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'Women are Weak when they are among Men': The Participation of Women in Rural Water Committees in South Africa

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In South Africa, reports on progress towards the development of a genuinely post-apartheid society invariably spell out the
benchmarks of housing, education, health and water provision as indicating that the life of the impoverished black majority
is improving. Of these, none has the same resonance with developmental and health issues than the question of water delivery to rural communities. In various Cabinet reviews1 in speeches to Parliament, and in the evaluation of the various forms of delivery, water stands out as the prime indicator of official concern for the poorest of the poor. The government has received considerable international attention for its policy of providing a basic minimum consumption of 6kl per family per month free. From a variety of perspectives therefore, water delivery stands at the centre of the politics of delivery.

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AWDF.0293

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Cape town : HSCR PRESS., 2002

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1684-5250

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