Uganda: Community insurance bridging the healthcare gap (Global Press Journal)
In 2007, Tumuhairwe Ponsiano didn’t have funds for regular or emergency medical bills, including treatment for his diabetes. Faced with […]
Kenya: Greenthumb youth group casts their nets (IFAD)
When the Greenthumb youth group started their agribusiness in 2014, they started with cereal crops and vegetables. But after several […]
Nigeria: Improved rice varieties in high demand, fetch better prices
It’s about 10 o’clock in the morning and the rice mills are clanking so loudly that it’s hard to hear […]
Mali: Helping mothers reduce household duties for girls attending school
It’s Thursday afternoon at 4 p.m. in Badialan 1, a popular district in Bamako, the capital of Mali. The clouds […]
Mali: How one mayor works with his community to keep girls in school
It’s Sunday afternoon and a group of 40 people form a circle in the courtyard of the town hall in […]
Mozambique: Baobab provides income for fruit collectors
It is very quiet in the thick of the forest, though birds are whistling from different directions in the distance. […]
Kenya: Poor farm succession planning means women farmers struggle to make a living
Dorothy Achieng stands with her hands on her hips in her pawpaw field on the shores of Lake Victoria. She […]
Nigeria: Rice farmers benefit from keeping records
Luka Akolo smiles and joy spreads across his face. He is busy adding and subtracting different amounts so that he […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Women plantain growers create marketing co-operative
This morning, Houphouët-Marie Thérèse Soro is meeting with her fellow co-operative presidents in the Bongouanou region of Ivory Coast. Mrs. […]
Mali: Facilitators, chiefs, and teachers team up to improve education in local language
It’s 5 p.m. on Wednesday in Djicoroni Para, a disadvantaged district of Bamako, the capital of Mali. Younous Keïta is […]