WfWP contributed in 2016 to 8 SDGs
2016 saw the first full year implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals 2016-2030. Women for Water Partnership's primary focus is on SDG 5 (Gender Equity) and 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) and the vital importance to combine implementation of these two.
High-level meeting after high-level meeting WfWP has been pushing hard to to get the connection between water and women highlighted in international policies and resolutions, such as the 60th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60) to which WfWP sent a strong delegation.
High-level meeting after high-level meeting WfWP has been pushing hard to to get the connection between water and women highlighted in international policies and resolutions, such as the 60th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60) to which WfWP sent a strong delegation.
But WfWP does much more than that. A first comprehensive internal monitoring in which 62% of our 27 member organizations participated in autumn 2016, learned that WfWP projects all together contribute to no less than eight of the seventeen SDGs.
Our members have been active building rain water harvesting tanks and toilets in schools around the globe. In Nepal, we have been busily at work, providing earthquake-affected women and their families’ access to water. In Uzbekistan, the next generation is being made more water and climate aware thanks to, among other, drawing competitions. In Armenia, we have performed an assessment of who have access to water and sanitation, and who do not. In collaboration with the Armenian government we are implementing plans on how to reach those who have no access to clean water. In Jamaica, we have been forming partnerships with political parties to promote gender equality, whilst preparing female candidates for the upcoming national elections.In nine African countries we are valued partners in the global coalition of women, who monitor the implementation of the SDGs to ensure gender sensitive programs.
Together, WfWP members have achieved that more than 36,000 people were provided access to safe drinking water and 16,000 to safe sanitation. At least 1,000 women learned new skills and where enabled to start up their own businesses and acquire leadership skills.
Our messages ‘Equal access to water and sanitation’ and ‘Women as agents of change’ were heard loud and clear at local, regional, national, and international levels. Numerous policies became gender sensitive as governments at various levels are beginning to understand the importance of gender inclusiveness and are now aware how to design sustainable policies.
Read it all in full in the WfWP Annual Report 2016. And rest assured we this year will continue our commitment to achieving water and sanitation for all, for all uses, by empowering women, and positioning them as experts and active participants in the water sector.
Our members have been active building rain water harvesting tanks and toilets in schools around the globe. In Nepal, we have been busily at work, providing earthquake-affected women and their families’ access to water. In Uzbekistan, the next generation is being made more water and climate aware thanks to, among other, drawing competitions. In Armenia, we have performed an assessment of who have access to water and sanitation, and who do not. In collaboration with the Armenian government we are implementing plans on how to reach those who have no access to clean water. In Jamaica, we have been forming partnerships with political parties to promote gender equality, whilst preparing female candidates for the upcoming national elections.In nine African countries we are valued partners in the global coalition of women, who monitor the implementation of the SDGs to ensure gender sensitive programs.
Together, WfWP members have achieved that more than 36,000 people were provided access to safe drinking water and 16,000 to safe sanitation. At least 1,000 women learned new skills and where enabled to start up their own businesses and acquire leadership skills.
Our messages ‘Equal access to water and sanitation’ and ‘Women as agents of change’ were heard loud and clear at local, regional, national, and international levels. Numerous policies became gender sensitive as governments at various levels are beginning to understand the importance of gender inclusiveness and are now aware how to design sustainable policies.
Read it all in full in the WfWP Annual Report 2016. And rest assured we this year will continue our commitment to achieving water and sanitation for all, for all uses, by empowering women, and positioning them as experts and active participants in the water sector.
