Millions of African women are unable to work due to competing economic and family pressures. In sub‑Saharan Africa, 32% of mothers are single mothers, and an estimated 22% of African women aged 20–49 are unmarried mothers facing extra barriers to employment.
Millions of African women are unable to work due to competing economic and family pressures. Across Africa, women perform 4 times more unpaid care work than men, limiting their ability to secure fair, equitable employment.
Desite comprising more than half of Africa’s agricultural workforce, women hold only about 40% of formal farming jobs, earn roughly two-thirds of what men earn, and own just 12% of agricultural land.
Africa has the youngest population in the world – over 70% of the population is under 30. Instead of being a force driving innovation and economic growth, millions of African youth remain trapped in cycles of unemployment, underemployment, and poverty.
Nearly 80% of African youth work in the informal sector if at all, with no social safety net or reliable income source. In rural areas the situation is even worse with most relegated to unsustainable farming methods relying on rainfall that may or may not come.
At Acrewise Farms we believe African youth don’t lack potential, they lack opportunity.
