Women are the backbone of agriculture across the developing world, producing more than half of the food that sustains their families and communities. Yet despite their indispensable role, they own […]

Across much of Africa, agriculture remains the primary source of income and food security, with many families relying on small-scale farming to feed themselves due to limited income and restricted […]

Rising temperatures and increasingly unpredictable rainfall patterns are placing immense pressure on food security in our partner communities across rural Ghana. As climate conditions worsen, harvests have declined, leaving families—nearly […]

Mariya, a 69-year-old survivor of the Rwandan genocide, is the head of a household of 30 people, including 18 children—each living with the daily realities of poverty and loss. Like […]

Agriculture and Entrepreneurship Development (AED) specialists serve as a pillar of agricultural excellence in central Ghana, demonstrating best-practice methods and testing new and emerging agronomic practices appropriate for smallholder farmers. […]

WMI is working to confront global poverty by empowering some of the most marginalized individuals in East Africa—impoverished rural women who have long been excluded from financial systems and economic […]

Zimbabwe is home to an estimated 1.8 million orphans, a staggering number largely tied to the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS. The combined pressures of widespread poverty, the ongoing AIDS crisis, […]

In many rural communities across Ghana, a girl’s education often ends just as her adolescence begins. Puberty brings new challenges that families are ill-equipped to address. Basic items like notebooks, […]