Mali: Breaking taboos and educating youth on sexual and reproductive health through social media
It is 4:00 p.m. in Bamako, the capital of Mali, and residents are wrapping up their daily activities before nightfall. […]
Tanzania: Tanzanian farmers turn to agroecology to cut chemical use
In northern Tanzania, smallholder farmers are embracing agroecology as rising chemical input costs, health concerns, climate pressures, and volatile markets […]
Zimbabwe : School children are turning waste into renewable energy-powered lanterns (IPS)
After school in Mashonaland East province, 12-year-old Monica Ben doesn’t just carry her books and pens—she also takes a Chigubhu […]
Mali: Rice farmers draw on traditional knowledge to fertilize their fields
In Niono, a rice-growing area located about one hundred kilometres from the city of Ségou in Mali, Birama Faronta, a […]
Malawi: Bamboo farming helps communities protect forests and earn income
It is a hot Thursday afternoon, with temperatures hovering around 33 degrees Celsius, just 400 metres from the shores of […]
Kenya: Communities lead the way in conservation that works for people and nature (The Nature Conservancy)
In the sprawling savannahs of Taita Taveta, southern Kenya, life unfolds in a delicate balance between people, livestock, and wildlife. […]
Mali: Young girls avoid forced marriage thanks to awareness-raising efforts
Komolazanfina is a traditional Bamanan village in Mali, known for its strong attachment to customs and traditions.It is located 35 […]
Kenya : Farmers use fruit trees to fight climate change and boost livelihoods (IPS)
In the rural farmlands of East Africa, farmers rise early to tend their orchards, carefully measuring the trunks of avocado […]
Malawi : How one student is revolutionizing healthcare (IPS)
As a boy in Chamhanya Gondwe village in Malawi’s Mzimba district, Ranken Chisambi watched patients struggle because hospitals lacked basic […]
Senegal: Rural women restore ecosystems with traditional knowledge
This story was originally published in August 2025. The sun blazes overhead in Lower Casamance. In Diembéring, a village in […]