Our work focuses on the intersection of gender equality, environmental protection, and supporting farmer livelihoods. Our approach involves establishing community-based groups called Village Saving Loans Associations (VSLAs), which help to enhance financial capacity in farming communities. Through the support of ETG | Beyond Beans, we have integrated gender empowerment and child protection training methodologies into the creation of these groups.
In 2022, AMAKA Studios, a Pan-African digital media publisher, published an article on our efforts to combat child labour in West Africa. Click the links below to learn more about the positive impact that VSLAs have had on Clothilde Ayissi, Roseline Gban Adrien, and Mary Frimpong, smallholder farmers from Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, and Ghana.
