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Women in WASH decision-making roles

How to empower women and encourage gender equality in decision-making in WASH projects

2016 Available in English

Women collecting water for washing from Lake Kyoga, Uganda. Women have primary responsibility for water collection.

Women collecting water for washing from Lake Kyoga, Uganda. Women have primary responsibility for water collection

Unless power imbalances between women and men are addressed, the participation of women in water programmes will not allow for women’s empowerment.

This guidance note discuss actions to empower women and explicitly focus on gender equality in decision making.

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