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News Line Role of Women Led Small Water Enterprises in Public Health Background Women’s role in water resource management is critical and recognized, yet the implementation of methods and strategies to get beyond gender-based obstacles to women’s equal participation in water resource management remain a challenging task. [...] Objective Objectives of this activity was to develop an evidence base that SWEs run by SHGs are sustainable and make a case for accessing funds to them to set up such safe water facility and expand, thus, bringing livelihood and dignity to them as well as reduction in water borne diseases and public health improvement. [...] The SWE initiative has empowered SHG women sources of income, provided them insight and opportunity as water entrepreneurs to change their livelihoods in a more to educate the village community on the relationship significant manner than those in cottage industry, art craft between safe water and health. [...] • This program provides evidence for policy recommendation to • Identification of policy gaps and hurdles to mainstream mainstream women in local safe water supply through SWEs women SHGs in SWE business and thus contribute towards the UN SDGs 2030 – Goal • Developing policy recommendations to include more 6.5.1-safe drinking water for all; Goal 5-gender equality and women in SWEs Goal 8-sustainab. [...] more women in capacity building and skill development trainings • Promote skills and education for women to undertake engineering and technical roles • Inclusion of women in governance and leadership roles • Provide guidance to women in balancing family and work responsibilities • Promote and run Information Education and Communication (IEC) campaigns designed to mobilize women in running the busi.