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Closing the Gender Gap in the Humanitarian Wash Sector in South Sudan.
Author: Denman, K. and Lipscomb L.A
Year: 2020
Publisher: : International Organization for Migration
This Cluster-wide study in South Sudan examines the gender gap in women’s participation in the WASH sector at leadership, technical and community levels, and identifies how to create better conditions for equitable participation to occur. The paper identifies barriers and good practice in South Sudan, and provides a list of key recommendations for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Cluster and its members, Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Sub-Cluster, individual agencies WASH Programmes, Human Resource departments and security advisors. This is an abridged version of the full report.
Closing the Gender Gap in the Humanitarian Wash Sector in South Sudan.
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