“Low levels of access to electricity and clean drinking water sources in Africa force women to spend significant unpaid work time on collecting firewood and water and in the process increases the probably of further ill health effects associated with COVID-19.” – Thokozile Ruzvidzo ,Economic Commission for Africa’s director for Gender, Poverty and Social Policy.
Women return home from collecting wood in Koppermyn, a rural village in the Capricorn district of Limpopo province in South Africa. Photo: Lucas Ledwaba/Mukurukuru Media
Read full report here: https://www.uneca.org/stories/covid-19-aggravates-plight-women-africa
