Rural Women Leading Change Across West Africa

Rural Women Leading Change Across West Africa

This International Women’s Month, IFDC celebrates the voices, leadership, and resilience of rural women across West Africa – women who are driving sustainable agriculture and inclusive development through knowledge, solidarity, and action. Across Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Northern Nigeria, these women are strengthening their leadership skills, improving agricultural practices, and building more resilient livelihoods with the support of the Soil Values program. Through practical participatory training, women farmers, cooperative leaders, and entrepreneurs are gaining skills that go beyond production, advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment in agriculture, in line with Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality. #SoilValuesProgram #SoilHealth #SoilFertility #Sahel #Africa #NetherlandsPrograms