Women & Youth
Women & Youth
Enterprise development, participation and livelihood opportunities.
Ongoing
Overview
Women and young people are central to Asetenapa's diversification. The cooperative's women's council leads the cassava and gari enterprise — from the business plan developed in September 2024 to the factory and training centre commissioned on 20 August 2025 — alongside youth livelihood initiatives beyond cocoa.
Objectives
- Create income beyond the cocoa season
- Increase women's participation and leadership
- Open practical opportunities for young people
What we are doing
- Women's-council-led gari processing enterprise
- Train-the-trainer cassava production training for lead farmers, reinforced by an extension officer
- Business and enterprise training
- Youth livelihood initiatives
Who we reach
[MANAGEMENT TO CONFIRM] — women and youth participants
Gallery
Temporary AI-generated illustrations — not photographs of Asetenapa activities or beneficiaries.
Partnership
Let's grow something meaningful together.
We work with buyers, development partners, technical partners, researchers and community organisations. Tell us what you are looking for and we will respond with the people who can answer.