Case Studies

Case studies in the field of gender and water from all over the world.

Mainstreaming Gender in South African Sanitation Programmes: A Blind Spot or Common Practice?

The linkages between women, sanitation and health and hygiene practices are strong, abundant, diverse and often self-evident. Yet the gaps in policy documents are not confined to government.

MAMA-86 and the Drinking Water Campaign in the Ukraine

The case study highlights the work of MAMA-86, a national environmental non-governmental organisation (NGO) in the Ukraine. It specifically focus on the Drinking Water Campaign and the many successful outcomes of the campaign for a participatory, democratic, accountable, and sustainable water sector and country.

Read more or download Mama_86_drinking_water_in_dhaka4.doc (110 kB)

Pro-poor water supply and sanitation - Nepal

Less than 80 percent of the rural population has access to safe drinking water while less than 25 percent use sanitation facility. Inadequate access to safe water supply combined with poor environmental sanitation and personal hygiene practices is among the leading causes of diseases such as diarrhea, dysentery, worm infestation, skin diseases.

Rural Women Securing Household Water in Jordan

The Jordanian rural communities suffer most from lack of water, and they are being challenged on daily basis with the task of securing clean water and sanitation for households, farms and small businesses.

Summary of Case Studies in "Gender in Court" at 3rd World Water Forum

The four case studies focus on four key aspects: the beneficiaries: men and women; the implementers at community level: CBOs and NGOs; the institutions and the policies.

Read more or download Case_study_on_Gender_in_Court.pdf (326 kB)

Tajikistan - Community Situation Indicators

They have found it difficult to fulfill their traditional and religious obligations, and meet aspiration for a better quality of life, access to employment and other opportunities. Statistics show that about 70 % of women in Khatlon region fail to meet basic standards of physical well-being and that meeting these standards is strongly conditional on the agricultural cycle, the season and time constraints. Nearly 80 percent of pregnant women in Tajikistan suffer from anemia.

Read more or download Tajikistan.doc (49 kB)

Water, Work, and Women in Rural India

This article shows how women got involved in village-level water committees through the work of an NGO. The project has yielded tangible economic, social, and environmental benefits throughout the state.

Women, Mobilization and the Revitalization of Water Resources: The Case of North-Eastern Brazil

This case presents the mobilization of women from the MMTR (Rural Women Workers Movement of Sertão Central) toward the revitalization of a small river in the semi-arid region of the Pernambuco state.

Read more or download Paper_for_Brazil_Adelia_in_english.pdf (155 kB)

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