Water resources
. Women cannot fetch water at night in certain villages.
. They are denied access to some streams and springs considered to be inhabited by ancestral spirits, no matter how close they may be to the women’s homes.
. Pregnant women are restricted from certain streams and from fetching water at particular hours of the day.
. Women cannot fish in certain rivers or own fish ponds.
. They are rarely allowed to occupy important decision-making positions in community water committees and cannot perform rituals in certain waters.