Consultations on WASH Rights by Gender Mainstreaming Standing Committee of Punjab Assembly to Engage Legislators for Universal Access to WASH Rights
The Punjab government has earmarked Rs 57.477 billion to improve the water supply and sanitation infrastructure in the province during FY 2017-18. As part of Strengthening Participatory Organization’s (SPO) ‘Engage Legislators for Universal Access to WASH Rights’ initiative’,Standing Committee Gender Mainstreaming meet on WASH Rights and Budget 2018, yesterday at a local hotel. The purpose of these consultations was to be inclusive of Women Parliamentarians in the WASH legislative process to take the WASH agenda forward into the parliamentary domains in future. Main highlights of the meeting were discussion on proactive engagement of legislators and political leaders in facilitating legislative collaborations, advocacy and lobbying for gender inclusive WASH, as a fundamental right of women. The meeting established priority status for WASH rights and gender mainstreaming in WASH Rights and Punjab Budget 2018.
(Left-to-Right, Bottom Row) Shameela Aslam MPA- PMLN, Ramesh Singh Arora – Chief Executive Mojaz Foundation and MPA – PMLN, Faiza Malik MPA PPP. (Left-to-Right, Top Row) Shamim PML-N, Nighat Sheikh MPA- PMLN, Javeria MPA-PMLN, Raheela Khadim Hussain – Chairperson Standing Committee Gender Mainstreaming, Tehseen Fawad MPA-PMLN, Dr. Nausheen Mamid MPA-PTI, Shahnawaz Khan – Regional Coordinator SPO Lahore. The Committee Meeting was chaired by Raheela Khadim Hussain – Chairperson Standing Committee Gender Mainstreaming, Shahnawaz Khan represented SPO at the meeting.