— improving community health
Supporting Communities
The first phase helped to identify the needs and gaps relating to climate change planning and mainstreaming gender at county level. This informed the design and implementation of several training sessions and the development of guidelines to mainstream climate change in county development.
Our approach
The effects of a lack of clean water and decent toilets are felt most by women and girls. Girls and boys often begin collecting water as children and girls continue to collect and carry water throughout their lives.
getting women involved
Getting women and girls involved is key to successful water and sanitation services. We ensure that women are consulted about their preferences for project design, especially where taps and toilets should be placed.
Strategic
Involving women and girls in projects is important not only because it helps projects better meet people’s needs, but also, and perhaps more importantly, because it positively impacts women’s positions in the community.
Objectives of the Intervention
- To strengthen county decision-makers’ skills and coordination mechanisms to effectively mainstream climate change and gender within policies and plans and implement this within their development interventions
- To develop an investment plan and financing proposal for at least one development project in each county that integrates gender and climate change, and engages citizens and the private sector.
- To improve service provider’s and citizens’ understanding and participation in climate change actions at local and county levels
leadership
From local to global, from communities to the United Nations, leaders from across society prioritising access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene, with a particular focus on the rights of the poorest and most marginalised communities
integration
Key sectors in sustainable development, especially water, health, education, and the environment, integrating universal access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene into their policies and programmes
Reduce inequalities in access
Reduce inequalities in distribution of resources
Strengthen systems
Strengthen planning
Integrate water, sanitation and hygiene with poverty eradication work
Active communities
Communities calling for their rights to safe water and sanitation and holding their leaders to account, as well as practising good hygiene and helping to maintain services
Service providers having the skills, resources and systems necessary to deliver and maintain permanent water and sanitation services.
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