Malawi: Community radio helps farmers become food and nutrition-secure
This story was originally published in January 2016. As an infant, Enelesi Nkhoma’s firstborn son was very weak, lost a […]
Mali: Changing their diet can help people with chronic illness find health
This story was originally published in April 2020. It’s midday and 55-year-old farmer Adama Tangara is in his field in […]
Mali: Women try to change traditions that block their access to land
Diawo Kadiatou Tall is the president of a rural women’s group in Segou, a city 240 kilometres from Bamako, the […]
Senegal: Women develop financing initiatives to boost their businesses
Ramatoulaye Badji is a farmer and vendor in the Thies region, 70 kilometres east of Dakar, Senegal. In the afternoons, […]
Burkina Faso: Platform helps farmers and buyers get the best profit
Bobo Dioulasso is a farming city in Burkina Faso. After cotton, cereals are the second largest agricultural product in terms […]
Nigeria: COVID-19 affects farm labourers’ incomes
It’s early Sunday morning, the temperature is about 25 degrees Celsius, and the rainy season has just begun. With a […]
Nigeria: Farmers face difficulties accessing farm inputs due to COVID-19 lockdown
It’s around eight o’clock in the morning and Bello Iliyasu is already riding a motorcycle—not by choice, but because there […]
Zimbabwe: Girls vulnerable as COVID-19 drives child marriages (Gender Links)
Fourteen-year-old Grace Ndlovu earned a living by selling wild fruits and Mopani worms to motorists. But she aspired to be […]
Kenya: ‘Mama mbogas’ and the path to recovery (New Humanitarian)
Saidi Mburi’s shop sales are a good barometer of the economic health of Kibera, Nairobi’s largest informal settlement, and they […]
Eswatini: Understanding the benefits of local wetland encourages community to protect it (IPS)
Sibonisiwe Hlanze lives just a few metres from Lawuba Wetland, which covers 21 hectares in Eswatini’s Shiselweni Region. She’s proud […]