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Innovating planning & control

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In Nampula, ARA Centro-Norte is innovating the planning & control cycle. In 2020, the ARA is gaining experience with a system approach of “traffic light (red-yellow-green)” to indicate the progress on the operational action plan that was developed in 2019. ARA Centro-Norte is gaining also new experience with a more detailed financial estimate for the year 2020. "We welcome a more sustainable grip on finances." Said Director Carlitos Omar.

“Traffic light approach” creates overview

In January 2020, ARA Centro-Norte in Nampula adopted an approach of traffic lights (red-yellow-green). For an easy overview, the system indicates the progress of each subject in the action plan for planning & control. The new approach was introduced by experts Taco Mulder and Geert Room. To make it workable, they discussed all the details of the action plan with Mr Carlitos Omar and with the managers of the technical department, the financial department, the human resources department and the procurement/legal department.

A more detailed estimate

ARA Centro-Norte is also gaining experience with a more detailed annual financial estimate. Geert Room: “When developing the annual budget we used inputs from the national budget, the expenses made by the ARA during 2019, the costs for operation & maintenance and the own (tax) income of ARA Centro-Norte”. The estimate was further detailed by the mentioned staff, including Mrs Adelgisa, a financial controller financed through the Blue Deal partnership.

Next working visit

Geert Room expects a next working visit in the second half of 2020. “We hope to be able to monitor the development and implementation of the annual budget and have a look at the progress of the operational action plan. But only if we are allowed to visit Mozambique and not to be stopped because of the Covid-19 pandemic measures” - said Gert Room.

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Adequate protection against COVID-19

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Since last May, the employees of the SASB department in the city of Beira who work at the wastewater treatment plant (ETAR) have been safely protected against the COVID-19 virus. They received clothing, masks, gloves and disinfectants from Daviz Simango, the mayor of Beira.

Safety and Hygiene

Working at a wastewater treatment site or in sewage systems requires full attention to safety and hygiene. This topic was indicated as a priority by Moises Chenene, Director of SASB. Hence, at the end of 2019, we started sharing knowledge and experiences between DWA and SASB colleagues.

The COVID-19 crisis caused an urgency to give specific attention to protective personal equipment for the SASB employees working at the ETAR and the sewage system of the city.

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Development of a strategic plan at ARA Centro Norte

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“From 26 to 30 August 2019, we had a full week workshop at ARA Centro Norte in Nampula, with all heads of the departments and other staff members” - Said Carlitos Omar, ARA Norte General Director. “We discussed a lot about planning and control topics and we made some very important steps from our strategic plan towards an operational action plan. We also defined the outcomes and outputs of our new action plan“.

The Blue Deal effect: As Carlitos Omar mentioned: “it was very interesting to learn that with the help of the colours green, yellow and red of a traffic light we can easily and simply visualize the progress of our actions and tasks“.

The road to positive outcomes: During the workshop, we discussed and emphasized that an important element of our daily work is based on: "say what you do, and do as you say“.

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