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Women as managers of village water resources

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  • Scholastique Kompaore

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In rural Africa the time‐consuming and burdensome task of securing water for family needs falls to women. Although women benefit the most when water points are built, the responsibility for operating them has by tradition been given to men. Often the results of that approach have been poor and the water points have fallen into disrepair. With the establishment of water points near to the point of use, the burden of collecting water has been lightened considerably. As a result, women have been able to participate in educational programmes and have established highly profitable enterprises at the village level. This paper describes the role women have played in furthering village development, and because of their demonstrated management skills recommends that they be given responsibility for the management of the water points within their villages.

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  • Scholastique Kompaore, 1989. "Women as managers of village water resources," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 13(4), pages 319-321, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:natres:v:13:y:1989:i:4:p:319-321
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.1989.tb00355.x
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