SHINE launched the Feminist Just Transition School in Hanyanya, creating a space for women to turn community priorities around livelihoods, energy, skills and wellbeing into practical action. Five months later, 30 women were participating in weekly peer-learning sessions, while also mobilising resources for groundnuts, sewing materials and poultry activities.
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