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Francis Keny

Francis is currently working on his PhD at the Institute of Peace, Security and
Development at the University of Juba focusing on transboundary water resources
management of the Nile Basin for peace and security. He previously was director of
policy, sector coordination and regulation in the Ministry of Water Resources and
Irrigation, a focal point for the UNECE Convention for Protection and Use of
Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, and founder and executive
director of the Community Initiative for the Sustainable Peace Organization.

He has supported the promotion of gender equality through the delivery of a
capacity-building program that dealt with gender including training men and women
on conflict resolution and peace building that considered how conflict affects women
differently. Gender equality is at the core of the community-based initiative, which
includes working to mobilize women and men on social programs and implementing
core values of inclusivity and participation.

If I want to be an excellent speaker on water
issues, I work alone or with men. But if I want
to be an effective and efficient water
manager, I work with women.'

PhD candidate
Institute of Peace, Security & Development
at the University of Juba