Tag Archives: gender
10 Facts on Women and Water
10 Facts on Women and Water Above Photo: Generations of women and girls. Women and children fetch the majority of water for household uses in rural areas. Often this keeps them from attending school or working at a job. The … Continue reading
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“Women Need Water Rights, Not Just Technologies” by Masum Momaya
Just finished an interesting article examining roles and limitations of technology for solving problems in water access, planning, and management for women around the world. “In poor communities, technologies are often touted as panaceas for poverty. For women in productive … Continue reading
Gandhian Thoughts on Gender, Water, and Sanitation
An eight-hour overnight train journey leaves me waking up just before arrival to Dindigul Junction as the engine rumbles to a stop. For my final field visit in South India, I have come to Gandhigram Trust to see how their … Continue reading
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