Abstract
n this paper, we explore how women and young girls in two informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya, are affected by water in its various forms. We analyze sixteen focus group discussions with women, girls in school, and girls out of school, focusing on their unique water experiences and concerns. Drawing on the strengths of qualitative data, we thickly describe how women navigate the water challenges prevalent in the urban slum context.
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Undie, Chi-Chi; John-Langba, Johannes; and Kimani, Elizabeth
(2006)
"“The Place of Cool Waters”: Women and Water in the Slums of Nairobi, Kenya,"
Wagadu: A Journal of Transnational Women's & Gender Studies: Vol. 3:
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1, Article 11.
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