Burkina Faso Burkina Faso: Women leaders fight to be included in decision-making Sita Traoré | December 21, 2020 It’s 10 a.m., the beginning of the dry and dusty harmattan season, and the sun is shining over Sabou, a […]
Liberia Liberia: The benefits of reading along with your girl child at home Peter Dennis | December 21, 2020 It’s six o’clock in the evening and 17-year-old Rita Plator has just finished household chores. She picks her textbook and […]
Sara stays in school & Sara learns about health and nutrition at school admin | December 21, 2020 This edition’s Farmer story from Liberia focuses on the benefits of children reading along with their parents, especially girls. Our […]
Resources for talking about gender-based violence admin | November 23, 2020 The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is Nov. 25. Violence against women and girls is one […]
Ghana Ghana: Economic impact of COVID-19 triggers sexual and gender-based violence Gideon Kwame Sarkodie Osei | October 26, 2020 It’s four o’clock in the afternoon and 17-year-old Abena Nhiyra, who is pregnant, has just returned from school. She looks […]
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe: Girls vulnerable as COVID-19 drives child marriages (Gender Links) admin | September 14, 2020 Fourteen-year-old Grace Ndlovu earned a living by selling wild fruits and Mopani worms to motorists. But she aspired to be […]
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 […]
Uganda Uganda: Parents adjust to new childcare duties during COVID-19 Kathryn Burnham | July 20, 2020 Over the past few months, Beatrice Luzobe has had more time at home for family, meaning more bonding time, more […]
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso: Crises push children out of school and into harm’s way (The New Humanitarian) admin | July 20, 2020 When 13-year-old Martin left her village in northern Burkina Faso for a safer town last year, she hoped to restart […]
Talking to children about COVID-19 admin | July 20, 2020 Children need to know about the new coronavirus, but it can be difficult to talk about a serious virus that […]