scholarly journals Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in Relation to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 4281
Author(s):  
Geteneh Moges Assefa ◽  
Samiha Sherif ◽  
Jose Sluijs ◽  
Maarten Kuijpers ◽  
Tamene Chaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Service Level ◽  
Political Commitment ◽  
Basic Service ◽  
Sanitation And Hygiene ◽  
Poor Access ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Socially Excluded

The main purpose of the study was to deepen the understanding of gender and social inclusion in the context of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. An explorative qualitative study was conducted in three districts of the Oromia region using gender analysis frameworks. Twenty-one key informant interviews and nine focus group discussions were conducted. Findings showed 52% of households in the study area have basic service level water, 29% have basic service level sanitation, and 14% have basic service level hygiene. Women, girls, and people living with disability disproportionately experience poor access to quality WASH services. Women and girls participate in unequal domestic labor related to water management which often exposes them to discrimination and violence such as rape, abduction, and assault. Overall, women, girls, and other socially excluded groups are rarely consulted and engaged by local actors. This results in incongruent policy and political commitment which limits action at the grassroots level. Integrating gender equality and inclusion efforts into local governance agendas can help to increase access to and the quality of WASH services. These efforts must advocate for moving beyond gender parity to promote gender transformative approaches and inclusion to realize better WASH services for the communities they serve.

scholarly journals Gender equality in the government water, sanitation, and hygiene workforce in Indonesia: an analysis through the Gender at Work framework

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 280-293
Author(s):  
Simone Soeters ◽  
Mia Siscawati ◽  
Ratnasari ◽  
Septiani Anggriani ◽  
Nailah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Sanitation And Hygiene ◽  
The Government

scholarly journals Turismo de Base Comunitária: uma proposta para combate das desigualdades sociais na região insular de Belém (PA)

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Regina Maria Matos Vianna ◽  
Pedro de Alcântara Bittencout César ◽  
Leiliany Negrão de Moura
Keyword(s):  
Community Involvement ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Tourism Planning ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Tourism Activity ◽  
Object Of Study ◽  
Nature And Society ◽  
Insular Region

Analisam-se as possibilidades de inclusão da comunidade em uma proposta de turismo de base comunitária na ilha de Jutuba – Belém, Pará. Nela, a participação dos atores sociais na utilização dos espaços, no planejamento e execução da atividade turística, para desenvolver o turismo na região insular de Belém torna-se fundamental. Sua participação objetiva-se proporcionar e incentivar o envolvimento da comunidade na elaboração das atividades a serem desenvolvidas. A escolha do objeto de estudo foi fundamentada na necessidade de se priorizar o planejamento turístico ordenado, dada a vocação natural da Amazônia. O método dialético foi escolhido por ser o que penetra no mundo dos fenômenos através de uma ação recíproca, da contradição inerente ao fenômeno e da mudança dialética que ocorre na natureza e na sociedade. Após este levantamento buscou-se propor alternativas de inserção da comunidade por meio da gestão do turismo de base comunitária visando o ordenamento da atividade que proporcionará a geração de benefícios econômicos e a inclusão social aos moradores da ilha. Community-based tourism: study of the relationship of local actors with the policies involved in the insular region of Belém (PA, Brazil) ABSTRACT There were analyzed the possibilities of including of a community on a proposal for community-based tourism in Jutuba island – Belém, Pará. Here, the participation of social actors in the use of space, in the planning and in the implementation of tourism activity to develop it in the island regional of Belém become essential. Its participation aims to provide and encourage community involvement in the preparing of activities to be developed. The choice of object of study was based on the need to prioritize the tourism planning, given the natural condition of Amazon region. The dialectical method was chosen because it enters the world of phenomena through a reciprocal action, its inherent contradiction in the phenomenon and dialectical chance that occurs in nature and society. Following this survey, there were proposed alternatives to include the community through the community-based tourism management, aiming the development tourism activity, which will provide economic benefits and social inclusion of the residents. KEYWORS: Tourism Planning; Social Inclusion; Community-based tourism; Insular Region of Belém; Jutuba Island.

Local governance responses to social inclusion for older rural Victorians: Building resources, opportunities and capabilities

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. E8-E12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Winterton ◽  
Samantha Clune ◽  
Jeni Warburton ◽  
John Martin
Keyword(s):  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Local Governance

scholarly journals Architecture in the process of social inclusion of homeless

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 00093 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Rybka ◽  
Anna Brudnicka
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Homeless People ◽  
Intentional Communities ◽  
Building Process ◽  
The Social ◽  
The One ◽  
Socially Excluded ◽  
Straw Bale

The phenomenon of homelessness requires active support to stimulate the actions of socially excluded people in the process of leaving homelessness. The study exemplifies transfer of benefits from the design sector to the social service sector. Shelters or installations for homeless people give them, on the one hand, a chance to survive, on the other, signal of acceptance of their status. Is it necessary to design forms that consolidate their condition or initiate a process whose aim is to overcome the state of homelessness and social inclusion? The paper reveals how to engage homeless populations as clients participating in the design and building process. The study presents a project in the field of natural construction based on straw balls technology. Materials are common, cheap, local and biodegradable. Straw bale technology allows building intentional communities developing in direction of social, economic and environmental sustainability. The project tries to solve the main problems of homelessness through assurance of refuge, inclusion in society, motivation to work and to develop the ability of the homeless to cooperate. The target group can gradually achieve economic independence and become an active part of society.

Contesting global gender equality norms: the case of Turkey

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 828-847
Author(s):  
Marella Bodur Ün
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Justice ◽  
Local Norm ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Discursive Strategies ◽  
The Past ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Emergent Literature

AbstractOver the past two decades, constructivist International Relations (IR) scholars have produced substantial knowledge on the diffusion and adoption of global norms, emphasising the role of Western norm entrepreneurs in constructing and promoting new norms to passive, generally non-Western, norm takers. An emergent literature on norm dynamics unsettles this narrative of linear progress, highlighting the agency of diverse actors, including the agency of non-Western norm entrepreneurs, in normative change. This article contributes to this recent norm research by exploring the normative agency of local actors in the Turkish context, who have actively engaged in normative contestation over the meaning of gender equality. More specifically, the article reveals the crucial role of a pro-government, conservative women's organisation in subverting global gender equality norms and in promoting a local norm of ‘gender justice’ as an alternative. The article furthers research on norm contestation by analysing the discursive strategies and justifications local norm makers have adopted in the Turkish context upon encountering norms that challenged their normative beliefs and practices. Finally, the article critically engages with postsecular feminism, highlighting the agency of a religiously informed, conservative women's organisation as a non-Western norm entrepreneur.

scholarly journals Assessment of Water Security in Socially Excluded Areas in Kolkata, India: An Approach Focusing on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subham Mukherjee ◽  
Trude Sundberg ◽  
Brigitta Schütt
Keyword(s):  
Social Issues ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Contaminated Water ◽  
Urban Landscapes ◽  
Slum Dwellers ◽  
Sanitation And Hygiene ◽  
Socially Excluded ◽  
Food Washing ◽  
Deprived Areas

Water security is essential not only to ensure the availability and accessibility of water for drinking, producing food, washing, but also to maintain both human and environmental health. The 2011 Census of India reveals that 17.4% of urban households in India live in deprived areas in urban landscapes which are designated as slums in the Census dataset. The increasing number of people living in these areas poses serious challenges to the provision of basic urban water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) services. Perceived susceptibility of risks from contaminated water and lack of proper sanitation and hygiene will be addressed in the light of social exclusion factors. This study attempts to assess the present situation of water, sanitation and required hygiene provisions within the areas defined as slums by the Census of India 2011 in Kolkata, India. Based on the results obtained from the datasets from the census, and a household survey, we identified a lack of supplies associated with WaSH provisions in these areas of Kolkata. The WaSH provisions in the slum areas of Kolkata city are facing various issues related to regularity, quality and quantity of supplied water. Additionally, there is poor maintenance of existing WaSH services including latrine facilities and per capita allocation of a sustainable water security among the slum dwellers. By adding to our understanding of the importance of factors such as gender, religions, and knowledge of drinking water in deprived areas, the study analyses the links between both physical and social issues determining vulnerability and presence of deprivation associated with basic WaSH provisions as human rights of slum communities.

scholarly journals Water, sanitation and hygiene for homeless people

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayed Mohammad Nazim Uddin ◽  
Vicky Walters ◽  
J. C. Gaillard ◽  
Sanjida Marium Hridi ◽  
Alice McSherry
Keyword(s):  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Short Communication ◽  
Homeless People ◽  
Unequal Distribution ◽  
Scoping Study ◽  
Life Conditions ◽  
Sanitation And Hygiene ◽  
Distribution Of Power ◽  
The Right

This short communication provides insights into water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for homeless people through a scoping study conducted in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It investigates homeless access to WASH through the lens of a rights-based approach. It demonstrates that homeless people's denial of their right to WASH reflects their marginal position in society and an unequal distribution of power and opportunities. The study ultimately suggests a rights-based approach to work toward dealing with the root causes of discrimination and marginalisation rather than just the symptoms. For the homeless, who not only lack substantive rights, but also the means through which to claim their rights, an integrated rights-based approach to WASH offers the possibility for social inclusion and significant improvements in their life conditions. Given the unique deprivation of homelessness it is argued that in addressing the lack of access to adequate WASH for homeless people the immediate goal should be the fulfilment and protection of the right to adequate shelter.

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