Dates:

Tuesday 29th to Thursday 31st of July 2025
Participanting WSAs:

  1. iLembe District Municipality
  2. City of uMhlathuze Local Municipality
  3. King Cetshwayo District Municipality
  4. Msunduzi Local Municipality
  5. Newcastle Local Municipality
This training is designed for a total of 25 participants, organized into 5 teams.

Venue:
  • Palm Dune Beach Lodge
  • Retired lodge in Blythedale Beach (KwaDukusa) to avoid distractions and get the best out of the training.
  • The training includes fully accommodation and meals. Please note that transport to and from the training venue is not included.
Address:
9 Umvoti Drive
Blythedale Beach
4450
South Africa
Web: https://palmdune.co.za/site/

Please note: This is a residential training, and all participants are kindly required to stay at the hotel for the entire duration of the program. This is essential to create an immersive, focused environment where everyone can fully benefit from the experience.

Field visit

Wednesday, 30th July morning

  • Shallcross, Informal settlement: visiting an Aquonic system.
  • Pholani Informal Settlement, La Mercy: visiting a Clear Enviro Loo system.

Transport for the entire field visit is included

 

Concept notes for WESS implementation

To access the concept note, please click on the WSA that corresponds to you:

  1. Group 1: iLembe District Municipality
  2. Group 2: City of uMhlathuze Local Municipality
  3. Group 3: King Cetshwayo District Municipality
  4. Group 4: Msunduzi Local Municipality
  5. Group 5: Newcastle Local Municipality

This series of trainings is a collaborative effort of the:

This training was prepared for the Gates Foundation. The findings and conclusions contained within are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect policies of the Gates Foundation.