34th WEDC International Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2009 WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND MULTISECTORAL APPROACHE S Hybrid Distance Water Learning in Ethiopia

Ethiopia is among the countries with lowest water a nd sanitation coverage in Africa. To meet with the countries ambitious Millennium Development Goals th ere is an urgent need for capacity building in the water sector. This paper describes an innovative pr oject that developed a new approach for practice based self-learning for local staff working at Wore da level. This approach combines conventional paper based Distance Learning with CD-rom and E-based lea rning, supported by a network of trainers and resource persons. The paper describes the approach and presents a way forward to support large numbers of sector staff learning to apply improved intervention strategies in their job environment.