Malawi Malawi: Youth migration hurts farm production, but one youth is succeeding on the farm (IPS) admin | August 31, 2020 As households in southern Malawi’s Chiradzulu District start preparing their farms for the next maize growing season, Frederick Yohane is […]
Resources on rural migration in sub-Saharan Africa admin | August 31, 2020 Rural Africa in Motion has been called a “first atlas of rural migration in sub-Saharan Africa.” Through a series of […]
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe: Young people leave the farm to seek future in town (IRIN) admin | March 12, 2018 Ten years ago, the Mukute family grew maize, groundnuts, and tobacco on ten hectares of farmland in Mazowe, 60 kilometres […]
Kenya Kenya: No jobs in the city, so tech-savvy youth head back to the farm (Trust) admin | March 12, 2018 When Francis Njoroge graduated with an engineering degree in Nairobi, he expected to earn a stable, top-level salary. Instead, he […]
A better life in the country admin | March 12, 2018 In keeping with this week’s focus on youth, our Script of the week is a short drama that shows that, […]
Uganda Uganda: Farming helps children in Kyangwali refugee camp complete school Sawa Pius | February 12, 2018 Inside the Kyangwali refugee camp in western Uganda, life is like any other village. You won’t see any tents erected […]
Resources for reporting on refugees and displaced people admin | February 12, 2018 This week, our Farmer stories from Cameroon, South Sudan, and Uganda feature people who are finding ways to feed themselves […]
Cameroon Cameroon: Refugees and local residents feed themselves by raising fish together (Voice of America) admin | February 12, 2018 More than a hundred women are singing on the riverbank near the Gado refugee camp in eastern Cameroon. It is […]
South Sudan South Sudan: From seedlings to shade at a UN displacement site (IPS) admin | February 12, 2018 Life in Bentiu, South Sudan can be harsh, with temperatures often over 40 degrees Celsius combined with either extreme humidity […]
Health considerations of refugees admin | February 12, 2018 Like this week’s Farmer stories, our Script of the week focuses on refugees. Unfortunately, the needs of refugees are not […]