The Youth Environmental Justice and Gender Equality (YOGE), with support from IUCNs BRIDGE Women Leadership Grants, will on June 25th, 2026 convene a one‑day Region Policy Summit on Inclusive Water Governance in Ruvuma Basin, Tanzania.
The objective of the summit is to come up with policies and guidelines to enhance the meaningful participation of women, youth and marginalized groups in preservation of water resources as well as forest conservation along the Ruvuma basin in Tanzania.
The summit slated for Songea, Ruvuma Tanzania; is expected to bring together policy makers, basin authorities, and community representatives to foster dialogue and collaboration, with a special focus being to enhance the meaningful participation of women, youth, and marginalized groups in water‑related decision‑making structures.
The initiative falls under the “Inclusive Freshwater Governance for Sustainable Communities in the Ruvuma Basin – Voices for Water”, a project supported by the IUCN through its BRIDGE (Building River Dialogue and Governance) Programme.
Key implementing partners in this initiative include Tanzania Media for Community Development (TAMCODE), Ruvuma Southern and Coastal Water Basin Board, Office of the Regional Commissioner of Ruvuma, Mbinga Town Council and Songea Municipal Council in the Ruvuma Region.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)s Building River Dialogue and Governance (BRIDGE) Women Leadership Grants support women-led and women-focused initiatives that strengthen leadership in freshwater governance and ecosystem restoration. The grants enhance the capacity of women and their organizations to lead actions that benefit shared basins and promote resilient freshwater ecosystems. For more information, please visit: BRIDGE Programme Grants – The IUCN Water Knowledge Platform.
The Youth Environmental Justice and Gender Equality (YOGE) is a youth-led organization based in Tanzania, committed to advancing inclusive and sustainable development by empowering youth, women, and marginalized groups across the country. For more information, please visit: Website:www.yoge.or.tz, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577492116633 and Instagram: yoge_tz,
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