When Florence Dery arrived at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s to begin work on her master카지노 게임 컬렉션s degree, she felt something she카지노 게임 컬렉션d never felt before: cold.
카지노 게임 컬렉션I had never seen snow or cold before,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Dery, who was living away from her native Ghana for the first time. 카지노 게임 컬렉션All I had were summer dresses.카지노 게임 컬렉션 A friend told her about the Ban Righ Centre, where staff helped her find winter clothes. 카지노 게임 컬렉션It made all the difference,카지노 게임 컬렉션 Dery says.
Equipped with her new wardrobe, Dery met with her research supervisor, , in the . Dr. Bisung was launching a study on empowerment in water and sanitation centres in Africa.
카지노 게임 컬렉션He asked me what I could contribute to the project,카지노 게임 컬렉션 she says, 카지노 게임 컬렉션and I realized, 카지노 게임 컬렉션Wow, this is the moment I카지노 게임 컬렉션d been waiting for.카지노 게임 컬렉션 카지노 게임 컬렉션
In Ghana, Dery dealt with water issues every day.
카지노 게임 컬렉션Every morning I walked for 15 minutes, got in queue, got water, put it on my head, and carried it home,카지노 게임 컬렉션 she says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션And then I went to school.카지노 게임 컬렉션
Dery recognizes that she had it easier than some of her neighbours.
카지노 게임 컬렉션It costs money to access water,카지노 게임 컬렉션 she says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션If you don카지노 게임 컬렉션t have money, you have to go to the stream at the outskirts of the community. It카지노 게임 컬렉션s a much longer walk, and the water is not sanitary because we share it with animals.카지노 게임 컬렉션
Dery카지노 게임 컬렉션s research 카지노 게임 컬렉션 at both the master카지노 게임 컬렉션s and doctoral levels 카지노 게임 컬렉션 involved collecting stories of how access to water and sanitation impacts and empowers women. She discovered that few women were sitting on the committees that decide where to put the water sources. 카지노 게임 컬렉션Women are responsible for making sure there is water for the household,카지노 게임 컬렉션 she says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션To exclude us from decision-making about an issue we are responsible for is wrong.카지노 게임 컬렉션
Today there are a few women on those committees, but Dery would like to see more. She카지노 게임 컬렉션s heard women say they want to volunteer, but they카지노 게임 컬렉션re too busy with household chores. Fortunately, a few Non-Government Organizations are campaigning to get men to help around the house.
카지노 게임 컬렉션Men have started helping,카지노 게임 컬렉션 she says, 카지노 게임 컬렉션which is leading to more empowerment for the women.카지노 게임 컬렉션
As her doctoral research nears its end, Dery continues to work toward empowerment.
카지노 게임 컬렉션I am also trying to empower myself to give back whenever I can,카지노 게임 컬렉션 she says.
She started a foundation focused on teaching girls to make their own reusable sanitary products, which are rarely available in Ghanian stores. She says she was inspired by her experiences with the Ban Righ Centre.
카지노 게임 컬렉션If they hadn카지노 게임 컬렉션t helped me find clothes, my experience in Canada would have been terrible,카지노 게임 컬렉션 Dery says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션It made me realize that this is something I could do. It카지노 게임 컬렉션s like I카지노 게임 컬렉션m starting my own little Ban Righ Centre in Ghana. I카지노 게임 컬렉션m empowering women and children, just like Ban Righ.카지노 게임 컬렉션
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