How do we better address gender in Pacific water and sanitation initiatives? Fiji

Research project: Making the invisible visible – documenting successes, enablers and measures of engendering water and sanitation initiatives in the Pacific to inform policy and practice

Fiji Case Study – September 2009

The Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) and the International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) have received a research grant from AusAID to investigate gender outcomes in water and sanitation initiatives in the Pacific. The research commenced in April 2009 and will finish in mid-2010.

ISF and IWDA are pleased to be undertaking the research in partnership with Live and Learn Environmental Education in Fiji and World Vision in Vanuatu.  The study will focus on two Pacific case studies that incorporate gender strategies and support community decision making processes: World Vision’s Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation (PHAST) initiatives in rural Vanuatu and Live and Learn’s water governance and sustainable communities projects in Fiji. The research uses a strengths-based approach that is informed by principles of empowerment, appreciation and participation.

The intention is for the research to build on existing strengths and be a learning process for all involved. For the participant organisations, this will lead to a stronger focus on gender, and increased capability to integrate gender into water and sanitation projects.

For more information on the Vanuatu Case study

For more information on the project go to http://www.genderinpacificwash.info/

Download the Fiji Case Study

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