Page 3 - Male Champion Profiles

CIWA’s Male Champions for Women’s Empowerment
has the following aims:

Increase awareness about the critical role that men can play in championing gender
equality in the transboundary water context.

Identify actions and initiatives that Male Champions can take to advance gender
equality in transboundary water institutions.

Facilitate opportunities for Male Champions to take individual and collective
action to promote opportunities for women to play a greater role in decision
making in transboundary water institutions.

Improve representation of women in decision making.

What are the characteristics of a Male Champion?

Visible commitment to Active in facilitating women’s equal
promoting gender equality participation in transboundary water
in the water sector. programs and institutions.

Working within the transboundary Role models for behaviors that
water domain at the local, national, demonstrate respect for gender
or regional level in Africa. equality and empowerment of women.

Available to commit time and energy on
a voluntary basis to undertake actions
that will change mindsets about gender
norms and inequalities.