Local organisation and gender in water management: a case study from the Kenya Highlands

Elizabeth Were, Jessica Roy and Brent Swallow
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Elizabeth Were: WaterPartners International, Kisumu, Kenya, Postal: WaterPartners International, Kisumu, Kenya

Journal of International Development, 2008, vol. 20, issue 1, 69-81

Abstract: Provision of safe water supplies is a priority for the global community and for villages in Kenya. An extended case study from the highlands of Western Kenya shows that local communities can be successful in self-organisation for improved water supply, but only by mobilising considerable amounts of investment resources and local collective action. Gender relations are crucial to success, with women having primary responsibility for water management, but more or less hidden roles in community groups. There are legitimate concerns that Kenya's new water laws and institutions may make it more difficult for local community groups to self-organise, with additional biases against women. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1002/jid.1428

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