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Time savings from easy access to clean water: Implications for rural men’s and women’s well-being

Arku, Frank S.·2010·Progress in Development Studies
DOI 10.1177/146499340901000303
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Individuals may have different perceptions of how development interventions meet their well-being. Using the Volta Rural Water Supply project in Ghana as a case study, it was found that women and men were able to save considerable amount of time by having easy access to clean water through the project, and also uses of time saved corresponded to their well-being indicators. Women, more than men, spent their saved time on activities that provide common benefits to the entire household. It is recommended that a balance of economic opportunities for both men and women, fee breaks and in-kind purchase of water, be encouraged in order for water projects to effectively advance rural people’s well-being.

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  • When women lacked control over income and assets, they had limited decision-making power over improving or accessing water sources; constrained finances limited women's access to preferred water sources, desired water quantity, and water treatment methods.

    “When women lacked control over income and assets, they had limited decision-making power over improving or accessing water sources [65,76,86,118,123,194,199,201,258,292].Constrained finances limited women's access to preferred water sources, [64,86,111,158,170,194,[197][198][199] desired water quantity, [86,192] and water treatment methods [86,111,118,204,293].”

    From Water, sanitation, and women’s empowerment: A systematic review and qualitative metasynthesis (2022) · cites this paper as [194]

  • Water and sanitation improvements have freed up time for other income-generating activities; conversely, women's income generation has been constrained by poor water access, limited employment opportunities, or by WASH initiatives themselves.

    “Finally, water and sanitation improvements have freed up time for other income-generating activities [56,67,105,174,194,210,295].Conversely, women's income generation has been constrained by poor water access, limited employment opportunities, or by WASH initiatives themselves.”

    From Water, sanitation, and women’s empowerment: A systematic review and qualitative metasynthesis (2022) · cites this paper as [194]

  • Research in Ghana showed how a water project resulted in time savings, which further benefited well-being among women.

    “Research in Ghana showed how a water project resulted in time savings, which further benefited well-being among women [194].”

    From Water, sanitation, and women’s empowerment: A systematic review and qualitative metasynthesis (2022) · cites this paper as [194]

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Authors
Arku, F. S.
Affiliations
Presbyterian University, Ghana (GH)
Corresponding author
Arku, Frank S.
Venue
Progress in Development Studies
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2010-06-10
Volume
10
Issue
3
Pages
233-246
ISSN
  • 1464-9934 (ISSN-L)
  • 1477-027X
DOI
10.1177/146499340901000303
OpenAlex
W2052646332
Cited by
37
References
31
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 2 · 2013: 2
FWCI
1.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Progress in Development Studies (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders
International Development Research Centre
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Water Resource Management and Quality
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Child Nutrition and Water Access
Keywords
clean water access, time savings, gender differences, women's time use, household welfare, rural water supply

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