Meet the woman freeing Mauritania’s slaves
In a country where slavery can be as much a psychological state as a physical one, Salimata Lam tackles it holistically.
Women Make Change
About the show
Investing in women is smart economics. Research has repeatedly revealed that whenever women are actively involved in their local economies, a positive ripple effect is felt throughout their communities. But how does this actually work and could it be the solution to the extreme poverty that continues to plague millions of people around the world? This series seeks to find out by following six women who are doing just that – in Kenya, Brazil, Ghana, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea and Rwanda.
Meet Afghanistan’s first female fixed-wing pilot
Meet the Nigerian woman taking on Boko Haram
- Video Duration 24 minutes 52 seconds
Going Places: Girls’ Education in Ghana
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Hero Ibrahim Ahmad: The original female Peshmerga
- Video Duration 23 minutes 36 seconds
A Family Matter: Saving Papua New Guinea’s mothers
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An intimate portrait of Atifete Jahjaga, the 40-year-old president determined to help survivors of wartime rape.
One organisation helps women in rural Nicaragua to escape poverty by gaining land rights and farming skills.
Video Duration 24 minutes 51 seconds
How football is helping Rwandan women overcome the trauma of the 1994 genocide and become drivers of economic growth.
Video Duration 25 minutes 00 seconds
Brazil’s Straw Hat project helps women affected by domestic violence leave abusive situations and enter the economy.
Video Duration 23 minutes 55 seconds
Indian publisher Urvashi Butalia has given women and marginalised voices a platform for over three decades.
How Kenya’s female water tank masons are delivering measurable benefits to their communities – and their country.
Video Duration 24 minutes 30 seconds
Host Femi Oke explains why women are key to sustainable development and what’s at the heart of Women Make Change.
Video Duration 02 minutes 09 seconds
