Find out how Rabeya has started a successful business thanks to advice and support from United Purpose
Tackling female genital mutilation through football
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a common practice in Guinea. Approximately 94.5% of women aged 15-49 in this small African country have been cut (source: 28 Too Many).
UP’s team in Guinea are tackling this complex issue through an unusual method: football. Working in partnership with Tackle Africa, we are using the beautiful game as a channel to deliver essential sexual and reproductive health and rights information to young people.
Learn, grow, flourish – one woman’s success story
Women can do anything
Meet Alice, a 57-year-old mother of three and grandmother of four. Born and raised in Mozambique, she is the president of the Macassane agricultural association. The association has benefited from training by UP on how to produce Irish potatoes. In her own words, Alice shares how her life has changed for the better and her determination that the women in her family will have brighter futures.