The Water Environment Association of Nigeria (WEAN) is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization of more than 1000 individual members and affiliate organisations representing water quality professionals around Nigeria.
WEAN is an associate member of Water Environment Federation (WEF) based in United States of America.
Since 2001, WEAN and its members have protected public health and the water environment. WEAN and its network of members provides water quality professionals around the Nigeria with the latest in water quality education, training, and business opportunities.
WEAN’s diverse membership includes scientists, engineers, regulators, academics, utility managers, plant operators, and other professionals. WEAN uses this collective knowledge to further shared the goal of improving water quality around Nigeria and beyond.
WEAN provides technical education and training for water quality professionals who clean and manages water and keep the environment natural.
Nigerian water system is in crisis. Despite safe water and sanitation being our human rights, millions of Nigerians lack access to these basic essentials of life according to United Nations.
Therefore, WEAN wants to partner with government ministries, agencies and department to ensure the sustainable management of water resources, good sanitation and keeping clean environment in view of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda.
MISSION STATEMENT
To attract and develop diverse and passionate professionals, cultivate a purpose-driven community to sustainably solve water challenges for all, and lead the transformation to the circular water economy.
OUR STRATEGIC PLAN
At the Water Environment Association, our vision for the future is life free of water challenges. As water professionals, this is our ultimate goal – a world where each person has access to clean water and sanitation, where communities prosper, and where nature thrives.
OUR FOCUS
WEAN indicators include,
i. Drinking water
ii. Water management
iii. Sanitation and Hygiene
iv. Waste water management
v. Improved Water quality
vi. Ecosystem
AIM
WEAN is operating under a Strategic Plan built on the vision of a life free of water challenges.
Our ultimate goal is a world where each person has access to clean water and sanitation, where communities prosper, and where nature thrives.
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
Membership benefits include;
i. Access to exclusive content
ii. Job opportunities
iii. Networking opportunities
iv. Marketing Representatives from foreign companies
v. Attending international conferences and seminars
vi. Discount on products and services
vii. The best platform to share best practices
viii. The best platform to advertise your products and services to water and environmental professionals through our bi-monthly magazine called EnviWater Magazine.
ix. WEAN has no independent decision-making power but seeks to influence people in authority to make decisions that will benefits all.
PAST ENGAGEMENTS
Between 2001 and 2005, WEAN collaborated with Rivers and Delta State government in training both their waste managers and staffs of their respective water corporation on waste management and water supply.
We equally partnered with Federal Ministry of Water Resources to organize seminar and workshop on World Water Day of June 5 2005.
We also presented paper during debate on the Water Bill.
OBJECTIVES
WEAN is committed to increasing awareness of the impact and value of water. As a critical part of our mission, WEAN works to improve clean water, the water profession, clean water services, and then to develop the dilapidated water infrastructure in Nigeria that supports it as an essential to protecting public health, the environment and quality of life.
The key strategic objectives under the Strategic Plan are:
1. to attract and develop a diverse and passionate dedicated professionals;
2. to cultivate a purpose-driven community to sustainably solve water challenges for all; and
3. to lead the transformation to the Nigerian circular water economy.
The Strategic Plan embodies WEAN’s embrace of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. WEAN is committed to equity and inclusion in all aspects of our work, including within the governance structure and leadership, WEAN partners, WEAN staff, and the WEAN membership.
This commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion will guide our work and our programs, culminating in outcomes that will improve public health for all in Nigeria.
As water professionals, this is our ultimate objective – a world where each person has access to clean water and sanitation, where communities prosper, and where nation thrives. To get there, our mission is to inspire the water community in pursuit of human and environmental well-being.
We need to attract and develop diverse and passionate professionals, cultivate a purpose-driven community to sustainably solve water challenges for all, and lead the transformation to the circular water economy. As we undertake this work, let’s also shine a light on our sector. Let’s amplify the stories of water to grow, strengthen and diversify the water community.
We all have a part to play in forging a sustainable water framework and future.
So, bring your authority, your talents, your ingenuity, your dedication, your experience, your passion, your water stories, your influence, your wealth and join us.