Lots going on in Ashanti, not least the extension of our microcredit scheme which gives women business training and access to small loans for trading purposes. It’s wildly popular, and we often get lobbied by women asking for it to be extended to their villages. When the loans are repaid they can be lent on to other women, perhaps in other villages, so the whole system is very good value.
The picture shows a meeting yesterday in the village of Pentem (famous for making excellent, very loud drums). The women, all socially distanced, are being told that they’re going to have a chance to join the scheme. Apparently they’re very excited.
