Mali: Helping mothers reduce household duties for girls attending school
It’s Thursday afternoon at 4 p.m. in Badialan 1, a popular district in Bamako, the capital of Mali. The clouds […]
Mali: How one mayor works with his community to keep girls in school
It’s Sunday afternoon and a group of 40 people form a circle in the courtyard of the town hall in […]
Gender norms, child marriage, and girls’ education in West and Central Africa
Despite global efforts to end child marriage, approximately 12 million girls under 18 are married each year. Six of the […]
Families benefit when girls go to school
Studies show that when girls are educated, literacy rates increase, family size decreases, and families are better-fed and nourished. Educating […]
Kenya: Poor farm succession planning means women farmers struggle to make a living
Dorothy Achieng stands with her hands on her hips in her pawpaw field on the shores of Lake Victoria. She […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Women plantain growers create marketing co-operative
This morning, Houphouët-Marie Thérèse Soro is meeting with her fellow co-operative presidents in the Bongouanou region of Ivory Coast. Mrs. […]
Educational resource and quiz: The impacts of COVID-19 on women and girls
UN Women is offering a free, online resource and quiz on the many ways that COVID-19 disproportionately impacts women and […]
Backgrounder: Gender inequalities in land rights in Africa
In keeping with this edition’s Farmer story from Kenya, our Script of the week is a backgrounder on gender inequalities […]
Women’s right to land is necessary for community development
Like this edition’s story from Kenya, our Script of the Week focuses on women’s access to and ownership of land. […]
Mali: Facilitators, chiefs, and teachers team up to improve education in local language
It’s 5 p.m. on Wednesday in Djicoroni Para, a disadvantaged district of Bamako, the capital of Mali. Younous Keïta is […]