Women's Role and Participation in Water Management: a Case of Kaiti Watershed in Makueni County, Kenya
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Date
2013Author
Njiriri, Catherine W
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ThesisLanguage
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Women play an important role in the provision, management and safeguarding of
water resources. Despite their essential role, they are still being excluded from
important public decision making process in water projects often leading to their
failure. The main objective of this study is to examine women’s role and participation
in water management in Kaiti Watershed in Machakos County, Kenya. The study
examines the various obstacles that hinder women’s participation in water
management in the region. Furthermore, the study examines the efficiency and
adequacy of the local projects in the context of the national water policies of Kenya.
For data collection, a descriptive cross-sectional study was adopted. Primary data was
collected through focus group discussions and key informant interviews. The data was
then analyzed using thematic analysis.
The study found that women in Kaiti experience many obstacles in their roles and
participation in watershed management. These obstacles include: social-cultural
challenges, economic challenges, and water policy constraints, amongst others. The
study recommends a number of inter-related actions that need to be taken to enable
the women in Kaiti to make their maximum contributions to the watershed
management programme.
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Degree of masters of Arts in Gender and Development StudiesPublisher
University of Nairobi Institute of anthropology, Gender and African studies
Description
A research project submitted in partial fulfillment of the
Requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Arts in
Gender and development studies, institute of anthropology,
Gender and African studies, university of Nairobi