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Gender Equality and social inclusion framework

6. CIWA’s Transformative Approach
and Actions Strengthen internal and partner capacity
on gender and social inclusion:

Adopt an integrated and comprehensive
approach to gender and social inclusion: Strengthening CIWA’s capacity on gender and
social inclusion is critical to ensuring a shared
vision across the program and increased
knowledge and capacity among CIWA staff,
In keeping with the principles of a transformative partners and external stakeholders about how
approach, water resource management, sustainable and why the integration of GESI considerations
development, and gender are interlinked and have is critical to the program’s success.
to be addressed in an integrated and holistic
manner. Developing and delivering capacity building and
coaching to staff and partners will be provided as
Actions will be taken to ensure that GESI a means of securing a shared understanding and
considerations are integrated throughout the ownership of the overarching framework for
project cycle and at all levels and sectors of the gender and social inclusion while fostering a
transboundary institutions that CIWA supports. commitment for everyone to take responsibility
Gender analysis will be systematically applied for their role in ensuring the delivery of CIWA’s
within the context of policy, program and project Gender and Social Inclusion agenda.
design and implementation.
In addition to the delivery of broad-based
Actions will also be taken to facilitate outreach capacity building, actions will include an
and coordination with CIWA partners or related analysis of which stakeholders within the wider
international andlocal organizations that are program are able to affect change or play a
undertaking activities that have the potential to championship role on gender equality and
complement or reinforce GESI actions taken social inclusion followed by the provision of
through CIWA-funded programs. targeted capacity building.

Knowledge sharing on Identify project-related
gender-related findings gender inequalities
Gender analysis
Problem identification
/ Need assessment
Track project progress Using available
against gender-sensitive sex-disaggregated
indicators data for project
evidence base

Collect Commitment to Engage
disaggregated GESI-responsive transformation Participatory women
qualitative and monitoring and Gender expertise project and girls in
quantitative evaluation Adequate planning planning
data GESI- responsive processes
budgets

Gender-specific interventions Planning based on
gender analysis and
/ capacity strengthening available data
Project
implementation
Develop a logical framework that
Involve men and boys in key is responsive to identified gender
project activities inequalities

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