical software and GIS (ArcMap). Training of users.

Diagnosis study of the infrastructures, analysis and investment proposals for the development programme of the Centre-Ouest. Inventory of the following infrastructures : health, training, water supply, irrigation, agro-pastoralism, roads, tracks. Development of a monitoring database and a GIS (ArcMap).

Study of the Tolomosa River characteristics : erosion level, assessment of the hydraulic resources and siltation of the San Jacinto reservoir. Drafting of a computer tool (database and GIS) for the modeling of erosion and protection propositions. Training of users.

Improvement and up-date of the database for the monitoring of the demobilization process (military, police forces, former rebels) after the end of the civil war. Financial control of the disbursements, termination of the previous phases, preparation of the next phases.

Drafting of a database for the recording and treatment of data related to the fluids circulations in the brewery.

Identification of the demand, analysis of the investment programmes, optimization of the financing, analysis of the existing infrastructures and evolution propositions in the view of the privatization of the water supply services.

Coherence of the data, preparation of the automated encoding forms for funds requests, drafting of automated import routines for the DAPHNE and Fundamental Rights Programmes (EU, DG Justice) databases.

Creation and development of a national MIS for the agricultural resources in marshlands. Creation and development of a MIS for catchment areas protection against erosion. Training of users.

Responsible for the water supply networks and civil engineering of the project.

Identification study, final study and tender documents drafting for the water supply of the Rutongo hospital. Characterization of the resources, identification of the beneficiaries, topographic study, technical studies.

Rehabilitation of the water supply and sanitation facilities and networks in the city of Sibiu (200 000 inhabitants). Identification, measurement and cost estimates of the needed rehabilitation works to the networks and facilities. Preparation of a GIS system for the water and sewerage networks.

Supervision of the works of 2 new buildings at the Ouagadougou University. Definition of the methodology, administrative, technical and financial issues. Follow-up of the activities and identification of the delays' causes. Proposition of improvements. Evaluation of the entrepreneur's and architecture company's quality and capacities.

Final study of 4 water supply networks, including a sanitation part. Characterization of the resources, identification of the beneficiaries, networks study (more than 60 km), tender documents, study of the sanitation condition of the populations and improvement propositions. GIS (ArcMap) application for data processing of field data.

Creation and development of a software for the operational follow-up of a water supply network: water treatment plant, pumping stations, network, distribution, billing, stock management. Operational and accounting follow-up. Monitoring system, including a GIS (ArcMap) module.

Development of a database for field surveys. Relations analysis, structure definition, programming, data processing. Identification of the health factors.

Support to monitoring software development : forms, reports, testing, links with external applications

Support to monitoring software development : tables definition, forms, reports, testing

Development of a software for looped networks calculations. Extension of the water supply network for the city of Soa (Yaounde).

Study for the improvement and extension of the water treatment plant and pumping station of Itengue. Present production: 90 m³/h, future demand : 290 m³/h. Analysis and improvement of the existing system, study of a new treatment plant, including pipelines and pumping station. Networks study, measurement, cost estimate, tender documents.

Water supply in Nyarubuye. Demand : 20 m³/h, characterization of the resources, identification of the beneficiaries, networks study, tender documents.

Support to monitoring software development : tables definition, forms, reports, testing

Hand-over of the co-operation activities to a private structure of technical co-operation. Evaluation of the remaining activities for every project (technical, financial, respect of the logical framework, etc.)

Water supply and sanitation study of Diapaga town (Province of Tapoa). Demand : 30 m³/h, 22 000 inhabitants, search for boreholes, storage study, water treatment, distribution network, etc. Computerized processing of the field data.

The city of Ouidah has numerous problems on the path of its development: water supply, sewerage and sanitation, solid waste management, etc… The goal of the mission was to identify possible development projects, that could be submitted to the financing of the Walloon Region of Belgium

Flows simulations and modeling. Drafting and calculation of civil works infrastructures.

Computerisation of human resources activities (salaries, curriculum vitae, holidays, etc.). Development of software's and databases for the management of employees and experts. Technical software's : water supply, measurement and cost estimates, CAD, etc.

Evaluation of the relations between Belgian NGOs and their local partners (85 NGOs, 96 partners, 28 countries). In charge of the automatisation of the fields surveys into databases, data analysis, production of reports.

Water supply of Kouratountou, Prefecture of Telimele. Final study, topography, hydrogeological study.

Support to the software development: programming and GIS

Drafting and development of a software for automatisation of calculations, measurements, cost estimates and tender documents in water supply projects.

126 km of water supply networks and catchment of 600 sources in the Musambira, Nyabikenke and Rutobwe communes (Prefecture of Gitarama). Final studies (topography, calculations, measurements, cost estimates), drafting and launching of tenders for procurement and works, selection of enterprises, works supervision, direct execution of some works.

Water supply project in the Province of Telimele. 55 km water networks in the Bende district. Topography, hydrology, final studies. Measurements, cost estimates, tender documents.

Improvement and development of the facilities in the Carama Area, North of Bujumbura, 160 ha, 22000 inhabitants. Drafting of the tender documents. Water supply, electrification and public lighting works supervision.

Feasibility and final study, tender documents for the creation of a 45 ha industrial area in Bujumbura. Roads (4 km), Rainwater networks (9 km), Sewerage (4.2 km), Water supply (5 km) and electrification. Development of urban regulations.

Supervision and works management of a water supply network for the Kanombe military hospital in Kigali.

Supervision and works management for the construction of a water tank. Belgian Military Co-operation in Kigali.

Feasibility and final studies for the water supply in the Provinces of Bubanza, Cibitoke and Makamba. Field visit of the networks, inventory of the hydraulic and sanitation infrastructures, diagnosis of the rehabilitation works.

Courses : Materials technology, Concrete technology, Roads and civil works, Metallic construction, Statics, Topography.