Resources for talking about gender-based violence
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is Nov. 25. Violence against women and girls is one […]
Benin: Women’s associations fight to include women in decision-making
It’s 7 a.m. on a Saturday in mid-September. A morning grey fills the sky in Cotonou, the economic capital of […]
Uganda: Pregnant mothers struggle to access sexual and reproductive health services due to COVID-19 lockdown measures
Milly Apiyo breaks into tears as she struggles to explain how she recently lost her unborn baby when she couldn’t […]
West African women facing COVID-19
ROPPA, the West African regional producers’ organization, has published a report on how women working in the agricultural sector have […]
Left Out and Left Behind: Ignoring Women Will Prevent Us from Solving the Hunger Crisis
CARE International released a report earlier this year that includes insights from an analysis of how well nearly 75 global, […]
Ghana: Economic impact of COVID-19 triggers sexual and gender-based violence
It’s four o’clock in the afternoon and 17-year-old Abena Nhiyra, who is pregnant, has just returned from school. She looks […]
Backgrounder: Rights of rural women in Mali
Following up on this week’s Farmer story from Mali, our Script of the week gives more detail on women’s access […]
Zimbabwe: Girls vulnerable as COVID-19 drives child marriages (Gender Links)
Fourteen-year-old Grace Ndlovu earned a living by selling wild fruits and Mopani worms to motorists. But she aspired to be […]
Benin: Village savings and loans groups struggle due to COVID-19
It’s almost 11 a.m. on a Wednesday in early July. The sky is darkening and rain is starting to fall. […]
Mali: Tradition blocks women’s access to developed land
Maman Traoré is a farmer in Sikasso, a city 375 kilometres from Bamako in Mali. Like most women in Sikasso, […]