Water and Aid in Mozambique - Gendered Perspectives of Change (Hardcover)

Analysing how water development projects unfolded in five rural communities in Mozambique, Emily Van Houweling offers an alternative perspective on water and the politicised nature of water management in the region. Using a hydro-social cycle framework, she demonstrates how water is tied to everyday life in matrilineal Nampula and how social relations, gender roles, and local politics were reconfigured during the project. While centring the experience of community members, Van Houweling also includes the perspectives of project implementers, showing how project plans were translated and negotiated as they worked their way down to the community. Employing the concept of organisational culture, Van Houweling reveals the tensions that resulted from different actors' decision-making processes and motivations, and illuminates possible explanations for the gaps between policy and practice. Exploring women's empowerment, community ownership, and participation, this book facilitates innovative ways for thinking about evaluation, sustainability, and gender-water relations.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The International African Library
Release date:	August 2022
Authors:	Emily Van Houweling
Dimensions:	235 x 157 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	228
ISBN-13:	978-1-00-919348-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > History > African history > General
LSN:	1-00-919348-1
Barcode:	9781009193481

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