Author(s)
Nayeem Wahra, GawherEditor(s)
Walker, BridgetPublication date
1994-02-01Keywords
ProtectionSRHR
Sexual and reproductive health and rights
Conflict
Disasters
Gender and Development Journal
GaD
Country
Bangladesh
Metadata
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Gender & DevelopmentDocument type
Journal articleLanguage
EnglishDescription
Oxfam has been providing water to women refugee camps in Bangladesh. Male officials run the camps, for women fleeing Burma. These men target women and children for 'voluntary' repatriation. Families are separated and sexual abuse is rife. Oxfam, in contrast, is successfully integrating gender equality into its water programme, made easier because Oxfam staff live in the camp, unlike staff in other NGOs. Female engineers and health educators have set up tap stands, women's health centres, and children's health education centres. Women are becoming empowered as they make and implement decisions in the camp, in spite of opposition by officials. 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
5ISSN
1355-2074EISSN
1364-9221ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/09682869308520000