This discussion paper describes the immense variety of issues and approaches involved in encouraging genuine participation by women and wider communities in water and sanitation projects.
| Title | Women, water and sanitation or counting tomatoes as well as pumps |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 1989 |
| Authors | Melchior, S |
| Secondary Title | PROWWESS/UNDP technical series : involving women in water and sanitation : lessons, strategies, tools |
| Pagination | 22 p. |
| Date Published | 1989-01-01 |
| Publisher | UNDP PROWWESS (Promotion of the Role of Women in Water Supply and Sanitation) |
| Place Published | New York, NY, USA |
| Keywords | community participation, implementation, planning, projects, tp29, women |
| Abstract | This discussion paper describes the immense variety of issues and approaches involved in encouraging genuine participation by women and wider communities in water and sanitation projects. From experience gained in 6 years' work on drinking water and sanitation needs in well over a thousand communities in all developing regions it distills some of the questions and lessons of interest to those who plan and carry out participatory programmes. The author further wants to share some insights from conducting community level research, respecting some wholly unexpected answers and sharing more realistic measures of progress. |
| Custom 1 | 205.1 |
