Please note that this event is in French and Spanish

“200 million hours is the amount of time women and girls spend each day collecting water.”
What are the links between women and water resource management?
Why should gender be central to water governance?
What place do women have in international events such as the UN Water Conference?

These are some of the key questions that we propose to address with our 4 panelists, Monday, March 20 at 12:00 on Zoom with :

• Rachel Araye Kpanou, Technical Assistant PNE Nénin, Environmental Geographer, National Water Partnership of Benin
  Maguette Ba, Communications Officer, Young Volunteers for the Environment, Senegal
• Linda Gagnon, Program Officer, Americas and Caribbean Pole, Gender Equality Expert, SUCO Canada
• Katty Sanchez Zelaya, Director of COSECHA, Honduras

SUCO is an NGO based in Montreal since 1961. It brings together people, knowledge and resources to empower individuals, organisations and communities. SUCO supports communities in improving their social, economic and environmental conditions by building sustainable food systems and climate resilience with them. In all its activities, SUCO ensures that women’s realities and needs are taken into account and that they participate fully in decision-making. Currently, SUCO works in Canada, Benin, Burkina Faso, Togo, Côte d’Ivoire, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Guatemala and Senegal.

This event is organized in partnership with the International Secretariat for Water (ISW). ISW is an NGO based in Montreal, Canada, which brings together citizens and organizations that are committed and active in the cause of water. SIE’s commitment is to ensure the application of the founding texts of the movement (the Montreal Charter and the Declaration of Strasbourg) to ensure access to drinking water and sanitation for all. Building on the evolution of knowledge, the development of innovative partnerships and creativity, ISW develops initiatives that guarantee the right to water and thus universal access to water and sanitation, while preserving the resource. ISW and its partners create bridges and dialogues between all stakeholders (civil society, academic sector, private sector and institutions).

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“200 millions d’heures, c’est le chiffre que les femmes et les filles passent chaque jour à collecter de l’eau.”
Quels sont les liens qui existent entre les femmes et la gestion des ressources en eau ?
Pourquoi la question du genre devrait-elle être au centre de la gouvernance sur l’eau ?
Quelle place les femmes occupent-elles dans les événements internationaux tels que la Conférence des Nations-Unies sur l’eau ?

Autant de questions essentielles que nous vous proposons d’aborder aux côtés de nos 4 panélistes, Lundi 20 mars dès 12h sur zoom avec :

• Rachel Araye Kpanou, Assistante Technique PNE Nénin, Géographe Environnementaliste, Partenariat National de l’Eau du Bénin
• Maguette Ba, Responsable de communications, Jeunes volontaires pour l’Environnement, Sénégal
• Linda Gagnon, Chargée de programmes, Pôle Amériques et Caraïbes, Experte égalité entre les femmes et les hommes, SUCO Canada
• Katty Sanchez Zelaya, directrice de COSECHA, Honduras