Civil society leaders, youth advocates, and representatives from Regional Economic Communities across Africa have called for women and young people to be placed at the centre of the continent’s water governance.
Meeting under the auspices of the Gender is My Agenda Campaign (GIMAC) Network in New Alamein, Egypt, delegates at the strategic engagement urged the African Union and Member States to recognise access to clean water, sanitation, and menstrual hygiene as enforceable human rights.
The resulting GIMAC Outcome Document advocates for binding representation quotas for women, young women, and persons with disabilities within water governance structures, while calling for care-responsive budgeting to address the disproportionate burden placed on women and girls where water infrastructure is lacking.
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