Humanitarian
Services
Aplimentec provides humanitarian engineering skills
for water, sanitation and hygiene programs in communities. Most of the programs
are implemented in rural areas that have been identified as high priority
targets. All Aplimentec staff: engineers, technicians, community facilitators
and trainers, are well trained to provide humanitarian engineering services.
The services not only focus on the physical construction, but also empower the
community to help themselves through capacity building, enhanced awareness, and
ownership management.
Our water projects are oriented to full community participation
– from decision making about the location of tap stands, physical construction, and then empowering a local organization to sustainably manage
and maintain the system. Aplimentec encourages participation and shared roles
and responsibilities throughout all facets of the community. Aplimentec design
water systems taking into consideration appropriate technology, asset life,
security of supply, protection for a healthy environment and sustainability.
Our water projects are oriented to full community participation
– from decision making about the location of tap stands, physical construction, and then empowering a local organization to sustainably manage
and maintain the system. Aplimentec encourages participation and shared roles
and responsibilities throughout all facets of the community. Aplimentec design
water systems taking into consideration appropriate technology, asset life,
security of supply, protection for a healthy environment and sustainability.
Engineering
Services
Aplimentec
have 10 engineering staff with skills in structural design, civil, mechanical,
electrical, and chemical engineering. They have experience in carrying out
engineering survey; design; cost estimation; writing technical specifications;
condition assessments; construction supervision, monitoring and quality control
for water and sanitation infrastructure.
The
engineers do not stand alone, they work as a team. The Aplimentec engineering
staff can also provide training in civil construction for water supply and
sanitation infrastructure.
Aplimentec Engineering Consultant (AEC) was
established in 2009. The AEC are licensed as Engineering Consultants, and can
therefore provide services to the Government. Profits from AEC go to Aplimentec
Foundation. AEC are available for engineering consultancy services including
the survey, design and construction management for water infrastructure,
irrigation, buildings, roads, and bridges.
Aplimentec
have a professional team of community facilitators who organize communities in
various activities. Activities include water programs, sanitation-hygiene
promotion, and natural resources management.
Water
programs and Health Promotion (WASH)
Aplimentec
facilitators work with the community to develop the Community Action Plan
(CAP), to support GMF formation (Groupo Manega Fasilidade or local water
committee), to train GMF members, support regular meetings, community
mobilization and promoting gender equality in water management.
Aplimentec
facilitators work with the community to implement community lead total
sanitation (CLTS), and hygiene promotion. These activities are conducted
regularly through behavior change communication (BCC), monitoring, mentoring
and training.
is
oriented towards promoting environmental protection, especially at water
sources. Aplimentec facilitators support the community to: enforce traditional
law in environmental protection; enhance community awareness to avoid
environmental damage; promote seeding programs, planting and reforesting
landslide areas; and to establish an NRM group who maintain the environmental
conservation efforts to conserve the forest, protect water sources, and manage
land sustainably.Working Experiences
Aplimentec
has worked with various institutions since 2002. Aplimentec has had
partnerships with the Japan Embassy for a water program, CIDA-Canada for a
sanitation project, AusAID for a WASH program, CDM for civil engineering, USAID
for a WASH program, ADB for a WASH program, SAS for engineering survey and
design, Ministry of Agriculture for engineering services, Ministry of
Infrastructure for engineering services, and The Promise Timor Leste (Korean
INGO) for engineering survey and design.
Most of
the partnership programs were for engineering survey and design, community
water supply construction, health promotion (WASH) and natural resource
management (NRM). Most projects were for rural communities. Aplimentec can also
support urban water supply planning, capacity building, and engineering
services.
Aplimentec strives to build relationships with
donors and partners through mutual respect and shared values. For more
information visit us: www.aplimentec.co.nr
