NEWSLETTERS
ISSUE I AUGUST 2023
“Embracing the challenge of empowerment, AWAN AFRIKA stands united to transform Eastern Africa by unlocking the potential of young women and men in agriculture, bridging gaps, and paving the way for a future of economic, food security, and social advancements across the continent.”
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ISSUE VII MAR 2021
In Africa, women are the pillars of their families. They endure hardships to sustain their families and face challenges at their work-places. It is in this light that the United Nations set aside the 8th of March every year to celebrate Women’s rights.
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ISSUE VI NOV 2020
The role of rural women in the global economy is irrefutable. Women play a crucial role in the development and transformation of rural economies, yet continue to have unequal access to opportunities. This is a gap that is not only hindering their ability to build resilient livelihoods for their families but also halts Africa’s development.
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ISSUE IV SEPT 2020
Through our #YouthinAg AWANunder30 Initiative that started in November 2018, our online Incubation Hub strives to define and establish sustainable systems for networking and mentorship building on AWAN Afrika’s comparative advantage. This is stated clearly in our pillars, to mitigate the hurdles faced by youths in agriculture and agribusiness.
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ISSUE III JULY 2020
Throughout the world COVID-19 has caused substantial loss of life and forced many nations to take drastic measures to curb the spread of the disease. Associated with these measures has been a rise of social challenges and economic
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ISSUE II JUNE 2020
Throughout the world COVID-19 has caused substantial loss of life and forced many nations to take drastic measures to curb the spread of the disease. Associated with these measures has been a rise of social challenges and economic
ISSUE I JUNE 2020
Welcome to our inaugural Newsletter. This will be a monthly platform that AWAN Afrika will use to communicate developments within our network
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FOR AFRICA’S FOOD SECURITY, YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN AGRICULTURE AND AGRIBUSINESS WILL BE VITAL.
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AFRICA’S AGRIBUSINESS TO AVERT A FOOD CRISIS
In Kenya’s coastal Mombasa County, Mercy Mghanga, reminisces her past, not so long ago, she sold tonnes of fish to five star hotels in the tourist town and exported the rest to China. More than a month since Kenya announced that it has confirmed its first case of COVID-19, the
WORLD SMES DAY: WOMEN AND YOUTH LED AGRIBUSINESSES IN THE EYE OF THE COVID-19 STORM
COVID-19 has impacted Micro- Small and Medium Enterprises that are already vulnerable to internal shocks due to lack of access to finance, markets and digitization which is the latest addition to a long list of gender inequalities that continue to disproportionately affect them. Since March, almost all African countries were
PRESS RELEASE: AFRICAN GRAIN TRADE SUMMIT 2019
AWAN-Afrika and #Value4Her call for urgent action to remove trade barriers in the food staple value chain. 1 October 2019: African governments should work with stakeholders along the agriculture value chain to harmonize intra-African food trade policies in order to increase trade across borders. This will go a long way in
VICTORY FOR AFRICAN WOMEN SMALLHOLDER FARMERS AS AU PREPARES TO RETIRE THE HAND-HOE TO THE MUSEUM.
Mechanization of African agriculture has the potential to create rural employment benefitting women smallholder farmers and youth innovators”, African Women Agribusiness Network – Afrika (AWAN-Afrika) has said. Welcoming the African Union campaign to “#RetireTheHoe to the Museum,” AWAN-Afrika Executive Director (ED), Beatrice Gakuba said low levels of mechanization have contributed
L’AFRIQUE INVITÉE À SUPPRIMER LES BARRIÈRES COMMERCIALES DANS LA CHAÎNE DE VALEUR ALIMENTAIRE
Les gouvernements africains doivent travailler avec les parties prenantes tout au long de la chaîne de valeur de l’agriculture pour harmoniser les politiques commerciales intra-africaines en vue d’accroître les échanges transfrontaliers, a déclaré, jeudi à Nairobi, une organisation à but non lucratif.La Directrice exécutive du Réseau des femmes africaines dans