Women for Water & Peace (W4WP)

The Women for Water and Peace Project (W4WP) contributes to the mitigation of water-based community conflicts and prevent their potential eruption into violence by tackling one of the dominant threats to peace in five (5) wards in Freetown (Wards of Mayinkineh - Ward 401, Rokupa - Ward 408, Dworzark - Ward 435, Lumley - Ward 422, and Crab Town- Ward 443): a lack of equitable access to water. The lack of regulation, increase in demand and the increased competition over water resources have all increased conflict over water resources. This has led to an increase in influence and control over water resources by prominent community members, mainly men, leaving marginalized community members with insufficient water for their basic needs. The approach used has multiple impacts, including strengthening the participation of women in conflict resolution mechanisms at the local community level, increasing economic self-reliance and improving decent livelihood opportunities, and enhancing social cohesion.

Project symbol

SLE/21/02/UND

Admin unit

CO-Abuja

Start date

10/01/2022

End date

10/07/2024

Total allocation

630230

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

629037

Development Partners

Multi Partner Trust Fund Office, UNDP

Country/Countries

Sierra Leone

Outcomes

Output 9.5. Improved coherence in support and action to promote inclusive, peaceful, stable and resilient societies through decent work and social justice in contexts of crisis, post-crisis and fragility