GOPA Infra held its final conference for the TA programme “Establishing Leadership Development Programmes for the HCWW & Developing its Financial Strategy” in Cairo thus bringing the two million Euro project funded by the European Union to a successful completion. The conference was attended by over 100 participants including the Chairman and Vice Chairmen of the Holding Company for Water and Wastewater (HCWW), HCWW and Affiliated Companies’ (ACs) staff as well as representatives of the European Union,  European Investment Bank, KfW Development Bank and Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.

It is the first integrated Leadership Development Programme building capacity in HCWW and the ACs in order to develop the next generation of utility managers. The programme has demonstrably strengthened institutional capacity by developing operation, maintenance and project management skills thus supporting HCWW plans to identify and promote future leaders. The programme has also developed a financial model and financial sustainability ‘roadmaps’ to enable decision-makers at HCWW and the ACs to determine the best possible options for achieving financial stability. Donor representatives asked for upscaling by replication and building on the momentum already generated.