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dc.contributor.authorBadurdeen, Fathima Azmiya*
dc.contributor.authorNdenyele, Wilson O.*
dc.contributor.editorHoare, Joannaen
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-26T09:23:16Zen
dc.date.available2012-06-26T09:23:16Zen
dc.date.issued2012-06-25en
dc.identifier.issn1355-2074en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13552074.2012.687226en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10546/230773en
dc.descriptionSlow-onset disasters such as droughts usually occur with such frequency that people have no time to recover before the onset of the next drought. All members of the community suffer as a result of recurrent droughts, but the effects are often more severe on vulnerable groups such as children, elderly people, and some women. This paper uses the experiences of the relief organisation Kujenga Maisha East Africa (KUMEA) to understand the importance of looking beyond gender in humanitarian interventions. Here we focus on the importance of understanding the socio-economic and political context surrounding the drought and the associated humanitarian interventions, using a feminist lens to assess power relations. This includes looking into the aspects of vulnerability and resourcefulness in the context of food security, food distribution, nutrition, and livelihood assistance. Such knowledge is vital in improving existing approaches to gender programming in humanitarian organisations. 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.en
dc.format.extent13en
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisherOxfam GBen
dc.publisherRoutledgeen
dc.relation.urlhttp://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/looking-beyond-gender-in-humanitarian-interventions-a-study-of-a-drought-strick-230773
dc.subjectConflict and disasters
dc.subjectFood and livelihoods
dc.subjectGender
dc.titleLooking beyond gender in humanitarian interventions: a study of a drought-stricken region of Kenyaen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.identifier.eissn1364-9221en
dc.identifier.journalGender & Developmenten
oxfam.signoff.statusFor public use – can be shared outside Oxfamen
oxfam.subject.countryKenyaen
oxfam.subject.keywordDisasters
oxfam.subject.keywordFood security
oxfam.subject.keywordDrought
oxfam.subject.keywordGender and Development Journal
oxfam.subject.keywordGaD
prism.issuenamePost-disaster Humanitarian Worken
prism.number2en
prism.volume20en
dc.year.issuedate2012en
dc.year.issuedate2012en


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