The Kinshasa girl and the chore of water in the Mikala I and II districts in the N’sele Area, DRC
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Girls, CHORE, water, Mikala, studyAbstract
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, despite the sufficient availability of fresh water, distribution by the competent service remains a puzzle for the population in peripheral and rural areas. The rate of access to drinking water is very low, or even nonexistent, as is the case for the population of Mikala I and II neighborhoods. In the absence of hydraulic networks for the distribution of drinking water, women and girls are forced to walk long hours daily in search of water. To conduct this study on the Kinshasa girl and the water chore, a cross-sectional survey by questionnaire was carried out on 200 school-aged girls in the Mikala I and II neighborhoods. The selection of respondents was done randomly. The results obtained are as follows: 48% of the respondents arrive late to school, 46% are absent, and 77% had to drop out of school. It is also noteworthy that the collection of water exposes girls to physical, moral, and sexual violence, as well as health problems. Consequently, even with the free basic education promoted by the Congolese government, young girls from Mikala I and II neighborhoods will have difficulty benefiting from it. A large number of girls drop out of school because of the water chore, which represents a loss for the nation, as it is said that to educate a woman is to educate a nation.
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Luboya Muisangie , Jeannette, Lopema Ongala , Denis, Liyandja Impofi , Jean Claude, Kamulumba Kayembe , Gaby, Mbuyi Mpoyi Stanislas , Alain, Lemba Nsimba , Ali, Irenge Lya Hamisi , Pacifique, Matondo Falanga , Junior, Nienie Bwabitulu , Alexis, Ngelinkoto Mpia , Patience (2024). The Kinshasa girl and the chore of water in the Mikala I and II districts in the N’sele Area, DRC. Congolese Journal of Science and Technology, 3(2), 241-245. https://doi.org/
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Luboya Muisangie J, Lopema Ongala D, Liyandja Impofi J, Kamulumba Kayembe G, Mbuyi Mpoyi Stanislas A, Lemba Nsimba A, Irenge Lya Hamisi P, Matondo Falanga J, Nienie Bwabitulu A, Ngelinkoto Mpia P. The Kinshasa girl and the chore of water in the Mikala I and II districts in the N’sele Area, DRC. CJST. 2024;3(2):241-245. doi:10.59228/
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@article{rcst399,
author = {Luboya Muisangie , Jeannette and Lopema Ongala , Denis and Liyandja Impofi , Jean Claude and Kamulumba Kayembe , Gaby and Mbuyi Mpoyi Stanislas , Alain and Lemba Nsimba , Ali and Irenge Lya Hamisi , Pacifique and Matondo Falanga , Junior and Nienie Bwabitulu , Alexis and Ngelinkoto Mpia , Patience},
title = {The Kinshasa girl and the chore of water in the Mikala I and II districts in the N’sele Area, DRC},
journal = {Congolese Journal of Science and Technology},
year = {2024},
volume = {3},
number = {2},
pages = {241--245},
doi = {10.59228/},
url = {https://rcst.cd/index.php/rcst/en/article/view/399}
}
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TY - JOUR AU - Luboya Muisangie , Jeannette AU - Lopema Ongala , Denis AU - Liyandja Impofi , Jean Claude AU - Kamulumba Kayembe , Gaby AU - Mbuyi Mpoyi Stanislas , Alain AU - Lemba Nsimba , Ali AU - Irenge Lya Hamisi , Pacifique AU - Matondo Falanga , Junior AU - Nienie Bwabitulu , Alexis AU - Ngelinkoto Mpia , Patience TI - The Kinshasa girl and the chore of water in the Mikala I and II districts in the N’sele Area, DRC JO - Congolese Journal of Science and Technology PY - 2024 VL - 3 IS - 2 SP - 241 EP - 245 DO - 10.59228/ UR - https://rcst.cd/index.php/rcst/en/article/view/399 ER -
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