Title: Land and Water Access for Women of the Locality of Velingara– Senegal
Abstract: Objective: To assess women's access to land and water in
Kounkane and Diobe ‑ Kabendou municipalities in Velingara city
/ Senegal.
Methods: After a literature review of policies and guidelines for
women's access to land and water, quantitative and qualitative
research from questionnaire, interview and focus group was made.
Depending on the type of research, software Epi- info and SPSS
were used to capture, control, validation, and data analysis.
Results: 448 women within and outside the women's promotion
group or not, leaders or not, with an age ranging from 18 to 92
years.
- First ethnic: Pular with 69%;
- 85.5% of married women;
- 40.60% uneducated;
- 48, 80% holders of farmland;
- Running water was available at 98.40%. 62.3 % of wells are at
home and not covered. Public taps accounted for 0.9 %.
Conclusion: Access to economic rights for women’s Diaobe ‑
Kabendou and Kounkane remains a major challenge. The
development of operational action plans could ensure sustainable
access is an imperative for the basic needs of the most vulnerable
group. This effort would be undertaken for humanitarian reasons,
and because it directly affects the fundamentals fight against
poverty: health, equity and economic growth.
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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