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Measuring progress in achieving equitable access to water and
sanitation: gender perspectiveNatasha DokovskaJHRMeeting of the
Parties to the UNECE-WHO/Europe Protocol on Water and Health14
November, 2016Geneva
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Gender Mainstreaming
A common misunderstanding about gender mainstreaming is that it
requires some sort of gender balance in any intervention, meaning
an equal representation of women and men and not any women-specific
project or components.
- Smita Mishra Panda
Gender equality and equitable access to water and sanitation in
MacedoniaJournalist for Human Rights in cooperation with Institute
for Human health in Macedonia and support of UNECE secretariat
Protocol for Water and Health conduct the Score card for equity
access to water in sanitation in 2015/2016.In 3 communitiesWith
multi stockholders approachInvolvement of more than half of
population in MacedoniaMultiethnic
General results : Macedonians drink safe water and have access
to sanitation
General results : Macedonians drink safe water and have access
to sanitation
Macedonians drink safe water and have access to sanitation,
but
In every hospital ward there are separate toilets for men and
women and bathrooms for personal hygiene, while other health
facilities have toilets for men and women, not suitable for
maintaining menstrual hygiene
Macedonians drink safe water and have access to sanitation,
butAll educational institutions in the city have access to safe
water and sanitation.All educational institutions in the city and
countryside have special toilets for men and women as well as in
larger schools in the villages, and in some of the smaller
satellite schools have common toilets. But, none of the educational
institutions have adequate facilities to maintain menstrual
hygiene.
Macedonians drink safe water and have access to sanitation,
butIn Skopje, municipality of Shuto Orizari has the highest
percentage of families living in housing without water and
sanitation. The most affected are the women and girl
Macedonians drink safe water and have access to sanitation,
but
According to the latest survey by the NGO "InSoC" 95 per cent of
Roma are poorOnly 16 per cent of Roma living in Skopje have a
toilet and a bathroom, The rest use toilets outside of their homes.
Just 26 per cents have access to water.
CausesIn the region of Skopje there are 25346 Roma who are
registered, or 5% of the total population, of which 72% are
receiving social assistance. NGOs working with the Roma population,
primarily InSoC are active and have conducted extensive surveys
that suggest that one of the main problems Roma in Macedonia and
Skopje face, are illegal buildings which are not connected to the
water supply and sanitation system.
ObstacleGeographical disparityLack of finance in the
municipalities to develop and maintains the access to water and
sanitationMissing WWWTP ( except in municipality Kumanovo)Lack of
public toilets (except in Veles)Lack of MHM in schools (except in
one private school in Veles)Lack of access to drinking water and
sanitation for homelessBacteriologically improper drinking water in
rural areas (20-40%)No access to drinking water and sanitation in
religious facilities
Challenges
Setting standards for MHM
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Challenges
Setting standards for toilets in public institutions, schools
and religious facilities
Challenges
Setting up and implementing measures for social protection of
the populationEmbrace services to the poor informal settlements as
a key utility corporate objective and articulate this within
guidelines, strategies and principles in the provision of services
to low income areas
Thank you
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