Women on the Move in West Africa: 2017 Annual Report

Women are on the Move in West Africa, organizing to fight poverty and social injustice in their communities. Increasing numbers of women and girls are mobilizing in savings groups in order to provide for their families. As a result of their financial empowerment, they are rising up to make their voices heard in decision making processes, and fighting to achieve gender equality and influence policy makers. Across West Africa, the same phenomenon is taking place: women and girls are on the move to make a better future— savings groups are at the heart of this movement.

This Annual Report was compiled by CARE’s Women on the Move team in West Africa. We have been developing the Women on the Move strategy for over a year, guided by studies, analysis and reflections with our team and partners at country, regional and global levels. This report focuses on our initial progress in implementing the strategy, and it serves as a baseline reference for the years to come.