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Grace, Victoria; Arnoux, Louis – Community Development Journal, 1998
Rural women in less-developed nations use fuels that can be toxic and are becoming scarce. Feminist, sociological, and community-development issues were involved in the process of introducing clear-burning fuel, enabling a focus on both the effects on the health of fuel users and concern for ecological sustainability. (SK)
Descriptors: Community Development, Conservation (Environment), Developing Nations, Females
Black, Maggie, Ed. – UNICEF News, 1983
Included in this issue of UNICEF News are several brief articles focusing on the theme of appropriate technology. Topics discussed include (1) the improvement of family life through the scientific application of appropriate technology; (2) UNICEF and the household fuels crisis; (3) the workload of African women; (4) ways energy, food, health, and…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Employment, Family Life, Females