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In Zanzibar, Women Turn the Tide with Sponge Farming
2025-04-01 06:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
Active Citizens, Africa, Civil Society, Cooperatives, , , Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Gender, Headlines, Human Rights, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations, , By Kizito Makoye Reprint | | Print | Nasir Haji, a sponge farmer, cleans sponges in the Indian Ocean. Credit: Kizito Makoye/IPSJAMBIANI, Zanzibar, Mar 5 2025 (IPS) - In the early morning, as the tide pulls away, Zulfa Abdallah ties her scarf tightly around her head. She adjusts her goggles, places a snorkel across her forehead, and wades into the chest-deep waters off Jambiani village in Zanzibar. The Indian Ocean is her livelihood now, its waves offering a lifeline to women like her who confront challenges of poverty and climate change.Years ago, Abdallah would have been hauling heavy bundles of salt-encrusted seaweed. Seaweed farming had long been a lifeline for Zanzibars coastal women, but rising ocean temperatures have made the crops nearly impossible to grow. In their place, farmers have turne...
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2025-04-01 01:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
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2025-04-01 01:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
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