Côte d’Ivoire: Women cocoa producers lead the battle for access to land
The sun has risen, but the weather is cool and the air is dusty. Victoire Kouaglou, a 58-year-old grandmother of […]
FAQs on Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs)
The international NGO, CARE, has posted a list of 94 FAQs about VSLAs. Here, you can find answers to basic […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Women gain access to credit through village savings and credit associations (VSLAs)
This story was originally published on June 24, 2022. It is republished as part of a best-of series which highlights […]
Burkina Faso: Koob-Tuuman co-operative supports women’s activities and improves village life
The rainy season is arriving in Konéan, a village 10 km from the town of Kaya, in the Centre-North region […]
Gender mainstreaming in farmers’ co-operative: Groups in Ghana achieve food security for small-scale farmers
Like this edition’s Farmer story from Burkina Faso, our Script of the week focuses on co-operatives that are improve women’s […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Women gain access to credit through village savings and credit associations (VSLAs)
It’s raining heavily in Kragui, a town in the Nawa region nearly 300 kilometres from Abidjan, the economic capital of […]
Women and credit – Part 2: Women start a revolving loan fund
Like our Farmer story from Cote d’Ivoire, this edition’s Script of the week focuses on a village-based association that helps […]
Nigeria: Loans from rice co-operative help members buy milling machines
It’s Thursday morning and Iorkumba Terfa has already opened the stall at his rice mill for business. The whir of […]
Togo: Groundnut producers organize to increase productivity
It’s seven a.m. in Nano, a small town in the Tandjouaré prefecture of the Savanes region of northern Togo. It’s […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Women plantain farmers form a co-operative to increase their profits
It’s Saturday and night falls in Kanzra, a village in Côte d’Ivoire’s Zuenoula sub-prefecture. Trazie Lou Chantal, a bundle on […]