Partners
Working with partners is a key approach for IHE Delft, as well as the Programme to help solve water and development challenges. The programme encourages partnerships to be long-term engagements in which different kinds of organizations collaborate on addressing relevant water challenges on a basis of complementary, mutual respect, equality and inclusion of diverse actors. We believe that this approach better facilitates positive societal impact of our supported activities. This page highlights the partnerships within phase 2 of the Programme.
Partnerships and Impact
The DUPC2 activities so far, are developed and implemented with roughly 230 partners of which 147 are partners from the 34 low- and middle-income countries, mainly from the DUPC2 focus regions. With about 20% of all partners from low- and middle-income countries, IHE Delft already collaborates over a longer time period, for instance through joint educational programmes.
We have stimulated a more prominent role for Global South partners as well as women in projects. As a result, about one quarter of the projects is led by focus region partners, and over 40% of the projects are led by women. Additionally, through Call criteria we have further diversified partnerships. This focus has resulted in an increased involvement of civil society, government and private sector (see Figure to the right). Although the majority of the DUPC2 partners are from our focus countries, we also do collaborate in projects with western and Dutch partners, they contribute with specific expertise, and also to build synergies between our activities in the focus regions.
