Special capacity building opportunities for WOMEN in the WATER SECTOR

Special capacity building opportunities

for WOMEN in the WATER SECTOR Date: 19th  March 2009

Time: 08.30am – 10.30am

Venue/room: Feshane/Lale Hall

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5th World Water Forum

SIDE EVENT No: SE089

Organised by AIT and Partnersin Africa, Asia and UNESCO

Roundtable Panelists 1. Dr. Khin Ni Ni Thein, AIT, Convener2. Ms. Kusum Arthukolale, NetWwater, Co-organizer3. Dr. Babette Resurreccion, AIT4. Prof. dr. Shahbaz Khan, UNESCO5. Ms. Sarah Ogalleh, NCCR6. Mr. Syed Monzur Husain Bokhari, AITAA-BD, DPM7. Mr. Tauhidul Anwar Khan, BWP8. Dr. Sengamphone Chithtalath, MRC9. Ms. Mayosha Mendis, University of Pennsylvania10. Ms. Carol Gathoni, East African Wildlife Organization11. Ms. Rehema, KWDT, Uganda12. Ms. Siegmien Staphorst, WfWP13. Ms. Annabell Waititu, IEW, Kenya (Co-organizer remotely

from Kenya)14. Prof. Brigitte Urban, Luphana University of Lueneburg (absent

with apology)

Burning Issues (Sheet 1)

1. How do we over come the notion of Gender Abstractness?2. Capacity building is two way business3. Women at the decision making level – still an issue after decades

of work for gender mainstreaming4. CB in Universities –> down to the local people – ensure to

empower the women at the grassroots level5. Instıtutional level strategic partnership – Eg. Asian University

for Women and AIT6. UNESCO,s efforts at the global and regional levels – also need to

strengthen strategic partnerships that exist at present7. Bottom up appoach very important – also to change and shape

the policies8. Knowledge Management – to avoıd the repetition – describing

the problems alone we need to discuss on ‘solutions’.

Dıfferent Strategies

• Dset the rule for integrated Training Project to introduce at least 50%

• Still need to work on awareness while doing CB – in different domains at different levels

• Integrate Gender Aspect into the overall Framework of the work – Institute’s mission, Instıtute wide policies, etc.

• Get involve men to achieve real collaborative system for proper water management – role of men is very important

• Water sector has many opportunities for women -

Dıfferent Strategies (Sheet 2)

• Workshops in dıfferent regions and areas• Afffirmative action – target and train the women – send a clear

message to the government that if you want to sustain the progress in the water sector, train the women

• Update the knowledge – share – knowledge Management pop up again here – affirmative action to upgrade the latest science and technology to both Men and Women – sharing!!!

Dıfferent Strategies

• Dset the rule for integrated Training Project to introduce at least 50%

• Still need to work on awareness while doing CB – in different domains at different levels

• Integrate Gender Aspect into the overall Framework of the work – Institute’s mission, Instıtute wide policies, etc.

• Get involve men to achieve real collaborative system for proper water management – role of men is very important

• Water sector has many opportunities for women -

Recommendations

• Check and recheck the ‘Gender balance’ through out the process of CB

• Socıal emphasis and Gender should apply hand in hand – without this balance we won’t succeed

• Number game in gender mainstreaming – power station is more than the number – make sure to get unity to investigate the issue and share the decision making – EQUAL MEASURİNG not number

• RESEARCH to ACTION at the national level• National and local level water community and women

community level –SET the TARGETs – review and take more actions

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Recommendations (Sheet 2)

• Tactıcs and strategy for both men and women• Institutional level reform – need to push from both ends – two

way approach – chieve responsibility iıes at the TOP• Indıcators should be implemented to measure the progress and

success of the GD Mainstreaming• Introduce the GD Mainstreaming in University’s Overall

Agenda• Develop qualitative and quantitative indicators