GENDER MAIN STREAMING IN WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION PROJECTS

As we have stated in the previous year conference paper, the human right to water and sanitation entitles everyone to water and sanitation services which are available, accessible, affordable, acceptable and safe. Development programs for water and sanitation services, as many other socio-economic development programs have often been assumed to be neutral in terms of gender. However, sometimes there can be failures in the implementation and harnessing of such projects because of errors arising from lack of adequate integration of gender equality. In this paper are highlighted some aspects and issues of gender mainstreaming in water supply and sanitation development projects, including conclusions from a case study conducted by an NGO in a commune of Romania and own recommendations.