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The authors of this guideline are Kate Denman and Leigh-Ashley Lipscomb. Kate is an independent researcher and trainer working in international development and humanitarian practice, specializing in gender, inclusion, gender-based violence (GBV), capacity-building, and using creative participatory practices for attitudinal and behavioral. Kate holds an MA in Education, Gender, and International Development and has worked in numerous countries, including the Syrian Arab Republic, Lebanon, India, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the United Republic of Tanzania, Sudan and South Sudan. Leigh-Ashley is a GBV specialist and humanitarian professional. Previously she was the GBV sub-cluster Coordinator in South Sudan from 2016-2017, collaborating with sub-cluster members and the Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster (among other clusters) to enhance implementation of the Interagency Standing Committee GBV guidelines.

This guideline was conceptualized, commissioned and guided by IOM South Sudan Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Unit, lead by Catherine Hingley (GBV Specialist) and crucially supported by other WASH-GBV colleagues in Juba. Thanks also to the guidance and support of the South Sudan WASH Cluster and GBV Sub-Cluster at national level.

Bibliographic information

Denman, K., Lipscomb, L. (2020). Closing the Gender Gap in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programme Guidance Publisher: International Organization for Migration

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