Evaluation of the impact on women's lives of the introduction of low cost polyethylene biodigesters on farms in villages around Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

摘要

TheintroductionofpolyethylenebiodigestersinvillagesaroundHoChiMinhCityhashadaverypositiveimpactonthelivesofwomen.Ithasreducedtheirworkloadbecausetheysavetimeoncollectingandbuyingfirewoodandoncooking.Ithasalsootheradvantagessuchasabetterandcleanerenvironmentonthefarmsandinthekitchen,cleanerpotsandpans,andsavingofmoney.Theimprovementofwomen'slivesisoneofthemainreasonswhyitisimportanttospreadoutthetechnologyofpolyethylenebiodigesterstootherpartsofVietnamandtoothercountries.Whenplanningfurtherextensionofthemethodologymoreattentionshouldbepaidoninvolvingthewomenintheprocessbyholdinginformationmeetings,trainingcoursesandbycontactingthemdirectlyonthefarms.Ifthatisdonetheintroductionofbiodigesterscouldalsohaveapositiveimpactonthesociallifeofwomen.