empowering the marginalised around the human right to water and sanitation
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Empowering the marginalised around the
Human Right to Water and Sanitation
Centre of Rural Studies and Development (CRSD)
ANDHRA PRADESH
INDIA
HILDA COELHO
The BackgroundThe Background In India the primary responsibility of providing drinking water
facility in the country rests with state governments Though the government has made inroads in providing drinking
water, millions of people lack access to safe drinking water and sanitation
Over exploitation of ground water Acute drinking water shortage in the summer Women’s spend four to six hours to fetch water at odd timings A basis for a right to water has been found in the Indian
Constitution (1950) under a fundamental right viz. right to life The Delhi Declaration of SACOSAN accepted that access to
safe water and adequate sanitation is a human right – Nov 2008
What worked?What worked? Training of women leaders on right to water, study of the
drinking water and sanitation situation Interface workshops with the community, peoples
representatives and department officials Small but strong units of organised people are more effective Using the media advocacy effectively Involving several caste leaders, opinion setters and
mobilized youth leaders Facilitating the empowering process for at least five years for
sustainability Building working relations with the government departments Petitioning, rallies and peaceful demonstrations, pamphlets
and posters
Results and ChallengesResults and Challenges More responsive and accountable governance Improved access to safe drinking water and
sanitation Women’s time for collecting water reduced Empowered women leaders and communities
using methods of mobilization effectively
ChallengeChallenge Sustaining mobilized motivated communities for
long periods of time Lack of resources for human rights work
What needs to be done?What needs to be done? Take up the advocacy work with the people’s
representatives cutting across the political party line More materials and support to develop change agents
and leaders to empower the poor to access their rights The water and sanitation sector could learn from
peoples movements about the strategies for empowering
Advocacy skills developed through appropriate training will go a long way in engaging with the public sector to deliver
public-public partnership
Mobilise the Marginalised into Mobilise the Marginalised into
effective pressure groupseffective pressure groups
JAI HO EMPOWERED PEOPLE
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