In Nairobi's Kibera slum, access to clean water is limited, often controlled by local cartels. Zubedah Hassan, a 32-year-old advocate for the Stop Sex for Water program, highlights the dangers women and girls face while trying to obtain water. She states that poverty drives some women to engage in sexual favors for water vendors. Additionally, drought exacerbates the situation, leading schoolchildren to search for water and putting them at risk of sexual violence along their routes.
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Women in Nairobi's Kibera face sexual threats while seeking water
Women and girls in Kibera, Nairobi, encounter sexual threats while trying to access clean water, which is often controlled by local cartels. Advocate Zubedah Hassan emphasizes the role of poverty and drought in increasing these risks.
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Sextortion: That's the threat for women who are simply trying to buy clean water
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Women in Nairobi's Kibera face sexual threats while seeking water