Sowing hope: how Irish Missionaries are backing the women who feed Africa

To mark the UN’s International Year of the Woman Farmer, Misean Cara is spotlighting projects across four African countries that show what happens when women smallholders are given skills, savings, and a fair chance.

Read the full article, published in the 15th October issue of The Irish Catholic Newspaper here.


This article was co-funded by the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of Misean Cara and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union or Dóchas. Neither the European Union nor Dóchas can be held responsible for them.

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