Lack of Water Linked to 10Percent of Rise in Global Migration miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Image
The failure to address gender-based violence (GBV) not only affects female agency, but also impedes access to one of the most basic human needs: safe and hygienic water and sanitation services, particularly for low-income households.
A concrete illustration of this comes from a female head of household with a 15-year-old daughter in the Dominican Republic’s Salsipuedes neighborhood. During the day, she and her daughter could use a relative’s sanitary facilities. At night, however, their only choice was using a bucket in their home. That’s due to the risks of violence associated with venturing outside. Because in this region of the Dominican Republic, more than half of women over the age of 15 report experiencing violence in public settings during their lifetimes[1].