Women and Water-Pumps in Bangladesh : The impact of participation in irrigation groups on women's status
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1853393363
ISBN-13
9781853393365
Publisher
Practical Action Publishing
Imprint
Practical Action Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 15th, 1996
Print length
256 Pages
Weight
488 grams
Dimensions
24.10 x 16.90 x 1.30 cms
Product Classification:
Development studiesGender studies: womenSanitary & municipal engineeringIrrigation
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Women''s participation and the impact on their status has been studied in 35 female and mixed-sex irrigation groups dispersed over the country, supported by five different NGOs and the Grameen Bank. The book describes the background, methodologies and conclusions to the studies in detail, with summaries of the policy implications.
The increasing availability of mechanized irrigation pumps in rural Bangladesh has opened up the possibility for NGO-supported groups of poor people to become owners of a pump and to use the water for irrigating household land and/or for sale. Women''s participation and the impact on their status has been studied in 35 female and mixed-sex irrigation groups dispersed over the country, supported by five different NGOs and the Grameen Bank. The book describes the background, methodologies and conclusions to the studies in detail, with summaries of the policy implications.
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