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VIDEO - Water Supply and Sanitation - WSSCC
Multiple Gender Dimensions
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The crucial issue of gender and water is dealt with by a
large number of organizations which come together to identify gender balanced
ways of conducting water resource management. They arrange themselves in
numerous groups, two of which are featured here.
Gender and Water Alliance (GWA)
The Gender and Water Alliance (GWA), a network of about 750 organizations, was
formally established in June 2000 to promote gender mainstreaming in all
aspects of water resource management (WRM). GWA is an international network and
is open to all organisations and individuals involved in the water sector.
Governed by an independent steering committee and directed by a secretariat
based in the Netherlands, the GWA program is funded by the Dutch Directorate
General of International Cooperation (DGIS). The principles of sustainable
water resource management and of gender equity which were endorsed at the
Second World Water Forum and Ministerial Conference in The Hague in March 2000
drive the GWA agenda. They offer a mix of information and knowledge sharing
activities such as electronic conferencing, a web site, advocacy leaflets and
video, annual reports, capacity building and pilot programmes.
An advocacy manual and other information on GWA's activities can be found here, while a list of publications can be
accessed here. For more information please visit the
GWA's website at: www.genderandwater.org.
Women for Water Partnership
The overall goal of the Women for Water, Water for Women (WfWfW) partnership is
to advance the internationally agreed principles for sustainable water
management by turning these into day-to-day practice. WfWfW partners are active
at all levels and address those issues relevant for Integrated Water Resource
Management. Their activities range from setting up a local women's group with
the aim to creating and managing sanitation facilities, to lobbying development
partners at international fora, urging them to adopt gender responsive
budgeting as a critical tool for gender mainstreaming.
For more information, please go to www.womenforwater.org.
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