NVR-Commissie Duurzame Ontwikkeling
The NVR has always served as a platform for the emancipation of women society, taking initiative and stimulati
| Country: | The Netherlands |
| City: | 2596 BA Den Haag |
| Address: | Benoordenhoutseweg 23 |
| Issues: | gender |
| Home page: | http://www.nederlandsevrouwenraad.nl/ |
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NVR - Netherland’s Council of Women
CieDO tries to enlarge involvement and cooperation regarding sustainable development. Equity in participation of women and men in all sectors of society is a key feature for sustainable development. Gender equality and gender mainstreaming therefore deserve attention.
CieDO initiates and coordinates activities concerning sustainable development and gender mainstreaming, supports other organisations and tries to influence policy-making at the national as well as the
Commissie Duurzaam Samenleven / cieDS
Benoordenhoutseweg 23
2596 BA Den Haag
NVR-Commissie Duurzame Ontwikkeling
Louise de Colignystraat 44
2595 SR Den Haag
Tel: 070 3469304
E-mail: info@genderenduurzaamheid.nl
http://www.genderenduurzaamheid.nl
Women for Water for Women Initiative
Since 1999 an increasing number of (inter)national women’s organizations have joined forces in the Women for Water for Women Initiative, working together on water, sustainable development, poverty eradication and gender. The founding members of the WfWfW and their partner organisations focus on bridging the gaps between the internationally agreed upon principles for sustainable development and the day-to-day practice in water and sanitation management.
The objective is to create an enabling environment for full and equal public participation in the development and implementation of sustainable water and sanitation projects, policies and programmes and to provide the frequently missing link between bottom-up and top-down processes. The WfWfW Initiative presented their partnership on CSD 12 in New York. For more information see the WfWfW handout.
The Women for Water database
The Women for Water database is an interactive instrument to disclose the needs and available know how in the field and to support the formation of partnerships at the local level. This gender sensitive information base will be linked to existing water related information systems allowing for optimal availability and use of local expertise and knowledge, and gender disaggregated data. The Database will expand to include tools for gender responsive budgeting and project evaluation including facilitating and hindering factors.
It is important that the necessity and benefits of including grassroots women’s groups in water management become widely known. Furthermore, through the Database potential partners can find each other; information and expertise can be shared, projects can be expanded and upgraded. The Women for Water Database is available on the internet and is updated on a regular basis.
http://www.womenforwater.org
Download Women for Water Initiative Handout here.
