GENDER
Sometimes it is hard to understand exactly what is meant by the term “gender”, and how it differs from the closely related term “sex”. “Sex” refers to the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women. “Gender” refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women.
SHF and GENDER
Bolivia
The Solid House Foundation Bolivia programmes involves whole families in the habitat improvement. In many families in Bolivia the position of the women is fragile and unequal with respect to men. Therefore, the intention of the Solid House Foundation programme is to give these women more responsibility, creating a more united family with equal responsibilities.
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Kenya-Nakuru
The outcome of the focus group discussions and mapping will tell us more about the wishes and needs of the residents in the estates. We will evaluate if men and women have different views/wishes and take them into account in the development of the programme.
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Kenya-School sanitation
The poor access to water and sanitation facilities in schools poses a particular problem for the girl child, especially during their menstruation, resulting in school absence of between 30 and 60 schooldays per year. Consequently, only 72% of the girls in Kenya complete primary school (UNICEF, 2006). To increase school attendance, particularly under girls, SHF in cooperation with schools and partners will improve the WASH situation.
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Sudan
In our programme in Sudan, gender is a cross-cutting issue. Gender aspects are always taken into account when developing our programmes and carrying out activities. Specifically, we are also targeting all-girls schools to ensure high numbers of female participation in our programme. In addition we focus on improving female WASH facilities at schools to ensure they can attend school during their monthly cycles.
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