In line with UN-Habitat's mission, GWOPA prioritizes gender mainstreaming and inclusive urban basic services within water utilities and WOPs. By collaborating with members and partners, we actively advocate for these strategies, aiming to inspire collective change towards a gender-equal world. GWOPA has undertaken initiatives in the following areas to promote gender equality with utilities and sanitation providers through implementing WOPs.
“Women are entrepreneurs, yet have limited access to capital and markets,” exemplified Kamala Harris while delivering a speech in Ghana.
African women are the future and the present of Africa. Advancing the economic empowerment of their businesses in the water sector is both smart economics and a lever to achieving gender equality.
GWOPA believes that utilities can play a significant role in diminishing and eradicating hurdles women face in the water sector. To celebrate the 2023 International Women’s Day, we have launched the campaign, “WO(P)MEN’s Voice,” to inspire everyone, especially women and youth, and to improve gender equality in the WOP sector.