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Hydrogeological Review of the Mauritano-Senegalese Aquifer

August 24, 2019Patrick Kilchenmann

The Geneva Water Hub has requested early 2019 the expert advice of DROPSTONE to carry out an extensive review of the scientific knowledge related to the Mauritano-Senegalese aquifer, in order to prepare a round table with representing members of the four States sharing the same underground waters (Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia and Guinea-Bissau). The hydrogeology of…

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Training Courses in Conflict Sensitive Programme Management – CAR

August 24, 2019Patrick Kilchenmann

DROPSTONE provided during 2018 two training courses on conflict sensitive programme management (CSPM) to teams of the French Red Cross and Triangle Generation Humanitaire, implementing partners of the French Agency for Development, in Central African Republic. Our colleague Laurent Sax was sent to Bambari to explain CSPM strategies, procedures and tools, which are designed for…

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Borehole drilling in Geneva

May 12, 2018Patrick Kilchenmann

The Geological Service of the State of Geneva requested DROPSTONE to drill a borehole in Carouge (Geneva) in order to replace a former one that was damaged with the years. The purpose of the work is to allow a continuous monitoring of the underground water quality. The former borehole, used since 1976, was a historical…

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Water supply systems rehabilitation in Ecuador

April 2, 2018Patrick Kilchenmann

Dropstone is providing technical and managerial support to the Ecuadorian Red Cross, which is implementing a water supply project financed by the Swiss Red Cross and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent. Our senior hydrogeologist Laurent Sax was sent by the SRC to the Western Coast of the country, in the…

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Conflict prevention and management by communities in the Sahel

January 7, 2018Patrick Kilchenmann

Dropstone ended the year with the evaluation of a conflict prevention and management project by communities in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. The project, implemented by the HD Centre since 2015, has selected, trained and created a network of 286 sedentary and nomadic community leaders. The traditional leaders have solved an impressive number of conflicts…

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Developing the institutional strategy of the CSP

November 9, 2017Patrick Kilchenmann

Dropstone has animated during two days in Leysin an intensive workshop for 60 staff and committee members. The CSP is an important Swiss organization working for the disatvantaged people of the Canton of Vaud. Dropstone provided the methodology to formulate the Vision, Missions, and Values. Critical points were discussed during SWOT sessions. As a team,…

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Socio-anthropological study in Mauritania

October 11, 2017Patrick Kilchenmann

Dropstone has been awarded a mandate by the French Agency for Development (Agence Française de Développement – AFD) to carry out a socio-anthropological study in remote villages located in three regions bordering Mali and Senegal. The aim is to better understand the intercommunal dynamics and challenges and the local conflict resolution mechanisms, in order to…

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  • Hydrogeological Review of the Mauritano-Senegalese Aquifer August 24, 2019
  • Training Courses in Conflict Sensitive Programme Management – CAR August 24, 2019
  • Borehole drilling in Geneva May 12, 2018
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Study of the geothermal potential of underground water of Geneva

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Advisor to a rural water supply programme in Tunisia

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WASH emergency support for the hurricane Matthew, Haiti

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Vocational training centre in South Sudan

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Change management specialist

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