Session 1: Understanding Power & Patriarchy, & WASH

• 1.1 Understanding Power
• 1.1.1 Key concepts and definitions
• 1.1.2 Where does power operate? (Public Space, Private space, within the self)
• 1.1.3 What are the different forms of power? Structural, visible, invisible, hidden
• 1.1.4 Vignettes about different forms of power
• 1.1.5 Oppressive and liberating power
• 1.1.6 How do power structures sustain themselves?
• 1.1.7 Vignettes on how power impacts WASH
• 1.2 Understanding Patriarchy
• 1.2.1 Key concepts and definitions
• 1.2.2 Men & Women’s actions on Patriarchy
• 1.2.3 How patriarchy manifests in daily life
• 1.2.4 Vignettes on how patriarchy shapes daily life

 

Session 2: Understanding disability and exclusion

• 2.1 Understanding Gender
• 2.1.1 Key concepts and definitions of gender & sex
• 2.1.2 Vignettes on the distinction between gender & sex
• 2.1.4 Gender as a social construct
• 2.1.5 Gender terminology
• 2.1.6 Vignettes on gender behaviour, discrimination, and stereotypes
• 2.2 Understanding Sexuality
• 2.2.1 Key concepts and definitions of sexuality
• 2.2.2 What sexuality encompasses
• 2.2.3 The continuum
• 2.2.4 Commonly used labels
• 2.2.5 Vignettes on identity, expression, and orientation 
• 2.3 Understanding Intersectionality
• 2.3.1 Key concepts and definitions of intersectionality
• 2.3.2 Intersectionality Wheel
• 2.3.3 Vignettes of intersectionality
• 2.3.4 Building an intersectional lens
• 2.3.5 Key terms on intersectionality

 

Session 3: Understanding the rights framework

• 3.1 Introduction to equity and equality 
• 3.1.1 Key concepts and definitions
• 3.1.2 Vignette on equity and equality
• 3.2 Introduction to gender equality and equity 
• 3.2.1 Key concepts and definition
• 3.2.2 Why is gender equity important?
• 3.2.3 International Bill of Rights for Women
• 3.2.4 Sustainable Development Goal 5
• 3.2.5 Challenges in bringing gender equity/equality 
• 3.2.6 Vignettes on gender justice in daily life
• 3.3 Understanding the rights-based approach (RBA)
• 3.3.1 Key concepts and definitions
• 3.3.2 Vignettes on enabling conditions for the RBA to work
• 3.3.3 Roles and responsibilities under the right-based framework
• 3.3.4 Barriers and gatekeepers in women’s access to their rights

 

Session 4: Understanding inclusive sanitation

• 4.1 Introduction to Sanitation 
• 4.1.1 Sanitation Value Chain
• 4.1.2 Right to Sanitation
• 4.1.3 Rights-based Approach in Sanitation
• 4.1.4 Gender Inclusion across the Sanitation Value Chain 
• 4.2 Introduction to inclusive sanitation
• 4.2.1 Need for inclusive sanitation
• 4.2.2 Framework for inclusive sanitation
• 4.2.3 Vignettes on inclusive sanitation in practice
• 4.2.4 Vignettes on the burden of care work in sanitation
• 4.2.5 Barriers to inclusive sanitation at the policy level
• 4.2.6 What can be done to bridge the gender gap: levers for change

 

Recommendations

Way forward

 

 

Prepare for the course

Ensure a stable internet connection and a quiet learning environment. Keep a notebook or digital tool handy for reflections and exercises.

 

Focus of the course 

• You will learn about creating accessible and equitable sanitation facilities and practices, including understanding power and patriarchy its various forms, identifying how gender and sexuality affect access to and experience of WASH in daily life, and implementing strategies for inclusion in WASH programs.

 

• The course includes practical examples and real-life experiences to facilitate learning and provide knowledge for implementation.