WomenforWaterPartnership

AnnualReport2016

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ContentsMessagefromthePresident........................................................................................3

WfWPMembers...........................................................................................................5

ListofAbbreviations.....................................................................................................6

2016inaNutshell.........................................................................................................7

1.Coreactivities.........................................................................................................12

1.1Ensuringaccesstowaterforallusesforallandsanitation..............................12

1.2Lobbyandadvocacy.........................................................................................14

1.3Knowledgeexchangeandlearning...................................................................18

2.Governance,membersandpartners......................................................................20

2.1GeneralAssembly.............................................................................................20

2.2MemberOrganisations.....................................................................................20

2.3SteeringCommittee..........................................................................................20

2.4Partnerships......................................................................................................21

3.Operations..............................................................................................................22

3.1Communication................................................................................................22

3.2Planning,monitoringandevaluation...............................................................22

3.3Hubs..................................................................................................................24

3.4Fundraising.......................................................................................................24

3.5StaffingandHR.................................................................................................25

3.6Finance.............................................................................................................25

AppendixAListlobbyandadvocacyevents...............................................................27

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MessagefromthePresident

Dearfriends,“Girls are storming the ivory towers”. In an articlepublishedintheEconomist in2015,1itwasconfirmedthatindeed more girls are enrolled in universities and otherforms of tertiary education today than at any time. As aresult,thegapbetweenmenandwomenhasdecreasedtojust 5%. At the same time, however, the gender gapappears to be widening, in a number of countries, withwomen’seconomicparticipationdecreasing,andwomen’s

politicalempowermentlaggingfarbehind.2Globally,womenonlymakeup17%ofthepaidworkforce in the water sector.3Despite their vast experience with water management,womenhavebeenconsistentlyexcludedfromprofessionallyenteringthissector.Socialandcultural barriers, and, at amore basic level, a lack of appropriate sanitation and hygienefacilities intheworkplacearefactorspreventingwomenfromhavingcareersorbecominginfluential in thewatersector.WfWPenvisionsawatersecureworld inwhichwomenareheardandempoweredtoexercise their fullpotential toachieveequitableandsustainabledevelopment.Therefore, the combinedworkwedowithinourpartnership remains critical. I amgreatlyinspired by the countless initiatives of our members. Be it small-scale interventions, orbigger impactprogrammes.Ourmembershavebeenactive,buildingrainwaterharvestingtanks and toilets in schools around the globe. In Nepal, we have been busily at work,providingearthquake-affectedwomenandtheirfamilies’accesstowater.InUzbekistan,thenext generation is being made more water and climate aware thanks to, among other,drawingcompetitions.InArmenia,wehaveperformedanassessmentofwhohaveaccesstowaterandsanitation,andwhodonot. IncollaborationwiththeArmeniangovernmentweare implementing plans on how to reach those who have no access to clean water. InJamaica, we have been forming partnerships with political parties to promote genderequality, whilst preparing female candidates for the upcoming national elections. In nineAfricancountrieswearevaluedpartnersintheglobalcoalitionofwomen,whomonitortheimplementationof the SDGs toensuregender sensitiveprogrammes. InArmenia,UkraineandBulgaria,amongothercountries,wearecontinuouslyraisingawarenessoftheEquitableAccess andHuman Right toWater and Sanitation, SDG 6 and the Protocol onWater andHealth.Theseare justsomeof the issues,whichthepartnershiphas focusedon.Together,WfWPmembers have achieved that more than 36,000 people were provided access to safedrinkingwater and16,000 to safe sanitation in 2016.4At least 1,000women learnednewskillsandwhereenabledtostartuptheirownbusinessesandacquireleadershipskills.Ourmessages‘Equalaccesstowaterandsanitation’and‘Womenasagentsofchange’wereheardloudandclearatlocal,regional,national,andinternationallevels.Numerouspolicies

1Theeconomist20152WEFGlobalGenderGap20163WWDR2016DevelopmentreportIWA,2014a4Basedonthemonitoringoutcomesof62%ofourmembers

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became gender sensitive as governments at various are beginning to understand theimportanceofgenderinclusivenessandarenowawarehowtodesignsustainablepolicies.'Ifyouwanttogofast,goalone.Ifyouwanttogofar,gotogether.'WfWPhasstucktothisAfricanpro-verb.Wecouldnothaveachievedoursuccessesalone.Nearlyallouractivitiesandprojectsareborn fromfruitfulcollaborationswithour longstandingpartnersandwithnewlyformedcollaborationswithinandbeyondthewaterandgendersector.We are grateful to our main donor, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation(SDC) for their core-funding, allowing us to pursue our mission. Together with our othersponsors,suchasAquaforAll,Marie-Stella-MarisandPassage,whohavesupportedseveralofourmemberprojects,wecontinuetomoveforward.Wheredowe go fromhere?We remain steadfast in our commitment to achievingwaterandsanitationforall,foralluses,byempoweringwomen,andpositioningthemasexpertsand active participants in the water sector. We commit to reaching women and theircommunities worldwide. We continue promoting our messages, making more and morepeopleawareoftheneedforanequal,equitableandwatersecureworld.Wearealigningour priorities and actions with a view to accomplishing the combined implementation ofSDG5and65.I wish to thank our members, partners, donors, collaborating governments, and you, foryoursupport,andlookforwardtomeetingthechallengesandopportunitiesthatlieahead.

TheHague,January2017

MarietVerhoef-CohenPresident

WomenforWaterPartnership

5SDG5:Achievegenderequalityandempowerallwomenandgirls,SDG6:Ensureavailabilityandsustainablemanagementofwaterandsanitationforall

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WfWPMembers

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ListofAbbreviations3VO 3Women’sOrganisationsA4A AquaforAllAFWA AfricaWaterCongressandExhibitionBORDA BremenOverseasResearch&DevelopmentAssociationBWS BudapestWaterSummitCEDAW ConventiontoEliminateDiscriminationagainstWomenCSO CivilSocietyOrganisationCSW CommissionontheStatusofWomenDGDEVCO TheEuropeanCommission'sDirectorate-GeneralforInternational

CooperationandDevelopmentEC EuropeanCommissionECOSOC EconomicandSocialCounciloftheUNEEAS EuropeanExternalActionService(“foreignAffairs”oftheEU)ENV EuropeancommissionDirectorateGeneralEnvironmentEU EuropeanUnionEUWI EuropeanUnionWaterInitiativeGA GeneralAssemblyWfWPGEF GlobalEnvironmentFacilityGETF GlobalEnvironmentandTechnologyFoundationGWP GlobalWaterPartnershipHLFP HighLevelPoliticalForumILO InternationalLabourOrganisationIWMI InternationalWaterManagementInstituteM&E MonitoringandEvaluationMO MemberOrganisationsWfWPMSM Marie-Stella-MarisNGO Non-GovernmentalOrganisationNRC DutchNewspaperOECD OrganisationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopmentOWG OpenWorkingGroupUNRAIN ReplenishAfricaInitiative(byTheCocaColaCompany)RWH RainWaterHarvestingSC SteeringCommitteeSDC SwissAgencyforDevelopmentandCooperationSDG SustainableDevelopmentGoalsSIDA SwedishInternationalDevelopmentAgencySIE SoroptimistInternationalofEuropeSIK SoroptimistInternationalKenyaSIWI StockholmInternationalWaterInstituteUAE UnitedArabEmiratesUNGA UnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyUNSGAB UnitedNationsSecretary-Generals'AdvisoryBoardonWater&SanitationUNESCOIHP InternationalHydrologicalProgrammeUSAID UnitedStatesAgencyforInternationalDevelopmentWatSan WaterandSanitationWASH Water,SanitationandHygieneWfWP WomenforWaterPartnershipWWAP WorldWaterAssessmentProgrammeofUNESCOWWDR WorldWaterDevelopmentReport

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2016inaNutshellA water secure world in which women are heard and empowered to exercise their fullpotential to achieve equitable and sustainable development is Women for WaterPartnership’s(WfWP)vision.WfWPappliesthreeinterlinkedstrategies;(i)providingaccessto water and sanitation via project implementation, (ii) influencing policy to take localrealitiesonboardand(iii)knowledgeexchangetostrengthenourmembersandpartnership.EnsuringaccesstowaterforallusesandsanitationWfWPmembersimplementmanyprojectstoensureaccesstowaterforallforalluses.Inafew of these projects theWfWP secretariat was directly involved, to coordinate or raisefunding.Theseprojectsinclude:

§ WaterforprimaryschoolColombia,bymemberAlterEco§ Safe water, sanitation and green energy for schoolgirls in the community, by

memberSIE/SIKinKenya§ SanitationandHygieneforMweteniTanzania,bymemberTegemeoWomenGroup§ A preliminary report on situation of water and sanitation after the earthquake in

SindhupalchowkdistrictNepal,bymemberWPLUSLobbyandadvocacyWfWPwasvisibleatkeywatereventsaroundtheglobetospreadourmessagefromlocaltointernationallevelsto:

§ Combine the implementation of SDG 5 & 6 and other water-related targets:advocate the link between women, water and sustainable development forempowermentandequality

§ Positionwomenasagentsofchange,leaders,professionals,expertsandpartnersonequal footing with men in water and sustainable development programmes toachieveequitableaccesstowaterforallforalluses

§ UNInternationalYearonWaterandWomenin2018Key events to which WfWP contributed in 2016 were the (i) CSW60, (ii) High LevelSymposiumonSDG6andtargetsinDushanbe,Tajikistan(iii)StockholmWorldWaterWeek(iv)Meeting of the parties to the Protocol onWater andHealth, and (v) BudapestWaterSummit. WfWP co-hosted many sessions during these events and co-organised theWomen’sForumattheBudapestWaterSummit.KnowledgeexchangeWfWPdesignedanewand interactiveMembersOnlyplatform.Memberswerestimulatedto share their presentations, the latest news and engage in webinars. The platform fuelscross-fertilisationandadvanceslearningandknowledgesharingamongmembers.Governance,members&partnersThisyearnoface-to-faceGeneralAssemblymeetingwasorganised;alldecision-makingwasdoneelectronically.TheWomenforWaterPartnershipexpandedto27membersandnowhasapresenceinapproximately134countries.WfWPformednewpartnershipsandstartedacollaborationwiththePakistanYouthParliament.CommunicationThewebsitewas redesigned to fitwithnew ideasand technologyandWfWPsvisibilityonFacebookincreasedsignificantly.

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MonitoringTheresultscollectedbythenewlydesignedmonitoringtoolwereexciting.Thismonitoringtooltrackedthefollowinginformationofourmembers:(i)lobbyandadvocacyactivities,(ii)projects contributing to SDG 5 & 6, (iii) lessons learnt, and (iv) the involvement of ourmembersinwatergoverningboards.Themonitoringtoolitselfwasevaluatedtoo,memberswere enthusiastic about the user friendliness of the tool and made suggestions forimprovementsfornextyear.62%ofthemembersparticipated,whichisapromisingnumberfora first run.Thisnewtoolwasaddedtothemonitoringactivities,whichWfWPuses foraccountabilityandlearningpurposes.FundraisingAbout 25 funding applications were submitted. Seven applications were granted totallingsome€472,500euro,thisincludesanewSDCtwo-yearcontractof€380,000euro.TheSDCcontributionfor2016was€170,000euro.Sevenproposalsweredeclinedandtherestoftheproposalsarestillpendingorcurrentlyunderdiscussion.FinanceWfWP’sactualincomewas€620,127andincludes€309,825volunteer/in-kindcontribution.Ouractualexpenditurewas€651,400euro(including€309,825volunteer/in-kind).Wehadanegative resultof€31,273. In January2016,SDCapprovedabudgetof€380,000 for2016and2017.DuetothefactthatSDChadtoeconomize,thebudgetwaslowerthanexpected.It meant that in 2016 WfWP had to use its reserves to pay for the staff. In 2017 twomembers of staff will leave and for the time-beingmore work will be done gradually byfreelancersandourvolunteers.

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Coreactivities

ProjectimplementationLobby&advocacy

Knowledgeexchangeandlearning

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WfWPcontributeswithitsprojectstothefollowingSDGs

Facts&figures

NB:Dataderivedfrommonitoringoutcomesofinputfrom62%ofthemembers

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WfWPiscontributingtothefollowingSDG5targetsinourprojects

Achievinggenderequalityandempowerallwomenandgirls

WfWPiscontributingtothefollowingSDG6targetsinourprojectsEnsuringavailability&sustainablemanagementofwater&sanitation

forall

82% 82%77%

59%

41%

24% 24%18%

6.1drinkingwater

6bparncipanon6.2sanitanon&hygiene

6.4efficiency 6.3waterquality

6.5IWRM 6aCooperanon6.6ecosystems

71%

47% 47%41%

35% 35%

24%18%

6%

5.5equalopportunines

5aequalrights

5benablingtechnology

5cpolicies&legislanon

5.4valuedomesncwork

5.1enddiscriminanon

5.6reproducnve

rights

5.2Eliminateviolence

5.3eliminateharmfulpracnces

NB:Dataderivedfrommonitoringoutcomesofinputfrom62%ofthemembers

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1.Coreactivities1.1EnsuringaccesstowaterforallusesforallandsanitationEnsuringaccesstowaterforallusesforallandensuringthatwomenareequalpartnersandagents of change. That is what our projects are all about. We focus on the inclusion ofwomen from day one and on their inclusion in water governance. Capacity developmentactivitiesarecriticalelementsinourprojectswherenecessarytoempowerwomenandgirlsand theircommunities.Only in fewcasesandonrequest, theWfWPSecretariat takes theresponsibilityforprojectmanagementonbehalfofamember.TheSecretariatalwaysaimsto get funding for member projects during contacts with potential donors. ProjectimplementationcontributestoourStrategicgoal2:Topositionwomenasagentsofchange,leaders, professionals, experts and partners on equal footing with men in water andsustainabledevelopmentprogrammestoachieveequitableaccesstowaterforallforalluses.TwoexamplesofprojectsimplementedbyWfWPmembersonSDG5&6:

AlterEco-ColombiaTitle:ReparationsofwaterandsanitationfacilitiesattheschoolColegioEcológicoVeredasUnidasBudget:23,438euroOctober2015–June2016Beneficiaries:350students,parents&teachersLocation:Guachenémunicipality,ColombiaObjectives:

§ Toensureaccesstosafewatertotheschoolbyrepairingwaterandsanitationfacilities

§ Atooldevelopedforaparticipatoryanalysisandcareofwaterandsanitationfacilities

Output:§ Repairedwaterandsanitationfacilities§ Manualforparticipatoryimprovementof

schoolwaterandsanitationfacilitiesOutcomes:

§ Improvedawarenessofschoolpopulationandteachersoftherelationshipbetweenwater,sanitationandqualityeducation

Awarenessofstaffonresponsibilityforthecareandmaintenanceoffacilities

MAMA-86-UkraineTitle:Ensuringequalrightstosafedrinkingwater&sanitationinUkraineFunder:SIDA,budget20,300euroOctober2014–December2016Beneficiaries:17,100people(schools&hospitals)Location:urban&ruralareasofUkraineObjectives:Toempowerlocalcommunitiestoensuretheequalrighttowater&sanitationOutput:

§ Boilersinstalledtorestorehotwatercirculationsystemhospital

§ Pipelinereplacementandconstructionofthedrainagechannelofartesianwellforhospital

§ Connectionschooltothecentralizedsewerage

§ Developmentsystemsfordisinfectionofdrinkingwateratschoolandapreschoolchildren'sinstitution

§ Projectdocumentationforreconstructionofexistingtreatmentfacilitiesinschool

§ Anequipmentofwaterpurificationforschools

Outcome:17,000peoplegainedaccesstosafewaterandsanitation

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TheWfWPSecretariatwasinvolvedinseveralprojectsofmembers.Twofinalizedprojects-byTegemeoWomenGroup(TWG)project‘MweteniWatSansupplyprojectinTanzania’andthe Katosi ‘Wash Self Supply programme’ in Uganda were evaluated by an independentevaluator.Theprojectswere fundedbyMarie-Stella-MarisandAqua forAll.Bothprojectsreceived verypositive reviews. Theprojectswereespecially appreciated for their demanddrivencharacters.Oneprojectwasevencalledgroundbreaking:“Changingattitudesaboutpayingforwater:it isgroundbreakingthatpeopleagreetopayforwater,ashistoricallywater supplywasseenasa ‘free right’;notpaying for it. See theevaluationshere.MemberprojectsinwhichtheSecretariatwasinvolved(fundraisingorcoordination):

AlterEco-ColombiaTitle:WaterforprimaryschoolColombiaBudget:€5000ofwhich€3.300Funder:KatholiekeWeeskinderenBredaBeneficiaries:60studentsandteachersObjectives:providesafeandsustainabledrinkingwaterEnsurepropersanitationfacilitiesAdditionalschoolreparationsOutput:repairwatertankandpumpImprovesanitationfacilitiesandwastewatermanagementDevelopWASHmanualformaintenanceReparationsofroofandschoolfacilitiesOutcomes:accesstosafewaterandsanitationandaproperschoolfacility

TegemeoWomenGroup–TanzaniaTitle:EmpoweringacommunityandimprovingaccesstowaterinMwetenivillage:KwakibuluandKedingidingigravityschemeprojectBudget:€85,222FundedbyA4AandMSMJuly2015-July2016Access to sufficient safe and sustainabledomesticdrinkingwaterthroughinstallationofagravity fed water supply scheme toapproximately 1,300 community members ofKwakibulu sub-village and 600 communitymembersofKidingidingisub-villageinMweteni.Capacity built of water committee responsiblefor the operation and maintenance of theKidingidingiandKwakibulugravityschemesKidingidingiandKwakibuluCommunitiestrainedin sanitation and hygiene behaviour throughParticipatory Hygiene Sanitation Training(PHAST).SoroptimistsInternationalKenyaTitle:Safewater,sanitationandgreenenergyforschoolgirlsinthecommunityBudget:€144,701June2015-June2018Beneficiaries:3000beneficiariesFinancedbyclientofABNAmrophilanthropyObjectives:enhancingaccesstoeducationforgirlsbyensuringaccesstocleandrinkingwaterandsanitationfacilitiesImprovedschoolperformanceofpupilsbyaccessingtosolarlightingsystemsandfirelesscookersforhouseholdOutput:

§ 9toiletbuildings(4toiletseach)§ 4newRWHtanks,1tankrepaired§ Stakeholder’smeetingandtraininginWASH

Expectedoutcomes:§ Increasedschoolattendancebygirlsandimprovedhealthbygainingaccesstosafewater

andsanitationfacilities.§ Improvedschoolperformanceofgirlsbyprovidingtheirhouseholdsaccesstosolarlighting

andfirelesscookers

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1.2LobbyandadvocacyLobbyandadvocacyisanessentialelementofWfWP’sworktoensurethatdecision-makerstake on board the role women play and could play in achieving water security. Lobbymessagesarederivedfromreal lifeexperiencesand lessons learntofmembers.Our lobbyandadvocacyactivitiescontributetothreeofourstrategicgoals:Goal1:Advocatethelinkbetweenwomen,waterandsustainabledevelopmentinpolicies;Goal3:Advocateforwomen’saccesstofinancialinvestmentsandinstruments;Goal4:Useandpromotegender-disaggregatedindicatorsinthewatersector.Ourkeymessages

§ Combine the implementation for SDG 5 & 6 and other water-related targets:advocate the link between women, water and sustainable development forempowermentandequality

§ Positionwomenasagentsofchange,leaders,professionals,expertsandpartnersonequal footing with men in water and sustainable development programmes toachieveequitableaccesstowaterforallforalluses

§ Advocate forwomen’s andwomen’s organisations access to financial investmentsandinstruments

§ Waterandsanitationneedssex-disaggregateddataforpolicysettingandmonitoring§ #ClimateisWater§ UNInternationalYearofWaterandWomenin2018§ Inclusionof40%ofwomeninalllevelsofdecision-making§ Equitableaccesstowaterandsanitation§ InternationalDecadeforAction“WaterforSustainableDevelopment2018-2028

Apartfromthespecificmeetingsandeventsmentionedbelow(andthefulllistofactivitiesinappendixA),WfWPliaiseddirectlyandgaveinputtotheHighLevelPanelonWater,sentdirectmessages e.g. on the European consensus ondevelopment cooperation to nationalgovernments andmembers of the EU Parliament, contributed to the joined document ofwomen’s organisations to the CSW and the CEDAW commission, participated in expertgroupsonthegenderaspectsofHumanRighttoWaterandSanitationandothers.The Special Rapporteur onWater and Sanitation to theOffice of theUnitedNationsHighCommissionerforHumanRights(OHCHR),Prof.LéoHeller,requestedinputonhisproposedreportonGenderEquality.AquaFedteamedupwithWfWPinthistask.AquaFedandWfWPmemberorganisationsWPLUS (Nepal) andAlter Eco (Colombia)offeredvaluable input fortherecommendations.WfWP was awarded special consultative status to ECOSOC in 2016; thus enabling moreopportunities toparticipate in advocacy andpolicy settingwithin theUN.WfWPwasalsoaccreditedin2016totheUNEPUnitedNationsEnvironmentAssembly(UNEA)andupdateditsPVOregistration.

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InternationalDecadeforAction"WaterforSustainableDevelopment,2018-2028The UNGeneral Assemblywas unanimously adopted. This resolutionwas introducedby theinitiative by Tajikistan in co-authorship with 177 UN member countries. The Decade willcontributetotheachievementoftheSustainableDevelopmentGoalsintheareaofintegratedwaterresourcesmanagement,implementationandpromotionofprojectsandprogramsinthefieldofwaterresources, strengtheningcooperationandcovers issues related to theefficientuseofwaterresourcesandtheintegrationbetweenwater,food,energyandtheenvironment.WfWPtogetherwith theButterflyEffectandotherorganisationssuccessfully lobbied forthisimportantUNDecade.

EuropeanWaterPactSDG6targetsremainlowprioritiesontheUNGAandECOSOCagendasandinEUmechanisms.Waterneedstobeputontopoftheagendaandarealisticparticipationmechanismfornon-stateactorsisnecessary.TheexistenceoftheEUWaterFacilityisuncertain,whileitistheonlyentrypointfornon-stateactorstodiscuss‘water’directlywithECandMembersStatesandistheonlyaccountabilitymechanism.Together with BORDA and European Water Partnership, WfWP initiated three sessions (inBremen, Brussels and Paris) where approximately 50 European-based (international andnational) NGO/CSOs active in the field of water came together. Discussionswere organisedwiththewatergroupoftheEuropeanParliament,EuropeanCommission(DEVCOandENVandEEAS),Aquafed,(former)UNSGAB,theformerco-chairoftheOWG.Themaintopicwashowtoraisetheprofileofwater intheEUpolicies(consensusondevelopment)andensureeffectivegovernanceandattentiontowaterintheUNtransformativeagenda2030.TheEuropeangroupofNGOs/CSOsstronglyrecommendsthatwaterhasamuchhigherprofilein the European consensus on development. The mandate of the EUWI is to be continued,enhancedandincreasedresourcesareallocatedtotheEUWaterInitiative.Thenitcanresumethe role of platform for coordination to enable theachievement of SDG6andother relatedtargetsonsustainablewaterandsanitation.TheEuropeanWateractstronglyadvocatesforaclear intergovernmental water architecture at the international level and participationof allstakeholdersgroups.

CSW60WomenforWaterPartnershipsentastrongdelegationtoCSW60,whichtookplacefrom14-24March inNewYork.WfWPactively participated in thehosting of several side-events duringCSW60, among which a high level event on “Women in Water Diplomacy”, hosted by thePermanent Mission of the Kingdom of The Netherlands to the UN. The need for Gender-disaggregated data, a key message of WfWP, was addressed in the session “Women,sustainable development and ICT - How open data can enable women in monitoring waterresourcesmanagement and delivery”. During the Young Professionals session on “Women’sResponses toWater Crises in the U.S. and Abroad”, At the “MobilizingWomen for ClimateJustice”sessionitwasadvocatedthat“BeststrategieslinkSDG5(GenderEquality)withSDG2(FoodSecurity),SDG3(Health),SDG4(Education),SDG6(Cleanwaterandsanitation),SDG7(Energy) and SDG 8 (Economic Growth). WfWP contributed to the joined document ofwomen’sorganisationstotheCSW.

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ProtocolonWaterandHealthThe fourth sessionof theMeeting of the Parties under the Protocol onWater andHealthconvenedfrom14-16November2016inGeneva,Switzerland.ItwasanimportantmilestonefortheworkundertheProtocol.Themeetingfeaturedaspecialhigh-levelsessiontoreflecton the roleoftheProtocolasa tool topromotetheachievementof theAgenda2030andfacilitated the implementationof SDGs at national level. A number of important decisionsand an ambitious programme of work aiming at further addressing the main challengesrelated towater, sanitation andhealth in thepan-European regionwere adopted.WfWPsmember organisations Earth Forever, AWHHE andMAMA86, the French government andpartner WaterLex organised the side-event: “Measuring progress in achieving equitableaccesstowaterandsanitation”inwhichtheimportanceofusingdisaggregatedindicatorstoestablish the right levelofmeasurements tomonitor the implementationofSDG6 targetswasthemainmessage.

BudapestWaterSummitFrom28-30November2016 theBudapestWaterSummittookplace.An important sectionwas added to this year’s summit: it was the first time aWomen’s Forum was organised.WfWPwashonouredtoco-hostthisforumtogetherwiththeHungarianMinistryandWorldWater Council.WfWPwas also amember of the international drafting committee for theoutcomedocumentsoftheBWS.Thefollowingmessagesandpolicyrecommendationswereincludedintheoutcomedocument:

§ Ensureandenhancewomen’srealinvolvementinallphasesofwatermanagementtoensurethesuccessfulimplementationofthe2030Agenda

§ Ensureproperimplication,participationandtrainingofwomenandyouth§ Incorporatevocationaltrainingindevelopingcountries,especiallyforwomenaspart

oftheworkplanforsustainedinstallation,upkeepandmaintenanceofprojectsbythepopulationthemselvesandeventuallyleadingtopaidjobs.

WorldWaterWeekStockholmFrom28August–2SeptemberWfWPjointlyorganisedthesession“WomenandJobsintheWaterSector:howdidshegetthere?”togetherwithAquaFed,BordaandILOattheWorldWaterForuminStockholm.KeynotespeakerandWaterPrizeLaureate,ProfessorJoanRosegaveaninspiringstoryonnurturingandmaximizingthetalentofwomeninthewatersector.WfWPalsoorganisedthesession“TheMissingLink-Recognisingwomen'sinvisiblewaterwork”togetherwithSIWI,Borda,AquaFedandILO.MrsJoAnneGeere,fromtheUniversityofEastAnglia,providedthekeynotespeech:Arewatercarrierswomen?Whatcurrentdatatellsus(anddoesn’t)aboutinformalandunpaidwaterprovision.Alistofrecommendationswasformulatedbytheparticipantsandwasdistributedatsubsequentevents,suchastheBudapestWaterSummit.Recommendationsinclude:

§ Implementarecruitmentpolicyspecificallyaddressingwomenandmakethemwelcome

§ Takestepstoprovideequalopportunitiesandequalpayforworkofequalvalue

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WROC–Jamaica BuildingaWomen'sPoliticalConstituency Budget:30,000USD Targeting:allwomeninJamaica:300personsparticipatedinnationalconsultations&over200,000personsgainedaccesstoourmessagethroughsocialmediaandtraditionalmedia Ourobjectiveswere

§ Tobuildconsensuswithinthe51%Coalitionandthewomen’ssector,andstrengthentheinstitutionalcapacitytoactivelyadvocateequalparticipationandrepresentationofwomenindecisionmakingpositions

§ Establishpartnershipsatalllevelswithkeystakeholders(includingwithpoliticalpartiestopromotegenderequalityandtostrengthencapacityofwomencandidatesinelectoralprocessesthroughtrainingin2015-2016)

§ Supportevidencebasedknowledgeofissuesaffectingwomen’sparticipationinpoliticsandgovernment

§ Increasethelevelofpublicawarenessofwomen’srightstopoliticalparticipationandleadershipandgenderequalityinthenationaldevelopmentagendaincontextoftheSustainableDevelopmentAgenda

§ Promotegenderequalityandwomen'srightsashumanrightsOuroutputswere

§ ConversationswithwomeninselectedcommunitiesacrossJamaica–in2urban&4ruralareas

§ 51%CoalitionStrategicPlandeveloped§ 2Twitterchatswithmenandmen’snetworkwereheld§ 2TrainingsessionsbyJamaica’sWomenPoliticalCaucuswithpotentialfemale

candidates§ EngagementwithWomenBusinessOwnerstobridgegapsbetweenwomenin

politicsandwomeninbusiness§ Researchondisaggregateddataofwomen’sparticipationinthepoliticalprocesswas

completed§ Workshopwithwomentodiscussaccesstohumanrights§ NationalwidediscussionregardingthekeyprioritiesforwomeninJamaica

Outcomes Increasedknowledgeforwomenacrossthecountryonwomen'srightsashumanrights,astrongercoalition,havemorewomeninpolitics

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1.3KnowledgeexchangeandlearningOur knowledge exchange and learning activities contribute to WfWP strategic goal 6:Developaknowledgeplatformforlearning.WebinarTwowebinar sessionswere facilitatedbyand for themembers.Memberspresented theirprojects related to the SDG 5 and 6 and the new monitoring tool for the member’sachievementswasdisclosed.Theparticipationrateofmembersisstill low,soparticipationneedstobestimulatedandencouraged.Inthenewmonitoringsurveyoneoutoffivesectionswasreservedforlessonslearnt.Theseoutcomesweresharedin2017ontheMembersOnlyplatform.MembersOnlyAcompletenewandinteractiveMembersOnlyplatformhasbeendeveloped.Itisaclosedoff section on the WfWP website where members can log in. The platform has severalfeatures to stimulatemember cross-fertilisation. It hasanews section, comparable to theFacebook feed- inwhich the latest news is shared. The question and answer section is abulletin board: if members need support for instance to present a case for their nextpresentation, or if they are in need for supportwith their project proposal, they can addtheir request in this blog section, so others can support their peers- and enable andstrengthen each other. Tools, papers and PowerPoint presentations can be shared forlearningpurposes.FundingopportunitiesaresharedaswellasGAdocumentsandpictures.Thesearesomeoftheoptionsofthefeaturestheplatformoffers.

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GovernanceandOperations

Governance,members&partners

CommunicationPlanning,monitoring&evaluation

HubsFundraising

StaffingandHRFinance

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2.Governance,membersandpartners2.1GeneralAssemblyTheGeneralAssembly(GA)isthehighestgoverningbodyinthepartnershipanditconsistsof one delegate permember organisation. In 2016 all decisionsweremade via electroniccommunication, since no face-to-face meeting was organized. 2016 was the first year inwhichthemembershipfeewasintroduced.MembersdecidedtocontributetoWfWPeithercash(15%)orinkind(77%).6Thefollowingdocumentswereapproved:

§ Annualplan2016andbudget § Annualreport2015andAnnualaccounts2015 § Steering Committee elections of the position for Business Development and

Communication§ Membershipfee(inkind)&(paid)§ UpdatedIRR

2.2MemberOrganisationsThe member organisations form the Women for Water Partnership. Our memberorganisations are diverse, have wide ranging aims and themes. See page 5 for the logomemberoverview.In2016WfWPgrewfrom25to27members:

§ Wisdomleftthepartnershipduetoanewstrategicdirection,whichdidnotcoincidewithWfWPsaims.

§ VrouwenvanNu (Womenof Today) andPassage -bothalreadymemberofWfWPvia the Dutch consortium 3VO- transitioned their membership into a directmembership.Theumbrellaorganisation3VOceasedtoexist.

§ Soroptimists International joined the WfWP partnership. With their membershipWfWPexpanded it’s global presence from100 to134 countries, predominantly inlessdevelopedcountriesandcountriesintransition.

2.3SteeringCommitteeTheSteeringCommittee(SC)istaskedwithmanagingthepartnershipandisaccountabletotheGA. The SC had fivemeetings over the course of 2016.One of thesemeetingswas aface-to-facemeeting inTheHague,TheNetherlands.AshaAbdulrahmanwasre-electedasBusiness Development Steering Committee member and Margarida Yassuda succeededKathy Kelly as Communications Steering Committee member. 7 We thank Kathy KellywholeheartedlyforhercontributionsmadetoWfWP.

68%nonresponse.50%ofthemembersmetthemembershipfee,incashorinkind.7ForothercredentialsofSteeringCommitteemembersseewebsite.

CurrentSteeringCommitteemembers:President MarietVerhoef-CohenVicepresident EmmaAnakhasyanTreasurer DianaIskrevaHonorarysecretary MarjonVerkleijBusinessdevelopment AshaAbdulrahmanCommunications KathyKelly(untilNovember11th)

MargaridaYassuda(from11Novemberonwards)Advocacy LeshaWitmer

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2.4PartnershipsWfWPstartedanewpartnershipwiththePakistanYouthParliament.OtherWfWPpartnersinclude:

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3.Operations3.1CommunicationPublications22 women in Ndibai Village in Kenya, who were annoyed and frustrated with drinkingcontaminatedwater from a local river -forwhich they had towalkmanymiles in unsafeenvironments-decidedtoteamupandtackletheissueonceandforall.WfWPpublishedanarticleaboutthesewomenintheSolutionsjournalinNovember.WfWPalsoworkedonapublicationthatfocusesonfiveleadingwomenintheNetherlands’watersector.OutofthetenwatercompaniesinTheNetherlandsthatsupplypotablewater,half of them are headed by female executives. Globally, an estimated 17% of the paidworkforceisfemale.Thispublicationexplorestheexperiencesofthesewomenatthetopofa water company and will be published in the beginning of 2017 on our website andFacebookpage. WebsiteWfWPproudlylauncheditsnewwebsiteinApril2016anewlookandfeel,witharevampedandfreshlayout.Thewebsiteisnowresponsiveandcentredonourmembers.Thewebsitehadover15.000visitorsbetweenAprilandDecember2016.Ourlatestpublications,reportsandoutcomedocumentsare frequentlyshared.ThewebsitehasaMembersOnlysection,which is used for internal communication between members. This section facilitatesknowledgeexchangeandlearning(seeparagraph1.3).SocialMediaFacebookwasthemainchanneltocommunicatetoabroaderaudience.WfWPsvisibilityonFacebook increased significantly. The page likes increased to 886. Our twitter accountwomenforwater@wfwpartnership was only active during special occasions (e.g. CSW andStockholmWorldWaterWeek). Currently the twitter account has 219 followers.WfWP‘sLinkedIncompanypageWomenforWaterPartnershiphas224followers.3.2Planning,monitoringandevaluation2016wasthefirstyearinwhichanextensivemonitoringtoolwasintroducedtomonitortheachievements of themembers separately. This toolwas added to the existingmonitoringactivitiesofWfWP.Themembersprovided inputon(i) their lobbyandadvocacyactivities,(ii)projectimplementationstowardsachievingSDG5&6,(iii)theirlessonslearntand(iv)inwhichwater governingboards theyparticipated.A final tool (v) evaluated themonitoringtool itself. Members were enthusiastic about the user friendliness of the tool and madesuggestionsforimprovementsfornextyear.Theoutcomeofthemonitoringtoolwassharedwiththememberorganisations.Wehadaresponserateof62%.Elementsofourplanningandreportingsysteminclude:

§ Astrategicframework2016-2020,translatedintoannualworkplans§ Annualreportingandaccounting,includingstatementsofindependentauditor§ Thefunctioningofthenetwork(GAparticipationanddecisionsaremonitored)§ Monitoring tool member’s achievements on (i) lobby and advocacy activities, (ii)

project implementationson SDG5&6, (iii) lessons learnt, (iv) participationwatergoverningboardsand(v)evaluationmonitoringtool.

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§ Membershipfeereporting§ Monthlyfinancialreportingtofollowupbudgetexpenditure§ Bi-monthlySCmeetings,tomonitorprogressandfinancialmatters§ BacktoofficereportingofSCmembersorofficial representativesofadvocacyand

participationinofficialexternalevents§ Result-orientedperformanceappraisalsystemforstaff

In some cases the WfWP secretariat manages member’s projects. The planning andmonitoringsysteminthesecasesarebasedontherequirementsoftherespectivedonor.Allprojectshavean implementationplanandstartwithamulti-stakeholdermeeting inwhichmonitoring is one of the key subjects for discussion and agreement. Again,monitoring isusedasanimportanttoolforlearningandcapacitydevelopment.Dependingonthedonor,financialandnarrativereportingisdoneonamonthly,quarterly,bi-orannualbasis.

NB:Dataderivedfrommonitoringoutcomesofinputfrom62%ofthemembers

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3.3HubsStrategicgoal5–theestablishmentofregionalornational‘hubs’,wereputonholdduetothelackoffinance.3.4FundraisingWfWPhasactivelypursuedfundingformemberprojects,globalprojects,advocacyandcorefunding.Wesubmitted25applicationsandconceptnotes.Sevenapplicationsweregrantedtotallingsome472,500euro.Sevenproposalsweredeclinedandtherestarestillpendingorindiscussion.Belowyoufindanoverviewofourfundraisingactivitiesandstatus.InadditionWfWP received multiple smaller travel grants for its SC and members to participate inactivities.Thisfundingforoutreachandadvocacywasatleast€16,116.No Organisation Amount Status Type1 SDC €380,000 Granted Corefunding2 NetherlandsSpace

Office€9,600 Granted Global,Women,water,food

securityanddata3 Passage €45,000 Granted,

startingin2017

MemberprojectTWGempowerment

4 Klavervrouwen €1,600 Granted Project5 ZijActiefUtrecht €3,000 Granted,

startingin2017

ProjectWPLUSonearthquake

6 KatholiekestichtingweeskinderenBreda

€3,300 Granted MemberprojectAlterEcocleanwaterprimaryschoolColombia

7 BudapestWaterSummit/WWC

€30,000 Granted Advocacy/participationfacilitation

8 SI–presidentsappeal Undefined Submitted GlobalfundingonSDG4,5&6

9 PartnersforWaterwithAlter-EcoandAquaEst

€300,000 Submitted MemberprojectSDG5&6inColombia

10 GETF/RAIN €900,000–€1,000,000

Pending CrosscountryprogrammeUganda,Tanzania,Kenya

11 SustainableWaterFund,withNileBasinDiscourseinthelead

Undefined Conceptsubmitted

Globalfunding

12 Unileverpilot Undefined Postponed Core&globalfundingSDG5&6

13 USgovernment/USAID

$139,525 Pending Global–Lobby2017

14 Worldbank Undefined Underdiscussion

Global-Leadershipwomeninutilities

15 CharityAwardNRC Free Declined 16 A4A/MSM €93,221 Inprocess MemberprojectEnhance

women’sroleinincreasingaccesstowaterinruralfishercommunities

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17 FordFoundation Undefined Declined Globalfunding,lobbySDG5&6

18 GlobalFundforWomen

$5,000–$30,000

Declined Corefunding-Generalsupportgrant

19 UNWomenTWG(RewardCSW60)

Undefined Memberproject

20 JochnickFoundation Undefined Declined Memberproject21 Ecorys–Dutch

EmbassyinIndia€250,000&€1,000,000

Unknown Global

22 GEFIWCandUSAIDproposal,leadWorldWildlifeFund

Undefined Declined Global

23 InternationalWaterCentre

€200,000 Declined Memberproject

24 Plan Undefined Underdiscussion

Globalsupportgendermainstreaming

25 Watershedprogramme

Undefined Explorationscollaboration

Global

3.5StaffingandHRThepartnershipand itsgoverningbodiesaresupportedbya leansecretariatbased inTheNetherlands.Thestaffhasregularstaff-meetingstostayontrackwiththeworkplanandtheperformanceofthestaffisreviewedonaregularbasis.

3.6FinanceWfWP’sactualincomewas€620,127andincludes€309,825volunteer/in-kindcontribution.Ouractualexpenditurewas€651,400euro(including€309,825volunteer/in-kind).Wehadanegativeresultof€31,273.SDC-throughitsGlobalProgramWaterInitiatives(GPWI) -hasbecomeafinancialpartnerofWfWP since 2013. In January 2016, SDC approved a budget of €380,000 for 2016 and2017.Dueto the fact thatSDChadtoeconomize, thebudgetwas lowerthanexpected. Itmeantthatin2016WfWPhadtouseitsreservestopayforthestaff.In2017twomembersof staffwill leaveand for the time-beingmoreworkwill bedonegraduallyby freelancersandourvolunteers.WomenforWaterPartnershiphasthreemainsourcesoffinancialcontributions:

1. Corefunding for governance, operations, core activities and strengthening of thenetwork.

2. Global projects that contribute to achieve theWfWPmission and objectives at agloballevel.

In2016thestaffconsistedof:AnnemiekJenniskens:executivedirector,36hoursperweekFrederiqueHolle:policyofficer,32hoursperweekDebbyHoeksma,secretary,12hoursperweekDianthaBrackel:planningandcontrol,5hoursperweekArnoldMarseille:communications,24hoursperweek(February-June)

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3. Memberprojects areprojects ofmemberorganisations that are acquired throughandadministeredbytheWfWPsecretariat.

Seeourannualaccountsforthecompletefinancialoverview.

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AppendixAListlobbyandadvocacyevents

Date Meeting Location

EndJanuary ReviewGroupMeetingundertheProtocolonWaterandHealth Geneva

1-3Febr UNWatermeeting Geneva

21-24Febr 18thInternationalAfricaWaterCongressandExhibition(AfWA) Nairobi

26Febr EuropeanWaterPact Bremen

7-9March Water&HealthProtocolstrategymeetingUNECE Geneva

13-24March CSWCo-host:high-leveleventon“WomeninWaterDiplomacy”,hostedbythePermanentMissionoftheKingdomofTheNetherlandstotheUN.SideeventwithWWAPandUNESCOIHP:Women,sustainabledevelopmentandICT-Howopendatacanenablewomeninmonitoringwaterresourcesmanagementanddelivery”ParalleleventHungarymissionwithUNESCO&WWAP

NewYork

18–21April EndWaterPovertymeeting London

2May Co-facilitatorNGOsEuropecoordinationSDG6meeting2 Brussels9-13May GEFInternationalWaterConferenceIWC8 SriLanka

23-27May SecondMeetingUNEA Nairobi31May EWP:SustainableDevelopmentGoalonWater:BusinessasusualinBrussels Brussels

3June ExpertConsultationonGenderEqualityintheRealizationoftheHumanRightstoWaterandsanitation

Geneva

16-17June WomenandWaterWorkshopCentralAsia Almaty

23-24June WorkingGroupOECDWaterGovernanceinitiative TheHague

26-28June Kickoff8thWorldWaterForum Brasilia29-30June WorkingGrouponWaterandHealth Geneva

11-12July WaterSecurityforClimateJustice/prepCoP22 Rabat11–20July HLPFSustainableDevelopment NewYork

18-22July 6thAfricaWeek DaresSalaam

9–11August HighlevelSymposiumSDG6andtargets Dushanbe

26-27Aug UNWatermeeting Stockholm28Aug-2Sept WorldWaterWeekStockholm

Co-hostsessionWomenandJobsintheWaterSector:howdidshegetthere?Co-hostsession:TheMissingLink-Recognisingwomen'sinvisiblewaterwork

Stockholm

12-13Sept WWDR2018DevelopmentWorkshop,WWAP Perugia13-14Oct MeetingswithSDGWatch,EUWaterGroupandCommissionoftheregions Brussels19-21Oct KoreaInternationalWaterWeek Daegu23-26Oct CEDAWGeneva Geneva

1-3Nov AllianceforWaterStewardshipconference Edinburgh

9-10Nov GenevaPeaceweek/webinarsandconferenceonwaterandgender Geneva

14-16Nov FourthMeetingofthePartiesoftheProtocolonWaterandHealthCo-hostside-event:Measuringprogressinachievingequitableaccesstowaterandsanitation

Geneva

16-17Nov Internationalsymposiumonwaterdiplomacy Stockholm

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22-25Nov Prepmeeting8thWorldWaterForumandWWCboardmeeting Marseille

27-30Nov BudapestWaterSummitCo-hostWomen’sForum

Budapest

14Dec 3ndmeetingEuropeanWaterPact Paris

12-13Dec OECDWorkinggrouponwatergovernanceinitiative Rabat

7-13Dec. WorldYouthSummitforPeace Islamabad