Gender equality and women’s empowerment in WOBA: Lessons learnt from the Mid-Term Evaluation
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WOBA can be said to contribute to women’s leadership and empowerment in WASH through recruitment of the Committee for Women and Children (CCWC) women to the Committee of Commune Council, and the CCWC members’ self-perception that they are change agents. At the same time, there remains a gendered view about women in WASH as domestic activities. This leaning note discusses some of the gaps in reaching outcomes of women’s empowerment in WOBA. It offers some recommendations to promote gender transformative mindset among partners and improve gender empowerment for CCWC women. More research is needed to understand gender and empowerment for all women involved in WOBA including water operators, Commune Council members, volunteers, households, and the CCWC.
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Opportunities and constraints for women's empowerment in Vietnam rural WASH: A case study of Nghe An province
This learning note presents the case study of Chau Cuong, a commune in Quy Hop mountainous district, Nghe An province in our research on the opportunities and constraints for women’s empowerment in a donor funded WASH project implemented in 5 rural provinces of Vietnam. Focusing on the seven domains of the National Strategy for Gender Equality 2011-2020, the paper offers some implications for policy and practice for improving gender equality and women empowerment in rural Vietnam.
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Policy Review of Gender Equality in Vietnam Period 2011-2020
This paper reviews the policy landscape for gender equality in Vietnam. It looks at the legal basis for gender equality, focusing on the objectives and results of National Strategy on Gender Equality for the period 2011-2022. The policy review provides the context for a study on gender equality and women's empowerment in the WASH sector broadly and WOBA Vietnam particularly.
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Opportunities and Constraints for Women’s Empowerment in Vietnam’s Rural WASH: 5 Case Studies of WOBA Communes
The Women-Led Output-Based Aid (WOBA) Vietnam is a project designed and implemented by Thrive Networks/East Meets West Foundation (EMW) to address challenges and inequities in Vietnam’s rural water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector. A research study on the opportunities and constraints for women’s empowerment through WOBA Vietnam aims to consider all relevant domains in which women’s empowerment opportunities can arise through. The study aims to capture the gender experiences of women in WOBA from different perspectives: political, WASH work and entrepreneurship, community, households. The study also surmises that women must have the opportunities to engage and empowered as users, managers and change agents in their households, communities, political forums, and businesses.