Essays about: "Women empowerment and water development"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Women empowerment and water development.

1. 1. Empowering Women, Supporting Children. Early Childhood Development Centers as a Strategy to Reduce Unpaid Care Work and Promote Women’s Economic Empowerment in Nyanza, Rwanda.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Michele Scalzulli; [2023]
   Keywords : Unpaid Care Work; Early Childhood Development Centers; Women s Economic Empowerment; Rwanda; Gender Equality.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the effects of early childhood development centers (ECDC) on unpaid care work (UCW) and women's economic empowerment in Rwanda. Thanks to the collaboration of ActionAid Rwanda (AAR), data from a sample of women in Nyanza district was collected and analyzed to gain insights into UCW dynamics and the role of ECDCs in women's lives. READ MORE

3. 2. Understanding women’s empowerment in WASH. A case study in the cascades and centre-sud regions of Burkina Faso

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Julia Häggström; [2019]
   Keywords : Burkina Faso; Cognitive Validity Testing; Empowerment in WASH Index; Sustainability Science; WASH; Women’s Empowerment.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The understanding of the link between the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector and gender has been extensively researched and is widely accepted as foundational for achieving safe and equal provision of WASH-facilities. Interventions aimed at improvements in the sector are common in low- and middle-income countries, however, there is a limited number of approaches for measuring their outcomes. READ MORE

4. 3. Investment in development of water supply and sanitation facilities benefit empowerment of women A Minor Field Study in rural Odisha, India

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Julia Behm; [2016]
   Keywords : empowerment; gender; time-use; India; Minor Field Study;

   Abstract : This study examines if investments in water and sanitation facilities can empower women through freeing up their time. Qualitative data from 108 surveys have been gathered from a case study in rural villages in Odisha, India. READ MORE

5. 4. Cuamba Municipality, the capital of water? : A case study of the inclusion of female interests in water governance in Cuamba municipality, Mozambique.

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Therese Abrahamsson; Elisa Gyllin; [2016]
   Keywords : Water governance; water source; women’s empowerment; female interests; four dimensions of water governance; Cuamba municipality; Mozambique.;

   Abstract : Abstract The purpose of this research is to examine if female interests have been included in different levels of water governance in Cuamba municipality, Mozambique in order to understand if gender equality and women empowerment is being addressed at the grassroots level. In Sub-Saharan Africa women generally have the responsibility of fetching water and are therefore directly affected by the quality and accessibility of water and sanitation services. READ MORE

6. 5. Water management and water availability in a subwatershed,Tamil Nadu, India

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära

   Author : Marie Nordh Hagberg; [2012]
   Keywords : Rainwater harvesting; watershed management; Tamil Nadu;

   Abstract : India is a country with progressing technical and economical development, but the development is not evenly distributed. Farmers in the Indian rural areas are struggling. There are worries that climate changes could have a negative impact on agriculture. READ MORE