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Progress on our long-term outcomes The long term outcomes and impact are above our accountability level, meaning that we acknowledge that we are one player amongst many other influential actors and factors. Hence, we cannot fully claim progress on this level and we will thus monitor the long term outcomes using external data. In this chapter, we share two case studies that illustrate progress we made with our partners towards these long term outcomes. We also present data from two external sources on the extend to which women are included in national policies related to water and sanitation, and on the state of civic space in the countries that we work for.
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Realising system change Ultimately, we want all women and girls to enjoy their human rights to water and sanitation (our impact). To achieve the impact, the main pathway in our Theory of Changes goes through the two long term outcomes (>10 years) that set the preconditions for ensuring women and girls’ human rights to water and sanitation. The realisation of both long term outcomes, that are in constant interaction with each other, represent the system change that we are looking for. How do we work towards these outcomes? • We lobby and advocate with other stakeholders to persuade governments to prioritise women and girls’ human rights to water and sanitation (medium-term outcome 1). • We use our power to influence governments to include women and girls in decision-making processes at national and local level (medium-term outcome 2). • We facilitate and support civil society organisations to ensure they collaborate effectively (medium-term outcome 4).
