Surviving in the Sahel,These Women Give recent Meaning to the Term, 'Tough Girls': In Burkina Faso and Niger — both in the bottom 20 of worst places to be a girl, and with Niger ranked the worst —local women participating in USAID’s Resilience in the Sahel Enhanced (RISE) program are playing a major role in helping their communities overcome health and food security obstacles,often serving as leaders.
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