Chamber Association Partnership (DEVIWAS)

[Project completed] German-Vietnamese Association Partnership for competence development in the Vietnamese water sector

Within the framework of the Chamber and Association Partnership Programme, BMZ supported the project DEVIWAS – German-Vietnamese Association Partnership for Competence Development in the Vietnamese Water Sector via Sequa GmbH. DEVIWAS was implemented based on cooperation between GWP and the Vietnamese Water and Wastewater Association VWSA.

The first phase of the project ran from June 2013 to May 2016 and was successfully completed. The second phase has been running since June 2016 and the project was completed in May 2019. 

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Project results

  • Management and organization of VWSA are professional and have a sustainable financing concept.
  • VWSA offers a needs-based service.
  • VWSA is a recognized dialogue partner and information mediator in the water sector for businesses, politics, administration and the public.
  • VWSA has strengthened its international network and supports international technology transfer.

Planned measures

As part of the project, various capacity development measures will be implemented both within the VWSA office and as part of the training programmes for VWSA members. The topics for the respective workshops were determined based on a member survey. In addition, peer-to-peer training, specialist exchanges and other networking approaches between the members of GWP and VWSA are encouraged or established.

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