Do we go to market?

For the women of DIG's Fara Badji women's group, it wasn’t really a question, it was the only option. If their families were going to eat, if there was any hope of earning income, they had to make the 13-mile journey to Ziguinchor. Nearly half a week’s income spent just getting there. Pooling what little they had, buying food in bulk, and carrying it back under the heat. And then the waiting. Hoping it would sell before it spoiled. Hoping what little they earned would stretch just enough. Hoping the risk would pay off this time. And all the while, some piece of land sat unused, having been abandoned for more than 30 years. But the women of DIG's Fara Badji group saw something different. They saw potential. So they began. Over the course of their DIG program, they restored the soil, reintroduced local crops, and grew a community garden in that unused land. Today, what once required a 13-mile journey is growing just steps from their homes. Food within reach. Less risk. More stability. Not because the challenges disappeared but because these women led a different way forward. Let the women lead. Read the full story: https://www.dig.org/the-garden-women-farmers-brought-back-to-life/