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The theme for World Water Day this year is “accelerating change.” Be the Change you want to see in the world” - Rapid, transformative change is needed and everyone can play their part. Every action – no matter how small – will make a difference.”

These past few weeks, the necessity for urgent action in responding to the climate crisis has become even more compelling. As the United Nations Environment Programme released their Emissions Gap Report for 2022 two weeks ago, one of the conclusions stated, “Without additional action, current policies lead to global warming of 2.8°C over this century.”

In this era of digital development, it’s not easy to minimize the status quo phenomenon of patriarchal culture in the Indonesian society, especially in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). The patriarchal culture in that province places women as second class and causes many unresolved injustices in the society. One of the various examples of injustice due to patriarchy that needs to be highlighted in this Province is the case of sexual harassment and human trafficking of women and children.

International Women's Day is an annual celebration to acknowledge women’s social, political, economical and cultural achievements. On 8th March 2022, this year’s celebration promotes the theme of “Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow.” This theme carries a lot of hope and optimism for a just and inclusive world for all gender types. However, when we look at multi-dimensional problems related to gender inequality that happen worldwide, we might question our self: is that vision attainable?