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Mainstreaming gender in sanitation
conference contribution
posted on 2018-02-12, 15:09 authored by Tim Marshall, Ben FawcettThe Integrated Water and Environmental Sanitation
(IWES) Project is implemented in the Indian state of
Jharkhand by the local government and seven NGOs.
Funded by SIDA, and coordinated by UNICEF, the project
promotes sanitation in rural East Singhbhum district.
There is increasing acknowledgement that gender
mainstreaming is essential if development projects are to
address the strategic needs of women. In East Singhbhum,
though, it has proved difficult to engage women in decision-
making processes. Research was therefore undertaken
to investigate local gender dynamics and their underlying
causes, in the context of the sanitation element of the IWES
Project.
Fieldwork was carried out under UNICEF’s Internship
Scheme over a period of 3 months in 2001. The study areas
included in three tribal villages (Bangora, Kuilisuta and
Korashole) in Musabani Block, and two villages in
Phulwarisarif Block, near Patna, where UNICEF is supporting
development through Convergent Community
Action (CCA). The research was greatly assisted by the
NGOs SEEDS and IDF.
History
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- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Research Unit
- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
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WEDC ConferenceCitation
MARSHALL, T. and FAWCETT, B., 2002. Mainstreaming gender in sanitation. IN: Reed, B. (ed). Sustainable environmental sanitation and water services: Proceedings of the 28th WEDC International Conference, Kolkata (Calcutta), India, 18-22 November 2002.Publisher
© WEDC, Loughborough UniversityVersion
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WEDC_ID:12961Language
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