Closing the Gender Gap to Build Forward Better

Aug 3, 2022
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Drinkable, usable water is very rare in cyclone-affected areas. One has to walk long distances to reach just a little bit of potted water. Otherwise borrow the water from neighbours, as if it’s a cup of sugar or rice. This is the case in Khulna, in Amerpur village, and all the load falls on the shoulders of the women. Hence they have no free time until a small practice changed the lives of women in Amerpur. Now the perspective is changing from village to village.Taposhi’s house is in Amerpur. Her husband is a day labourer. No matter how hard it got, Taposhi would walk miles with her son on her lap to get water. Aside from that, she also has to help her husband with work. the tube well that is in the house is not workable, it showed black spots.Due to climate change, the salt level in the soil increased. The soil is infertile and the water is too saline. Since getting married, Taposhi has been repeating this routine for the last decade or more.