Water Bus is a Kisumu based ferry that operates around Lake Victoria. It provides safe, reliable and comfortable transport for populations in the area.
Water Bus is a Kisumu based ferry that operates around Lake Victoria. It provides safe, reliable and comfortable transport for populations in the area.
It creates access for marginalized communities and offers environmentally friendly transportation. These ferries have significantly increased the mobility of communities around the Lake, while decreasing the number of drownings. The Water Bus has introduced safe, insured, reliable and comfortable transport. The project introduced a modern water transport namely the water bus to enhance safe mobility.
The associated benefits for women include reduced GBV, changing norms as more and more women become staff and pilots; increased job and income generating opportunities and health services and time savings provided by mobility.
Results
The W+ Standard was used to measure women’s benefits in the following domains:
72% increase in time savings
Travel time saved is spent in helping children with their studies, undertaking income generating activities, participating in social and recreational activities
51% increase in Income & Assets
Women users reported an increase in their income, and reported being able to growtheir business as a result of increased income generated through the use of the Water Bus.
Women were able to generate additional income and assets from the time saved through using the Water Bus. Education of their children is one of the most important assets invested by users of Water Bus.
