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Project News

2008-07-28

Division of Daily Tasks between Men and Women

Once the Project's promotional workshop has been held in a community and consensus achieved to start group activities, a participatory rural appraisal (PRA) workshop is held.  A variety of issues, including the natural environment surrounding the community, agroforestry production and issues relating to rural life, are discussed with the group members.  The information gathered is then compiled into maps, charts or graphs.  During these discussions one subject that is always taken up is the proportion of daily work done by men and by women.  The men and women separately write down all that they do during one day and later this is presented to everyone.  The purpose is to confirm who is doing what type of work.  Comparing the differences between the work of men and women always causes laughter among participants.  At present, I am thinking of planning a workshop to consider the ways in which men and women could contribute to environmental and watershed conservation taking into account the respective responsibilities that men and women fulfill.

(Photo 1) The group from Nuevo Vigia community.  The participants divide into a men's group and women's group and begin their respective discussions.  Here the women's group is writing down the work they do during one day.  (Photo from February 13, 2008)

(Photo 2) At another location, the men's group is discussing their daily work.  They write down the work they do every hour of the day, from the moment they wake up to when they go to bed. (Photo from February 13, 2008)

(Photo 3) Now it's time for each group to give their report - lady's first.  The gentleman on the right, who will report for the men's group, listens attentively. (Photo from February 13, 2008)

(Photo 4) Now it's the men's turn.  The women are laughing because they say the men have so little variety in their work.  Also, they question each other, "Are you really doing that?"  It is too bad the photos can't show the fun the participants had with this exercise.  (Photo from February 13, 2008)

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(Mr. Hiroki KAJIFUSA, Participatory Development / Extension)

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