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BEYOND THE HOUSEHOLD: EMBODIED EXPERIENCES AND WELL-BEING IMPLICATIONS OF WATER INSECURITY IN AN URBAN GHANAIAN GIRLS’ BOARDING SCHOOL

Eshun, Enoch Caswell
http://orcid.org/0009-0000-7821-8956
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1688703611699385

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2023, MS, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Geography.
The concept of water insecurity suggests that inadequate safe water access is not only about people lacking enough clean water sources. It also includes when people face social, emotional, political, and environmental issues in relation to water. Knowledge of this concept is limited to household contexts. We know very little about how it manifests in other settings such as schools, healthcare facilities, and workplaces. This thesis deploys embodiment theory and the capability approach to explore the everyday experiences and well-being implications of water insecurity in an urban Ghanaian girls’ boarding school. Based on interviews with recent graduates, the study uncovers that girls experienced water insecurity in boarding school by internalizing water-related physical burdens, emotional distress, and social problems. These embodied experiences were underpinned by perennial water shortage and the rules, social norms, and geography of the school. The study also finds that participants felt more water secure at home than in school due to their relatively high socioeconomic class, urban residence, and families’ support. Finally, it unpacks that water insecurity in boarding schools impacted girls’ well-being by limiting their physical and mental health, education, and other capabilities. These findings have implications for enhancing efforts aimed at improving water access in schools and other non-household settings, including the Sustainable Development Goals.
Sarah Smiley (Advisor)
Lisa Bhungalia (Committee Member)
James Tyner (Committee Member)
96 p.
African Studies; Educational Sociology; Geography
Water insecurity; water access; water in schools; water insecurity in schools; WASH; WASH in schools; non-household water insecurity; girls; girls' well-being; girls' education; Sustainable Development Goals; SDGs; embodiment; capability approach; Ghana; Sub-Saharan Africa

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  • Eshun, E. C. (2023). BEYOND THE HOUSEHOLD: EMBODIED EXPERIENCES AND WELL-BEING IMPLICATIONS OF WATER INSECURITY IN AN URBAN GHANAIAN GIRLS’ BOARDING SCHOOL [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1688703611699385

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Eshun, Enoch. BEYOND THE HOUSEHOLD: EMBODIED EXPERIENCES AND WELL-BEING IMPLICATIONS OF WATER INSECURITY IN AN URBAN GHANAIAN GIRLS’ BOARDING SCHOOL . 2023. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1688703611699385.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Eshun, Enoch. "BEYOND THE HOUSEHOLD: EMBODIED EXPERIENCES AND WELL-BEING IMPLICATIONS OF WATER INSECURITY IN AN URBAN GHANAIAN GIRLS’ BOARDING SCHOOL ." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1688703611699385

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