Côte d’Ivoire: Women cocoa producers lead the battle for access to land
The sun has risen, but the weather is cool and the air is dusty. Victoire Kouaglou, a 58-year-old grandmother of […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Women gain access to credit through village savings and credit associations (VSLAs)
This story was originally published on June 24, 2022. It is republished as part of a best-of series which highlights […]
Côte d’Ivoire radio stations work with government to increase confidence in COVID-19 vaccines
In Côte d’Ivoire, as elsewhere, rumours say that COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous. To help dispel this myth, between May and […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Women gain access to credit through village savings and credit associations (VSLAs)
It’s raining heavily in Kragui, a town in the Nawa region nearly 300 kilometres from Abidjan, the economic capital of […]
Radio stations in Cote d’Ivoire join the campaign for COVID-19 vaccination
The Ministry of Public Hygiene in Côte d’Ivoire started its COVID-19 vaccination campaign in March 2021 with the arrival of […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Women plantain farmers form a co-operative to increase their profits
It’s Saturday and night falls in Kanzra, a village in Côte d’Ivoire’s Zuenoula sub-prefecture. Trazie Lou Chantal, a bundle on […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Plantain co-operatives use collective marketing to improve members’ lives
Today, like every Thursday morning, Kouadio N’Guessan Agbassi is roaming her plantation in search of plantains to satisfy her customers. […]
Radio Média + CI Bouaké, winner of the 2022 Liz Hughes award for Her Farm Radio
Women in leadership is an important theme for International Women’s Day and beyond. It’s also a topic that Radio Média […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Women cocoa producers lead the battle for access to land
The sun has risen, but the weather is cool and the air is dusty. Victoire Kouaglou, a 58-year-old grandmother of […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Local beliefs challenge women’s access to land
At 64, Elise Goueu has defied gender norms and achieved what many women in Ivory Coast consider impossible. Not only […]