The Team
The African Water Facility is headquartered in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, with satellite offices in Tunisia (Tunis) and South Africa (Pretoria).
The AWF Secretariat administers applications, grants, partnerships and operations. The team of technical experts upraises projects, offers technical advice and monitors projects all the way to completion.
Management
Osward Chanda
Director - Water and Sanitation Department
Osward Chanda was appointed Director for the African Development Bank's Water Development and Sanitation Department and the African Water Facility in 2021. A global player in the water sector, Chanda has been recognized as an International Water Association Fellow, and has served on the Word Water Council Governing Board. Chanda has worked on infrastructure development financing, water services regulation, institutional reforms, policy and strategy development. Chanda holds a Bachelor's Degree in civil engineering from Zambia, and a master's degree from the University of Melbourne in Australia.
Osward Chanda
Director - Water and Sanitation DepartmentAWF Secretariat
Mtchera Johannes Chirwa
Coordinator
Samuel Blazyk
Chief Program and Coordination Officer
Sagbo Kouamé, Rolande Denise
Unit Assistant
Foday Kargbo
Principal Finance Administration and Resource Management Officer
Technical experts
Maureen Ntege-Wasswa
Senior Sanitation Engineer
Franz Hollhuber
Principal Water and Sanitation Specialist
Dr. Debjyoty Mukherjee
Principal Public-Private Partnership Finance Expert
Frederick Tumusiime
Principal Sanitation Specialist
Kente Liliane Sandra
Principal Sanitation Specialist
