Women’s roles in marketing farm produce
Women play a central role in Ghanaian agriculture, making up 49% of the agricultural labour force, 70% of subsistence production, […]
Nigeria: Teenager turns agricultural waste into eco-friendly sanitary pads (Mongabay)
When 15-year-old Raheema Auwal-Panti learned that many disposable sanitary pads contain up to 90% plastic and can take hundreds of […]
Nigeria: Solar power helps woman grow her business (Heifer International)
Unreliable electricity is a challenge for small businesses in many places, and Edo State, Nigeria, is no exception. For Christabel […]
Kenya: Girls are repurposing the invasive Mathenge tree into furniture (IPS)
In Kakuma, northern Kenya, a group of young girls is transforming a nuisance tree into a source of income and […]
Burkina Faso: Leaving an unpaid internship to become an entrepreneur (AgribusinessTV)
Many young graduates are concerned about their employability. Many work several unpaid internships, with no prospect of unemployment. In Ouagadougou, […]
Uganda: Training in tailoring helps single mothers fight poverty
It’s a windy morning in Agak village in Agweng sub-county, about 380 kilometres north of Kampala, the capital city of […]
Malawi: Woman supports her family with income from high-value crops
It’s Wednesday morning and Funny Kampala has just finished weeding her maize field. Her crops look green and healthy, giving […]
Congo: Justine Koumba uses maize flour to make bread
It’s April, a rainy time in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo. It’s about five o’clock in the […]
Ghana: Women work as spray painters to support their families
This story is part of a series called Stars in the Field, produced as part of the Young Women in […]
Radio spots on women in non-traditional technical and vocational education and training
Like this week’s story from Ghana, our Script of the week talks about women being educated and working in non-traditional […]