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The Australian Development Gateway (ADG) strives to support members of the development community in their efforts to reduce poverty and enhance sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region. The site has been created with participation from members of government, private, academia and non-government organisations. User feedback mechanisms have been incorporated to guide future directions of the site. The site is optimised for low bandwidth access to enable the widest participation throughout the Asia Pacific region.

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ADB gender checklist: Water supply and sanitation

Water supply and sanitation (WSS) projects undertaken by the Bank over the past few decades have suggested a strong positive link between a focus on gender and women's participation, on the one hand, and the degree of project success and of WSS management sustainability, on the other.

Women are the primary collectors, transporters, users, and managers of domestic water and promoters of home and community-based sanitation activities. Yet, in many societies women's views are not systematically represented in decision-making bodies. WSS projects provide major opportunities to close this gap.

This ADB checklist is meant to assist staff and consultants in implementing the Bank's policy and strategic objectives on gender and development (GAD). It gives background information on the project/program cycle in determining access to resources, roles and responsibilities, constraints, and priorities according to gender in the WSS sector and in designing appropriate gender-sensitive strategies, components, and indicators to respond to gender issues.

You can donwload the checklist in PDF format or read it online. It is also available for download in Vietnamese.

 

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