{"id":92262,"date":"2023-03-21T18:17:36","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T22:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devsite.adra.ca\/?p=92262"},"modified":"2023-08-03T13:24:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T17:24:52","slug":"water-is-more-than-survival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devsite.adra.ca\/fr\/stories\/water-is-more-than-survival\/","title":{"rendered":"L'eau est plus que la survie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Le 30<\/span>\u00e8me<\/span> La Journ\u00e9e mondiale de l'eau est le 22 mars. Depuis ses d\u00e9buts, ADRA Canada a travaill\u00e9 avec les communaut\u00e9s pour garantir le droit humain \u00e0 l'eau.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Blue Nile State in Sudan is considered home to the country\u2019s greatest humanitarian needs. Instability harms basic services like water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). Women are responsible for finding the water their families need to survive. They may face danger and sexual violence in the process.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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ADRA\u2019s response, with funding from the Government of Canada, includes rehabilitating water points which provide safe water. But they mean more than that. Maryam explains:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the past we used to climb up the mountain to get water, which took us three hours. Women and girls in our community are responsible for collecting water. Gender stereotypes prevent men from sharing this difficult duty. A man who carries water is no longer regarded as a man in the community, but rather as his wife\u2019s slave. As a result, women are forced to carry two 36-pound jerry cans on their shoulders, causing deformity and discomfort to their bodies. This is especially bad when you\u2019re pregnant. Furthermore, girls used to experience rape while carrying out these tasks. We can now get to the rehabilitated water point in 10 minutes. Our workload has been reduced. We now have more time to care for our children, some free time for ourselves, and clean and safe drinking water to keep our children healthy.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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L'eau accessible permet aux filles de retourner \u00e0 l'\u00e9cole et r\u00e9duit les risques de viol et d'autres violences. Le projet ajoute un soutien suppl\u00e9mentaire en construisant des latrines pour les \u00e9coles et les centres de sant\u00e9.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But there\u2019s more. Communities take ownership of the water points through water committees, which include women who now participate in community concerns. Water becomes an entry point to empower women and address gender equality issues.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Le projet forme \u00e9galement des techniciens de l'eau. L'une partage son histoire :\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI dropped out of school as a child because of early forced marriage. I\u2019ve always wanted to work on something technical since I was a kid, and thanks to God, I now have the chance. I was taught how to fix a hand pump and found it fascinating. I\u2019m delighted to volunteer in making the project a success. Being a technician gave me a level of respect and authority that challenged traditional gender roles. When we think of a water technician, the first thing that comes to mind is a man. Despite having additional household work at home, I prioritized the project because I understand what it is like to live without clean and safe water. I also committed myself to serve the project even after the EWASAP II project phased out, because the project is ours. Some women had limited time to attend meetings or volunteer, and others have to obtain permission from their husbands to serve in the committees. Things are changing now. Nonetheless, we look forward to more gender equality training for men as well as women.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Water plays an important role in improving well-being, especially women\u2019s. But women are also crucial in guaranteeing water service sustainability.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

L'eau est la vie. Il assure la survie. Elle contribue \u00e9galement directement \u00e0 la qualit\u00e9 de vie, \u00e0 la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et aux opportunit\u00e9s. Merci de rendre un tel travail possible !<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

La 30e Journ\u00e9e mondiale de l'eau est le 22 mars. Depuis ses d\u00e9buts, ADRA Canada a travaill\u00e9 avec les communaut\u00e9s pour garantir le droit humain \u00e0 l'eau. L'\u00c9tat du Nil Bleu au Soudan est consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme le foyer des plus grands besoins humanitaires du pays. L'instabilit\u00e9 nuit aux services de base comme l'eau, l'assainissement et l'hygi\u00e8ne (WASH). Les femmes sont responsables \u2026 Lire la suite<\/p>","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":92264,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":19,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[145,113,114],"class_list":["post-92262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories","tag-news-and-stories","tag-sudan","tag-wash"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/devsite.adra.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/devsite.adra.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/devsite.adra.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devsite.adra.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devsite.adra.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92262"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/devsite.adra.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92262\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devsite.adra.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/devsite.adra.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devsite.adra.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devsite.adra.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}