Gathering firewood, cooking meals, cleaning the house, working in the fields, taking care of children. For women in the global south, there is always more to do. Double that if you are also looking after someone at home with a chronic illness.
In many households in Kenya, it is common for women and girls to spend hours gathering firewood and hauling it home just to get the day’s meals on the table. The need for firewood often keeps girls from attending school. As the trek takes them further and further afield, the journey becomes more dangerous. The trees are being used faster than they can grow again, and the effects of deforestation are already upon them.
The full article can be found on the 'Primates World Relief and Development Fund Website' of the Anglican Church of Canada.