Girls return from farm in fetch of firewood:The Manyu woman’s fundamental contribution to its household, food production, education and social needs has always been the economic engine of the family. Within the villages mothers perform most domestic task. They farm, trade, take care of the children, sick and perform other social functions. Food production is a major activity village women undertake, sometimes putting in many hours a day to cultivate the soil and plant.
In the past, the lack of access to formal education was key barrier to a girl’s advancemement and eventual development to womanhood. The reason was, parents preferred sending boys to school, seeing little need for education for girls. However, this trend has changed even at the village level with parents acknowledging that education of the girl child was equally more important. Today, there is an equal number of young girls attending primary, secondary and high school as boys?
As in many African countries, women are now becoming entrepreneurs. Although the Manyu woman has the potential for greatness, those who dare venture in business are hampered by access to financial resources and weak infrastructure. Is the Manyu woman then ready to take the risk and invest its limited funds into a business for fear of failure?
Written by
Simon Etta
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