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, […]
Beans, a family affair
This week’s Farmer story from Benin talks about a village savings and loans association. So does our Script of the […]
Addressing trauma and violence during COVID-19-related confinement
Confinement related to COVID-19 causes stress for many. In addition to mental and emotional stress, confinement due to COVID-19 is […]
Tanzania: COVID-19 forces female vendors to sell in new ways
This story was originally published June 8. It’s raining this evening, but Sophia Kimaro is busy in her house preparing […]
Burkina Faso: Women are changing their daily routines because of additional burdens during COVID-19
It’s 12:35 and the city of Bobo-Dioulasso is quiet and the road clear. On a typical day, this would be […]
Cameroon: Worries about child marriages rise amid coronavirus lockdown (The New Humanitarian)
Sixteen-year-old Inna won’t be returning to school even though coronavirus restrictions have eased in Ngaoundéré, Cameroon. During the lockdown, she […]
Uganda: Women fear food shortages will make coronavirus and HIV a deadly mix (Trust)
Before Uganda’s coronavirus lockdown, Matina had a morning routine. After waking, she drank tea, ate a little, and took her […]
Senegal: The bumpy road of a young female entrepreneur who started a beef jerky business
Each time Alimatou Zadya Diagne craved beef jerky, she was obliged to order it from Niger. She loves the snack. […]