A publication on water sector governance in Africa produced by Cowater International was officially launched at this year’s Africa Water Week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Water Sector Governance in Africa publication provides an overview and an assessment of the state of water sector governance on the continent. It does …
read moreCowater, in partnership with World University Service of Canada (WUSC), recently signed a new, six-year contract with CIDA to implement the “Local Leadership for Development” (LLD) project in Indonesia. Under this contract, the Government of Canada is providing 13 million dollars to support democratic governance and enhance participation of civil …
read moreThe Government of Nigeria, with funding from the World Bank, has awarded Cowater a contract to assist the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation of Nigeria to professionalize and modernize the OAG’s internal audit function by: developing internal audit strategies; recommending a legal and governance structure required for a …
read moreCowater International and its partner agency, GTZ IS, were recently the proud recipients of a Certificate of Merit for their efforts, since 2007, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Ministry of Health of the DRC congratulated the firms on their roles in the successful implementation of the “Projet d’Appui …
read moreCowater, in association with a local partner, has been selected by the International Finance Corporation to undertake an assignment focused on developing innovative financial instruments to scale-up the commercial finance market in the sanitation sector of East Java, Indonesia. Through the Community-Led Total Sanitation approach, East Java has seen some significant …
read moreCowater recently completed an assignment on behalf of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to monitor the Agency’s rehabilitation and reconstruction projects in Indonesia following the 2004 tsunami. As CIDA’s monitor, Cowater analyzed and reported on the progress and performance of nineteen projects as well as CIDA’s reconstruction program as …
read moreCowater has been selected by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) to provide the services of four gender specialists to its Gender Equality Support Services Panel. The purpose of the Gender Support Services Panel is to enhance the quality and effectiveness of Australia’s aid program by providing high quality gender …
read moreCowater has been selected by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) to provide a specialist to the Governance Support Services Panel. Cowater will provide in-depth quality advice, support, and capacity building services to AusAID’s Political Governance initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region. The services provided will be in the areas …
read moreOn Thursday March 25th, Cowater welcomed many of our clients, consultants, partners, and Embassy representatives to an open house at our Ottawa headquarters, in celebration of our 25th anniversary in international development. Attendees enjoyed entertainment, food and refreshments while reminiscing about the more than 275 projects delivered by Cowater over …
read moreCowater recently signed a contract with the World Bank and the Government of Rwanda to strengthen the internal audit capacity of the Government Chief Internal Auditor in Rwanda’s Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning. Cowater will provide several internal audit, information systems and public financial management experts who build the …
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