Empowering rural women for sustainable development through the provision of water infrastructure in north-western Ghana
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Northern Ghana; Women’s empowerment; Resilience; Strategic gender interests; Vulnerability; Food security;
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- Md. Mahmudul Alam & Rafiqul Islam Molla, 2012. "Inside Productivity of Microcredit in Bangladesh: A Surgical Analysis," Asian Economic and Financial Review, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 2(3), pages 478-490, July.