South Africa: Female business owner turns to farming to make a living during COVID-19 (Ground Up)
Jane Hozheri used to run a small business with her daughter in Cape Town, South Africa. Together, they made a […]
Women and credit – Part 2: Women start a revolving loan fund
Like our story from Kenya, our Script of the week is about a revolving loan fund. Groups that organize themselves […]
Kenya: Farmers form village savings group to help each other during COVID-19
It’s early morning and Esther Nyang’ara is busy weeding her maize field and listening to music from a local radio […]
Tanzania: Small-scale farmers increase productivity through targeted loans (IPS News)
Over the past three years, crop productivity has more than doubled in Madaba and Mafinga, Tanzania. This is a result […]
Zimbabwe: Government policy inconsistencies hinder youth involvement in agricultural entrepreneurship (IPS News)
Lihle Moyo is a 27-year-old farmer from Gwanda, a town 160 kilometres away from Bulawayo, the second largest city in […]
Burkina Faso: Youth and women turn to financial institutions to realize their projects
Lucienne Zongo is happy this morning because she has received 500,000 FCFA ($927 US) from a government lending agency called […]
DRC: E-commerce develops because of COVID-19 crisis
It is 5:30 a.m. in Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, or DRC. Chris Ayale is a young entrepreneur […]
Malawi: Soap made from cassava peels boosts farmers’ income
A thick, dark cloud slowly engulfs the sky. Although it hasn’t rained for the past two days, it will certainly […]
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 […]