gender, advocacy and sanitation in plateau state

8/6/2019 Gender, Advocacy and Sanitation in Plateau State

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GENDER, ADVOCACY ANDGENDER, ADVOCACY ANDSANITATION IN PLATEAUSANITATION IN PLATEAU

STATE, NIGERIA.STATE, NIGERIA.BYBY

OBANYA, ANTHONY.OBANYA, ANTHONY.


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SPECIFIC OBJECTIVESSPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

By the end of this session, participants

should be able to :

Differentiate between gender and sex

State the major steps involved in advocacy

Appreciate the importance of womeneducation and how this can consequently

lead to good sanitation


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INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

Gender issues have always been presentin mortals whether consciously orunconsciously. These often range from the

preference of a particular sex, to theselective acquisition of toys and playitems, the distribution of householdchores, and worse still to making somecertain training and educational decisionsin favor of a particular child and to thedetriment of the other


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INTRO contINTRO cont

It is generally believed that it is a mansworld, the woman is considered weaker inall ramifications. Most African societies

believe that the womans place is in thekitchen, and that her major responsibility isto bear and nurse children. Every nationhowever, is a synthesis of homes, and thehub of every home is the woman,therefore she deserves proper and equalopportunities with the man


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WHAT IS GENDERWHAT IS GENDER

In most cases, people think gender issueis exclusively about women, this is usuallythe first impression people have when

gender is mentioned. Gender however,also involves men. Gender should not beviewed from the perspective of sex.Gender simply refers to the roles andresponsibilities of men and women thatare created in our families, societies andcultures


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GENDER contGENDER cont

Gender can also be defined as the range

of socially constructed roles, behaviors,

attributes, aptitudes and relative powerassociated with being a female or male in

a given society

Gender roles and expectations are

learned, they can change overtime andthey vary within and between cultures


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Gender is about parity, that is equal

opportunities for all irrespective of sex

Gender is not biologically determined ,andit is not fixed, only sex is, and that is the

biological make up of boys and girls, man

and woman. Gender is cultural and

learned through socialization


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The concept of gender is very vital because itreveals how womens subordination and mensdomination is socially construed with a view tochanging them

Gender issues therefore stem from the waywomen and men have been sociallyconstructed, they are commonly sharedexperiences and therefore brought by societal

cause and are recognized as undesirable andunjust. It is not about challenging familyheadship, but about equality of rights, benefitsand opportunities.


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EXAMPLES OF GENDEREXAMPLES OF GENDER

IMBALANCEIMBALANCE

Male preference syndrome

Legal restrictions for women

Property ownership/ Disinheritance Work discrimination

Female genital mutilation

Exclusion from critical decisions Early marriage


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UNITED NATIONS AND GENDERUNITED NATIONS AND GENDER

ISSUESISSUES

The United Nations MDG3 of 2000 isconcerned is concerned with genderequality with the following seven priorities :

Strengthening post primary education forgirls.

Guaranteeing sexual and reproductive

rights. Investment in gender sensitive

infrastructure


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UNITED NATIONS AND GENDERUNITED NATIONS AND GENDER

contcont

Guaranteeing women and girls property rights.

Eliminating gender equality

Increasing womens share of seats in

government

Combating violence against women and girls

TOWHAT EXTENT HAVEWE ACHIEVEDTHESE OBJECTIVES IN NIGERIA AND

PLATEAU STATE PARTICULARLY?


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ADVOCACYADVOCACY

Looking at all the aforementioned

problems associated with gender in

Nigeria, in what way can gender problems

be reduced to its barest minimum? The

answer is not far-fetched, it is simply

through advocacy


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MEANING OF ADVOCACYMEANING OF ADVOCACY

Advocacy is a process in which a set of

activities are directed at those in authority

to influence decision making

Gender advocacy therefore seeks to

influence decision making in order to

promote gender equality

Gender advocacy explicitly seeks to

involve women in all walks of life


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STEPS INVOLVED IN ADVOCACYSTEPS INVOLVED IN ADVOCACY

Identify the problem and its situational impacte.g gender, health, political, environmental andothers.

Clearly define the problems in terms of itsdifferent cost and benefits. This is known as thestrategy stage following identification

Deal with the problem as mapped out using your

strategies. This is the practical stage Evaluate periodically to get feedback on your

progress


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ADVOCACY MESSAGEADVOCACY MESSAGE

Advocacy should be tailored toward aspecific audience

There must be a clear purpose foradvocacy

It must relate to desired outcome

Make conscious efforts to reach your

targets through the media Where and when necessary, make

personal contacts


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CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

Gender is not about male or female

superiority

Gender is not sex as in male or female asit is a social construct

Gender is about equal opportunities

between the boy and the girl, the man and

the woman


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THANK YOUTHANK YOU


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ACTIVITYACTIVITY

WHAT IS THE PERCENTAGE OF

WATER IN HUMAN BODY

WHAT PERCENTAGE OFWATER

COVERS THE EARTH


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WATER IN HUMAN BODYWATER IN HUMAN BODY

BABIES= 78% OFWATER AT BIRTH

AT 1YR=65%

ADULT MEN=60% ADULTWOMEN=55%

7O% OF THE EARTH SURFACE ISMADE UP OFWATER, WHILE 30% IS

LAND


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SANITATIONSANITATION

Sanitation can be defined as the way you

protect yourself, family, neighborhood from

certain effects that are hazardous to

health.

Sanitation is the formulation and

application of measures designed to

protect public health


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TYPES OF SANITATIONTYPES OF SANITATION

Basic sanitation

Environmental sanitation

Food sanitation Water sanitation

Ecological sanitation


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GENDER ISSUES ANDGENDER ISSUES AND

SANITATIONSANITATION

A woman with a good educational backgroundwill always portray the knowledge andexperience at every sphere of her living. She willbreed cleanliness which they say is next to

Godliness On the basis of sanitation, literate women are

adjudged to be more sensitive

What is the difference between Federal low cost

and Jenta mangoro residents- - -hygiene andgood sanitary conditions. Sometimes, opendefecation is observed in the latter resulting toepidemic outbreak like cholera


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TIPS ON SANITATION ANDTIPS ON SANITATION AND

GENDERGENDER

Sanitation services should provide privacy

and convenience for women and girls,

men and boysthere must be gender

balancing

Families should be encouraged to train in

hygiene promotion

Women should have equal access to

training and paid jobs in sanitation projects


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IMPROVING SANITATION INIMPROVING SANITATION IN

PLATEAU STATEPLATEAU STATE

Literacy awareness programs on the effects ofsanitation be created

Public conveniences and good waste disposalsystem be introduced

Government should provide accessible technicalassistance e.gWateraid

Families to be encouraged on basic hygiene

Environmental protection units should be

established Proper and effective sanitation exercise re-

introduced


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CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

Against these backdrop of gender, advocacy

and sanitation, there is a nexus connecting

these three and that equal education and gender

parity which can only be achieved throughstrong advocacy and support. Gender disparity

had hitherto inhibited the recognition of the

dignity of women. When there is no good

education and awareness, all the attendantfeatures of illiteracy would manifest, including

coping with poor sanitary conditions


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QUESTIONSQUESTIONS

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LEARNING POINTSLEARNING POINTS

Mention one learning point each from this

presentation


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THANK YOUTHANK YOU

THANKS

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