Soapmakers of Samabogo: soap and solidarity create the recipe for female empowerment in Mali

WaterAid is celebrating the achievements of women by launching a powerful short film about a female-led soap-making group in Mali. The film, which premiered in London at Shorts on Tap’s film screening on 8 May, features a trailblazing co-operative whose microfinance business has created jobs, increased women’s confidence and independence and improved community well-being.   A quarter of Malians – around 4.5 million people – live without access to clean water, and two-thirds – over 12 million people – have no decent toilets. Women and children are particularly affected, with…

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