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Household Survey on the Gendered Access to Electricity and Uses of Appliances in Selected Contexts in Rural Nepal, Kenya and India (EFEWEE Project)
“The report derives from the independent research project “Exploring factors that Enhance and restrict Women’s Empowerment through Electrification” (EFEWEE). The project constitutes Research Area 1, ‘Electrification through grid and decentralised systems’, under the Gender and Energy Research Programme funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID),...
The Gender Factor in Political Economy of Energy Sector Dynamics
The study underscores the need for gender analysis of political and economic processes to understand the strategic energy needs of rural women and men, who have experienced marginalization and exclusion in the development of energy infrastructure. The central research question is: how can rural women be empowered to gain access to modern energy services in both production...
Low Birth Weight in South Asia, Trial Dataset, 2014-2015
This dataset was used to analyse the Low Birth Weight South Asia Trial (LBWSAT) cluster-randomised controlled trial. The trial generated data on maternal and child anthropometry, diet in pregnancy and early life, details of pregnancy, delivery and the first 1-2 years of life.
All women of reproductive age (10-49 years) resident in the study areas were invited to participate...
Physical activity, time use, and food intakes of rural households in Ghana, India, and Nepal 2017-2018
This research developed a methodological protocol that allows the triangulation of accelerometer data with time use and food intakes in rural settings of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Household and individual surveys were administrated to 120 individuals in rural Ghana (Upper West Region), India (Telangana State) and Nepal (Province #3). The data collection...
The Role of Working Mules in Supporting Resilient Communities in the Himalayas, 2018-2024
Working equids play a central role in mountainous communities, but their work often goes unnoticed by the wider world, with sparse documentation of their role, value, or welfare - a state which often extends to their human counterparts. Communities living in the remote Manaslu Valley, Nepal, face a number of uncertainties, including extreme weather events due to the seasonal...
The Global Political Economy of Race and Gender in Private Military and Security Company Labour Chains: Interviews with Gurkhas and Their Families, 2017
This dataset is from detailed ethnographic semi-structured interviews I conducted with Gurkhas wives, whose husbands now work in the private security industry. The interviews took place throughout Nepal and the main objective was to glean insight into their everyday lives, how they experience the security industry as the wives who support their husbands and to better...
Interviews with activists and other relevant persons relating to Nepal’s movement for democracy
This data collection describes the experiences of being a human rights volunteer in Nepal during the period 2004-6, when repression by the state was severe; and to the establishment and involvement in a citizens’ movement against autocracy between 2005-2008. In-depth interviews with human rights activists, NGO personnel and other citizen's movements activists, contribute to...
Rethinking environment and development in an era of global norms: An exploration of forests and water in Nepal, Sudan and Uganda
There are three Excel files containing data arising from household surveys of two villages in Lamjung district of Nepal and four settlements near Merowe Dam in Sudan. The data include social profile of these villages (including livelihood strategies) and information with regard to access to natural resources and project impacts. Data from Khasur village in Lamjung district...
Pregnant Women's Awareness, Perception, and Acceptability of the COVID-19 Vaccine Attending Antenatal Clinics in Bharatpur, Nepal, 2022
The COVID-19 vaccine is a cost-effective and reliable public health intervention to combat the emerging COVID-19 pandemic. The vaccination is considered safe and effective at any stage of pregnancy; however, pregnant women show more vaccine hesitation than the general population. This study aims to assess pregnant women's awareness, perception, and acceptability of the...