Ella Ihre

Ella your studying a master's degree at SLU in rural development and natural resource management. Hon has a file. Master's degree in development and international cooperation from Södertörn University. Together with fatuma Mohamed performed she a Minor Field Study i kitui, Kenya in the spring of 2022. The study was based on approximately 50 interviews with women who participated in Hand in Hand Eastern Africa's Operation. Hand in Hand works to strengthen the economic empowerment of women and young people through organization in self-help groups and entrepreneurship training. 

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Infrastructure and climate adaptations promote women's work in Kenya

Diversification, i.e. having several different income-generating activities, is vital for many poor women in rural Kenya. Various actors should therefore take measures to promote diversification. That's what Ella Ihre, master's student in rural development and natural resource management at SLU, writes in a guest analysis. Photo: Ella Ihre. Location: Kitui, Kenya.

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Att have several income-generating activities have become an increasingly important survival strategy for women in rural Kenya. Improved infrastructure, climate adaptations and self-help groups can promote women's work and thus their own livelihood.

December 13, 2022, Guest analysis