Our Objective
We aim to co-create a platform – online and offline – for women to be able to share their stories and knowledge related to water and river governance. The platform will support collaborative learning to build credibility for women’s knowledge and perspectives through storytelling. Our work is built upon a common understanding of co-creation, which is, for us, a distributive leadership approach where we work with our heads, hearts, and hands to build equity.
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A platform for amplification
A platform to amplify women’s voices and knowledge for inclusive water governance.
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A platform for movement
A platform to support a transboundary understanding of issues, rules, decisions, and their impacts within a catchment.
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A platform for learning
A platform to share knowledge and build skills to engage with making and implementing rules for inclusive and ecologically just river and water management and governance.
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A platform for connecting
A safe space to connect and share where women are physically and emotionally secure and able to express their voices and share their stories, experiences, and perspectives.
Led by Open Development Initiative
Open Development Initiative (ODI), a project of East-West Management Institute (EWMI), stimulates public demand, builds coalitions, and offers a constantly evolving platform to support the transparent sharing and analysis of data to improve and inform constructive dialogue and decision making for sustainable and equitable development.
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Our Funders and Key Partners
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