DW “inherited” an emergency water project in Angola from the
International Committee of the Red Cross at the beginning of 1997. We
deliberately use the word “inherit” because the transfer of
responsibility for the project included the transfer of trained staff,
vehicles and equipment. A common donor, Swiss Humanitarian Aid,
facilitated the transfer of project management from the ICRC to DW. When
SHA requested DW to assume continued management of the project, it
clearly indicated that it attributed major importance to the
introduction of strategies which would ensure sustainable management of
the water points in the long term.
