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 […]
Ghana: Women farmers benefit from trainings that target women only
The sun is shining brightly, with a few clouds and a cool morning breeze. Azara Seidu is busy weeding her […]
Ghana: Woman welder encourages women to pursue courses in male-dominated fields
This story is part of a series called Stars in the Field, produced as part of the Young Women in […]
Ghana: Gladys Oduro defies the odds by taking male-dominated technical and vocational courses
This story is part of a series called Stars in the Field, produced as part of the Young Women in […]
Senegal: Survivor of early, forced marriage says tradition needs to change
Today, Ndeye Coumba Baldé, looks like other young women. You wouldn’t know it to look at her, but this 30-year-old […]
Child marriage in West and Central Africa
This resource from UNICEF provides data and analysis on child marriages in West and Central Africa. Child marriage is still […]
Let’s talk about it: A young couple plans pregnancy and childbirth
In one of this edition’s Farmer stories from Senegal, we meet a woman who was forced into marriage at a […]
Burkina Faso: Women lead the way in promoting vaccination against COVID-19 in Hauts Bassins
It’s early Monday morning, but Alice Yaméogo is already standing with forty young mothers and pregnant women. She’s in the […]
Ghana: How one young woman overcame prejudice to excel in tile installation
This story is part of a series called Stars in the Field, produced as part of the Young Women in […]