G-J
Gender mainstreaming
To consider women’s needs and perspectives equally with men's at all times; to realise gender is an important issue and not an afterthought. (2)
Good governance
The processes for making and implementing the best possible decisions. (5)
Governance
High-level decision making and the development of strategies that will be implemented by others. (7)
Grant financing
Financial support given by a donor that is not paid back. (10)
Greenhouse gases
Gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide that contribute to climate change. (15)
Groundwater depletion
Stores of water held underground within the rocks are gradually reduced because too much water has been extracted via wells and boreholes. (15)
Growth and transformation plan (gtp)
Five-year ethiopian national development plan to improve the economy. (2)
Guidance
Advice or counselling. (7)
Hardware components
Physical parts of a scheme such as well linings, pumps, latrine slabs, etc. (see ‘software components’). (10)
Harmonisation
Bringing about agreement or standardisation among different people, plans or actions. (4)
Health development army
Teams of people (mostly women) at community level who will promote primary health activities, including wash, at grassroots level among other families. (6)
Horizontal organisational relationship
Links between groups at a similar level in an organisation. (7)
Hygiene
Set of practices performed for the preservation of health and healthy living. (1)
Impacts
Long-term effects and consequences of project or programme outcomes.(13)
Inclusion
Including marginalised and unserved communities within, and not separate from, society as a whole. (8)
Indicator
Something that can be seen, measured or counted and provides evidence of progress towards a target (13)
Industrialisation
Process of change from an agriculture-based economy to one based on industry. (15)
Integration
Combining or linking two or more different activities to achieve certain objectives. (4)
Investment costs
Also known as ‘capital costs’; costs of new programmes and projects that only occur once, including design, construction and commissioning costs. (12)
Joint technical review (jtr)
Stakeholder consultative meetings held twice a year. their purpose is to review progress on previous plans, identify current key strategic challenges and decide on priority thematic areas for the next multi-stakeholder forum. (11)