Water management

In the beginning Nepali women could not initiate activities on their own because men were not confident in their ability to assume leadership roles. Women took this as a challenge, and moved forward with full dedication and commitment. They attended training sessions to learn more about how to pick project locations, design water taps, set water rates, maintain systems, keep books and accounts, and health and sanitation in general. The training did not only give the women the expertise to perform leadership roles, but also strengthened their self-confidence. They made their contributions visible. And after witnessing women’s success, men began to recognise women’s leadership capacity.

One of the key features of the project that facilitated the involvement of women and other disadvantaged groups was gender, caste and ethnicity-responsive criteria to identify and address constraints, ensure participation in all processes, and measure performance...

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