Gender Assessment: SDC Rural Drinking Water Program in Tajikistan

The aims of the gender assessment of the drinking water sector in Tajikistan, commissioned by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), were to gain a broad understanding of gender issues in the country context generally and in the drinking water sector specifically and to conduct analyses of effectiveness and relevance of the gender mainstreaming approaches used by SDC partners in the framework of the SDC Drinking Water Program 2012-15. The assessment has revealed various strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges.