Women Drive Change in Burkina Faso
In the Center-North Region of Burkina Faso, senior male household members make most of the family decisions about income, land, …
From Housewife to Farmer: Egypt AMAL Project Trains Women
Zeinab Mohamed El-Adly is an ordinary woman from Upper Egypt who knew how to take care of her household, but …
Mother Leaders Strengthen Village Health in Burkina Faso
Messages of health are spreading in Koulogho village, found in the Center-North region of Burkina Faso. Abibou Ouedraogo, 26, is …
Access to Credit Empowers Women in Burkina Faso
Traditional agricultural practices in the Center-North Region of Burkina Faso have often led to low yields of millet, cowpea, sorghum, …
Expanding Incomes for Small-scale Poultry Producers in Burkina Faso
Passingbamba Zoré was still in his twenties a couple years ago when he started a poultry raising business. A hardworking …
Workforce Development Promises Social Mobility in Colombia
One in two people living in the Barranquilla work in the informal economy, shining shoes and cleaning houses, according to …
ViM Project Introduces Rice to Fight Hunger in Burkina Faso
Fati Kiéma, a mother of six children, lives in the village of Goenega in Burkina Faso. Like many women in …
Access to Credit Brings New Opportunities to Mozambican Farmers
Viriato Mamite, a horticultural farmer in Mozambique’s Maracuene district, had a hectare of land, but couldn’t make full use of …
Liberian Farmer Learns Agroforestry Techniques from FIFES Project
Ma Rebecca Giahdyuway, a 47-year-old mother of 10 and member of the Ahnawon Farmers’ Group in the Matro Community Forest …
Building Peace Through Colombia’s Program of Alliances for Reconciliation (PAR)
Last fall, the signing of a peace deal between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) …