9.2.1 Directorates of Women, Children and Youth Affairs

You may recall from Study Session 2 that one of the national policies underpinning the OWNP is the national Water Resources Management Policy. This policy sets out the need for women’s participation at all stages of water resource development activities, from planning to implementation and maintenance. The national Water Sector Strategy, also mentioned in Study Session 2, reinforces the point and specifies that gender mainstreaming should be secured in all aspects of water resources planning, new master plan studies and other water development projects. The Women, Children and Youth Directorate in each WASH sector ministry has a responsibility to assure the mainstreaming of gender issues when implementing the OWNP.