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Mainstreaming Gender into Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Programs Module 2: Theoretical Concepts of Gender Lesson 7: Gender Concepts (2): Gender Roles and Relationships and Gender Needs Handout 7.4 Examples of Practical and Strategic Gender Needs Practical Gender Needs (PGNs) • PGNs are the concrete, material needs that must be met in order to satisfy the basic needs of life o nourishment o shelter o water provision o health care o employment • PGNs are met by concrete actions, such as providing services, education or credit Strategic Gender Needs (SGNs) • SGNs are connected with the status of women and men and the power structures within the community. • They are the needs women and men identify because of their positions in society. • They vary according to particular contexts and are related to gendered divisions of labour, power and control. - sharing of domestic work - equal decision-making in the household and community - freedom from domestic violence - control over fertility - equal wages for equal work - equal rights, such as inheritance of money and land • The satisfaction of SGNs requires changes in structures and attitudes in family and community, assists men and women to change existing roles and power relations between them and to achieve greater equality in society. • Enduring and sustainable results with gender equality are achieved by responding to SGNs. A Training Manual for Water Professionals developed collaboratively by PROTOS and SNV, 01/02/2007 2.42
Mainstreaming Gender into Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Programs Module 2: Theoretical Concepts of Gender Lesson 8: Social Vulnerability and WASH 8 Social Vulnerability and WASH Duration of the Session Two hours Objectives of the Session 1 To allow participants to express their views regarding the relationship between poverty and gender, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). 2 To clarify that water is not simply a women’s issue, but that a lack of water affects the whole community. 3 To help participants to understand the burden of transporting water long distances, mostly by women and girls. 4 To discuss the importance of integrating women’s perspectives and gender relations into the management of WASH projects. Methodology • Brainstorming • PowerPoint presentation • Participatory Discussion • VIPP. Media/Materials • PowerPoint presentation • Flipchart and Markers • Whiteboard and markers • VIPP board, cards and markers • Handout 8.1: A Direct Link: Water Relations and Poverty. • Handout 8.2: Water: A Woman’s Problem. Preparation 1 Read through the handouts and procedures carefully before the session so that you are thoroughly familiar with the subject matter and proposed methodology. 2 Write the objectives of the session on a flipchart. 3 Draw the first two columns of Table 1 in Handout 8.1, leaving the third column blank. 4 Prepare VIPP cards which detail the points made in the third column. 5 Prepare a flipchart page with the two meetings in paragraph 3 of Handout 8.2, listing the numbers of participants but not the percentage of women. 6 Download the PowerPoint presentation. 7 Ensure that sufficient copies of the handouts are available for distribution to each participant. A Training Manual for Water Professionals developed collaboratively by PROTOS and SNV, 01/02/2007 2.43
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