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conference contribution
posted on 2018-02-12, 15:09 authored by Nii Odai Laryea, F. Mawuena Dotse, Doris Fiasorgbor, Joseph Ampadu-BoakyeThe saying that water issues are women issues has been bandied about in Developing Countries since the
1980s. A lot of meetings have been held with the view to ascertaining how best to involve women in water
and sanitation projects. The factors inhibiting and militating against active and effective involvement of
women are however multi-faceted and complex. This paper attempts to highlight some of the key challenges
women have to contend with in the water and sanitation sector. These include psychological, socio-cultural
and economic factors. Suggestions are made on how to involve women in water and sanitation projects right
from the design phase, through promotion, mobilization, planning, construction phase up to the follow-up
or monitoring and evaluation stage, given the crucial role of women in the sector.
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- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)