Self-supply: links between on-premises water supply and gender equity and economic empowerment Gender & Irrigation Technical Workshop March 9 - 10, 2016, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Campus, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Self-supply concept and approach Outline Self-supply concept and approach Implication of on-premises water services on gender equity WASH Household irrigation (food security & income generation) Nutrition Safety & Water quality vis-à-vis self-supply ladder Self-supply Acceleration planning and gender mainstreaming Gender roles in decision making in self-supply investment Opportunities and Challenges for self-supply Acceleration Exiting Practices and policy Perception and understanding Recommendations Coordination Strengthening supply side and support The presentation is generally aimed indicating how household level investment in water supply contributes towards initiating users to use water for different purposes apart from domestic uses. Income generation activities such as household irrigation, better hygiene and sanitation practices as more water is available at premises. In addition it gives relief for women and children as more burden of water fetching from a distant is usually on them ; and hence they save their time and energy for other works. E.g. school attendance. On another hand, unprotected water sources (wells) at premises may health risk both in terms of safety and water quality. While having water supply source at premises is planned, gender role in decision making to invest on the infrastructures is also another point seen. The presentation is from different self-supply researches in different parts of the country (mainly in Oromia & SNNPR).