Working with women refugees in Eastern Sri Lanka

Author(s)
Kasynathan, Nalini
Editor(s)
O'Connell, Helen
Publication date
1993-06-01
Subject
Food and livelihoods
Conflict and disasters
Gender
Keywords
Agriculture
Conflict
Disasters
Gender and Development Journal
GaD
Country
Sri Lanka

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Routledge
Journal
Gender & Development
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/131208
DOI
10.1080/09682869308519966
Document type
Journal article
Language
English
Description
The destruction of social frameworks by war allows women to participate in arenas from which they are traditionally excluded. This contributes to women's empowerment, if the women concerned are aware of the changes and want them to survive post-war. Community Aid Abroad (CAA) has been working with people displaced by conflict in eastern Sri Lanka. Kasynathan examines how the women took responsibility for receiving agricultural loans and selling produce, and then took over control of the CAA programme. Such an example shows how development work can be a valid response to the effects of conflict. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the <a href="http://www.genderanddevelopment.org">Gender and Development</a> website.
Pages
3
ISSN
1355-2074
EISSN
1364-9221
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