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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 promoting gender equality in
the water sector

Active in facilitating women’s equal participation in transboundary
water programs and institutions

Role models for behaviors that demonstrate respect
for gender equality and empowerment of women

Working within the transboundary water domain
at the local, national, or regional level in Africa

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