Hybrid distance water learning in Ethiopia

Ethiopia is among the countries with lowest water and sanitation coverage in Africa. To meet with the countries ambitious Millennium Development Goals there is an urgent need for capacity building in the water sector. This paper describes an innovative project that developed a new approach for practice based self-learning for local staff working at Woreda level. This approach combines conventional paper based Distance Learning with CD-rom and E-based learning, 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.