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A Shining Light: How lighting in or around sanitation facilities affects the risk of gender-based violence in camps

Camps are places of refuge for people fleeing conflict and disaster, but they can be dangerous, especially for women and girls.

Publication year: 2018    Reporting Agency: Oxfam and WEDC    Author(s): Reed_B., Vidal_J., Fisher_J., Akers_K., Hastie_R., Lafrenière_J., Sissons_C., O, Bastable_ A., Wilkens_J., Glanville-Wallis_T.

Lighting the Way: Lighting, sanitation and the risk of gender-based violence in Aburi camp, Nigeria

Humanitarian agencies strive to provide sanitation facilities which are safe, accessible and afford users privacy and dignity. Yet in reality, women in particular have many concerns which can prevent them from using the facilities, especially after dark.

Publication year: 2018    Reporting Agency: Oxfam and WEDC    Author(s): Hastie_R., Lafrenière_J., Sissons_C., Reed_B., Fisher_J., Vidal_J.