The monopoly of economic and social power lies with the men. At the local level, chiefs and tribal heads are always men. There is only one NGO in the district headed by a woman. The lives of the women of the district have not improved at all over the last decades. They carry a disproportional large part of the workload. Their duties are many. All activities within the house (cleaning, child rearing, washing of clothes, taking care of livestock) are the sole responsibility of women. They also work in the fields. They have no right to property. They get less to eat and less medical care. They have no status in the society.

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