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“If we have water, we have money”: A qualitative investigation of the role of water in women’s economic engagement in Guatemala, Honduras, Kenya, and Zimbabwe

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  • Emily Ogutu
  • Sheela S Sinharoy
  • Madeleine Patrick
  • Thea Mink
  • Alicia Macler
  • Loice Mbogo
  • Olivia Bendit
  • Ingrid Lustig
  • Jazmina Nohemí Irías
  • Sandra Antonio
  • Gladys Ramos
  • Alma Juarez
  • Carlos Daniel Sic
  • Erick Calderón
  • Héctor Salvador Peña Ramírez
  • Jorge Lemus
  • Everlyne Atandi
  • Peter Mwangi
  • Paul Ruto
  • Rohin Otieno Onyango
  • Gilbert Mushangari
  • Jammaine Jimu
  • Morris Chidavaenzi
  • Makaita Maworera
  • Nobuhle Dungeni Mlotshwa
  • Sithandekile Maphosa
  • Munyaradzi Damson
  • Bethany A Caruso

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  • Emily Ogutu & Sheela S Sinharoy & Madeleine Patrick & Thea Mink & Alicia Macler & Loice Mbogo & Olivia Bendit & Ingrid Lustig & Jazmina Nohemí Irías & Sandra Antonio & Gladys Ramos & Alma Juarez & Car, 2025. "“If we have water, we have money”: A qualitative investigation of the role of water in women’s economic engagement in Guatemala, Honduras, Kenya, and Zimbabwe," PLOS Water, Public Library of Science, vol. 4(12), pages 1-30, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pwat00:0000475
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pwat.0000475
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