As announced on 31 August 2020, Sanitation and Water for All partnership ran elections during September and October to select some of the new Steering Committee members. We are pleased to announce the results of the 2020 SWA Steering Committee Elections, which were conducted in accordance with the SWA Governance Document.
The SWA partners elected Steering Committee members from their respective constituencies and sub-categories through a confidential elections process. For the 2020 elections, nominations were accepted from 4 to 11 September, and voting was held from 22 to 30 September 2020.
Regarding the process for the CSOs Latin American and Caribbean Representative and the Latin American and Caribbean Government sub-category, the number of nominations was equal to the number of vacant seats, the nominated partners were, therefore, declared the representatives without the need for an election.
In the case of Eastern and Southern Africa, the Middle East and North Africa and South Asia, voting resulted in ties. The secretariat has therefore held runoff elections in these government sub-categories from 5 to 7 October and from 7 to 12 October 2020.
Please find below the names of Partners who have been elected to the Steering Committee for a three-year term. Inductions for new Steering Committee members will take place in December 2020.
Civil Society Organizations
CSO – Asia:
- Newly elected: VILD foundation and Ortho Surgeon in the SVYM Hospital, India - Dr. Seetharam M R (main)
- Newly elected: Development Organisation of the Rural Poor (DORP), Bangladesh- Mr. Zobair Hasan (alternate)
CSO – Community Based Organizations:
- Elections will be conducted after the December 2020 SC Meeting
CSO – Latin America and the Caribbean:
- Newly elected: Freshwater Action Network Mexico (FANMex)- Ms. Nathalie Seguin Tovar (main)
- Newly elected: Asociación Regional Centroamericana de Agua y Medio Ambiente (ARCA), Costa Rica - Mr. Jorge Mora Portugues (alternate)
Governments
Eastern and Southern Africa:
- Newly elected: Zimbabwe- Mr. Dhoba Lovemore (main) and Mr. Nyamandi Victor (alternate)
East Asia and the Pacific:
- Newly elected: Cambodia - H.E. Mr. Ouk Rabun (main) and H.E. Mr. Saravuth Sok (alternate)
The Middle East and North Africa:
- Newly elected: State of Palestine – Ms. Majeda Alawneh (main) and Mrs. Rehab Thaher (alternate)
Latin America and the Caribbean:
- Newly elected: Costa Rica – H.E. Ms. Yamileth Astorga (main) and H.E. Ms. Haydée Rodríguez-Romero (alternate)
South Asia:
- Newly elected: Nepal – Mr. Madhav Belbase (main) and Mr. Sunil Kumar Das (alternate)
West and Central Africa:
- Newly elected:
- Côte d'Ivoire – Ms. Bragori Hélène Epse Yocolly (main)
- Nigeria – Mr. Emmanuel Awe (main) and Ms. Oluyemisi Akpa (alternate)
External Support Agencies
- Newly elected:
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) - Mr. Paul Deverill (main) and Mr. Leonard Tedd (alternate)
-The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) - Mr. Dominic O’Neill (main) and Ms. Sue Coates (alternate)
Private Sector
- Elections for the other seat will be conducted after the December 2020 Steering Committee Meeting
Research and Learning
- Newly Elected: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)- Dr. Sarah Dickin (main) and Ms. Madeleine Fogde (alternate)
We thank all our partners for their participation and support in this crucial process, as we continue to focus our energy on deepening the engagement of all partners.