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- A resident of Dafenaytou talking about the changes she has experienced thanks to the IGAD/AfDB project, particularly in terms of access to land and food security. Goumati Roufa Ahmed
- A Kalaf village elder describes how living conditions have improved since the introduction of plots of agricultural land and adapted tools. Adoyta Ahmed Adoyta
- Discussions between community members and the ACCF and IGAD teams on the ground in Kalaf, as part of a project monitoring mission. ACCF/AfDB
- A resident of Dafenaytou shares his views on local agricultural governance, which is now largely driven by the community's women. Ali Kamil Mohamed
- A woman from Kalaf explains how her family's vegetable gardens have enabled them to become more self- sufficient in food. Assia Obakar Hassan
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"The land is life": A regional project supported by the African Development Bank boosts rural women's climate resilience in Djibouti
The IGAD/AfDB project has not only provided water, seeds and training: it has given dignity, confidence and a voice back to rural women
"Before, farming was an unattainable dream. Today, I feed my children from the land." These words from Assia Obakar Hassan, a mother from the village of Kalaf, epitomize the profound transformation benefiting part of rural northern Djibouti thanks to a regional project implemented by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) with…
