Exploring Post -Disaster Livelihoods Opportunities for Women: A case study of District Sujawal & Badin Province of Sindh, Pakistan
Keywords:
Post –Disaster, Livelihoods, Opportunities, resilience vulnerability poverty and displacementAbstract
This research aims to explore the impact of disasters on women's livelihoods and to identify and assess the opportunities available to women in the aftermath of such events in the Badin and Sujawal districts of Sindh Province. The focus is on women living in these areas. A multistage sampling method was employed to select households for the study, which involved intentionally choosing ten households from each selected hamlet. Consequently, the study includes a sample of 160 households from Badin and 120 from Sujawal, totaling 280 households across both districts. The research variables focus on livelihoods, opportunities, and the role of women in post-disaster recovery in Badin and Sujawal. Quantitative methods are employed to analyze both primary and secondary data pertaining to female livelihoods, while qualitative analysis is conducted through data reduction, presentation, and verification. Research has shown that rural women in disaster-prone areas of Sindh face significant limitations in accessing loans and assets, which obstructs their ability to improve their livelihoods after disasters.
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