Geralda Nhaga Caetano’s story is that of many other women in Guinea-Bissau. Aged 38 and with four children, she is using her creativity to get ahead in a country where, all too often, opportunities for women are scarce. Women’s participation rate in the labour market is 60 per cent, compared to 70 per cent forRead More
In the Bafata region, located in the eastern part of Guinea-Bissau, living conditions are complex and opportunities are limited. An adverse climate with high heat and erratic rainfall resulting in severe droughts contribute to a breeding ground for the number of poor people in the region to be the third highest in the country, behindRead More
Four hours by boat separate Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau, from Bolama, once the first capital of what was then Portuguese Guinea. The canoes that make the trip from the mainland three days a week are soon filled with goods of all kinds to supply the island’s 10,000 inhabitants. It is a long journey thatRead More
Just before the first rains of 2023 and in the midst of the campaign for the legislative elections scheduled for June, the road between Bissau and Gabu is busier and busier than ever. On the way, as one approaches what is the furthest mainland region from the country’s capital, one finds farmers working in theRead More
The 3×6 project, “limiting the impact of COVID-19” is part of a joint program funded by the Government of Japan and UNDP Guinea-Bissau and it is implemented by Engim.The project supported the residents of Bairro de Plubá, in Bissau, through the implementation of an entrepreneurship training course, which focused in particular on the preparation ofRead More
The construction of the Plubá market was the first activity of the project “Limiting the Impact of COVID-19. A 3×6 Approach”, which contributes to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal number 5 – achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls and SDG number 8 – to promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth.The partiesRead More
“Limiting the Impact of COVID-19. A 3×6 Approach” is a 15-month emergency project, carried out by ENGIM in collaboration with the government of Guinea-Bissau, with the financial support of the government of Japan and UNDP Guniea-Bissau.The intervention was carried out in the Plubá district, in Bissau, and it is part of the “Blue Economy asRead More
As part of the ENGIM/REG/11659/3 GOT project: Générer des Opportunités de Travail sur la Guinea Bissau – Sénégal – Mali funded by the Italian Agency for Development and Cooperation, ENGIM has entrusted Bissau Analytics and BELAB with the task of carry out a market research study in the Guinea-Bissau Oio and Cacheu regions with theRead More
