Our Resilience Builds Community Resilience: Transformative Approaches for SGM Inclusion

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This learning brief highlights transformative approaches to promoting sexual and gender minority (SGM) inclusion in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) projects. Co-authored by LGBTIQ+ humanitarian and development organisation Edge Effect, this learning brief provides examples from Water for Women projects implemented by civil society organisation partners during the course of the Fund. It is intended to support WASH organisations in expanding SGM inclusion and equity in climate-resilient WASH interventions.  

 

Who is this learning brief for?

This learning brief is designed as a resource for WASH organisations, programmers, practitioners and researchers, and for rights holder organisations (RHOs), in particular those representing SGM communities and stakeholders.

 

What does it include?

  • Climate-resilient WASH and SGM realities
  • Individual and structural challenges faced by SGM people
  • Transformative and strengths-based solutions for SGM inclusion
  • Reciprocal learning and competency-building approaches
  • Awareness raising through participatory action research
  • Lessons learnt and insights from Water for Women projects and SGM RHOs

 

Learning brief cover Our Resilience Builds Community Resilience

Citation: Water for Women. (2024). Our Resilience Builds Community Resilience: Transformative Approaches for SGM Inclusion Across Water for Women. https://www.waterforwomenfund.org/en/news/our-resilience-builds-community-resilience-transformative-approaches-for-sgm-inclusion.aspx 

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This Learning Brief was authored by Michael McGrath from Edge Effect, who serves as the SGM Inclusion Adviser to Water for Women. The brief is based on insights and interviews with Water for Women partners including Ravie Kiran and Juhi Jain from the Centre for Advocacy and Research, India, Wayhu Triwahyudi and John Kelleher from Plan International Australia, Antoneta Soares and Chelsea Huggett from WaterAid Timor-Leste, and Anwar Zeb from International Rescue Committee Pakistan. We applaud their leadership in promoting transformative and strengths-based approaches to include SGM groups in climate-resilient WASH initiatives.

We would like to extend our special thanks to Jose Mott, Water for Women's GEDSI Adviser, for leading the development of this learning brief, and to Emily Dwyer and Billy Hayworth from Edge Effect for their contributions. 

This work was supported by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 

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