Videos on women and water
The world over, women and girls are usually the ones collecting and managing water. They are responsible for maintaining sanitation in their family, and passing on hygienic practices to children. Women also make for bulk of the agricultural labour, managing irrigation, among other things.
Since women spend so much time interacting with water, any intervention that seeks to improve water supply, management, sanitation et cetera, has much potential to improve their well-being. Conversely, and perhaps more importantly, it is crucial that women are actively engaged in designing and managing such interventions.
The following videos illustrate this:
Check out TheWaterChannel for more videos on women and water. Or send in your own.
The world over, women and girls are usually the ones collecting and managing water. They are responsible for maintaining sanitation in their family, and passing on hygienic practices to children. Women also make for bulk of the agricultural labour, managing irrigation, among other things.
Since women spend so much time interacting with water, any intervention that seeks to improve water supply, management, sanitation et cetera, has much potential to improve their well-being. Conversely, and perhaps more importantly, it is crucial that women are actively engaged in designing and managing such interventions.
The following videos illustrate this:
- Colombia: Women’s Voices
- India: Walking for Water
- West Bank: We, the Women of Jayyous
- Sudan: River Blindness: Women and Biomedicine
Check out TheWaterChannel for more videos on women and water. Or send in your own.
