Empowering rural women in the Kara region of Togo

The prefecture of Doufelgou, in the region of Kara, north of Togo, faces significant environmental and social challenges. Soils and vegetation cover are degrading due to deforestation., slash-and-burn agriculture and erosion, exacerbated by climate change. Agricultural yields are falling in an area where the population lives almost entirely off agriculture. The poverty rate there reaches 90.5%, compared to 61.7% nationally., and 1,146 children suffer from malnutrition severe acute illness in the health district. Women play a central role in agricultural production and household food production, but they cultivate small plots with limited resources.’'Togolese association APECA', created with the support of the town's mayor, has imagined a The answer is based on two highly nutritious local trees., moringa and baobab, grown in gardens at homes. She then met the’Morija association, who passed on to him his method of women's savings groups. A pilot phase conducted in 2024-2025 raised awareness among more than 1,600 people and created the first five community gardens. The current project expands on this experience.