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Youth empowerment restoring hope: the transformative journey of Ackim Matafale
From rural Malawi to successful entrepreneur, Ackim Matafale’s story shows how targeted youth empowerment can restore hope.
Building a skilled network of cooperative trainers to combat child labour in Nigeria
In Ondo, Osun, and Niger States, cooperatives are emerging not only as economic actors, but as strategic partners in Nigeria’s efforts to eliminate child labour in supply chains. Through stronger governance, better organisation, and empowered...
How smallholder coffee farmers in Mzimba, Malawi are beating poverty and child labour
The Kachere Zone Business Group in Malawi used business training, start-up capital, and Village Savings and Loans (VSL) to diversify their income, invest in profitable crops, expand coffee production, and strengthen household resilience.
Strengthening social protection to protect children in Kenya’s tea and coffee value chains
Kenya is strengthening social protection for tea and coffee producers and workers. From 4–7 November 2025, ACCEL Africa brought together national and county institutions, employers, and unions to develop coordinated action plans that reduce...
Child labour
From fields to futures: The Ugandan women building a brighter tomorrow
Women participating in the ACCEL Africa project in Uganda have transformed their village by combining savings, education and community care to combat child labour and promote brighter futures for their children.
Strengthening cooperatives to combat child labor: Start.COOP adapted to the cotton and gold mining sectors in Mali
In Mali, the ILO’s ACCEL Africa project adapted the Start.COOP tool to strengthen the governance, management, and professionalization of cotton and artisanal gold mining cooperatives. This local adaptation, developed with national trainers and...
Ghana launches its first Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) profile
Ghana has released its first Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Profile, outlining major system gaps, inspector shortages, informal sector risks, and a roadmap for a coordinated national OSH policy. Supported by the ILO, the profile will guide...
Teresa’s journey from failed ventures to financial confidence in Ghana
In Adonoi, Ghana, entrepreneur Teresa Oppong turned her five small businesses into a story of resilience and financial empowerment. Through financial literacy training supported by the ILO’s ACCEL Africa Project, she learned to budget, plan, and...
From cocoa fields to a brighter future: Divine’s journey
In Ondo State, Nigeria, the ILO’s ACCEL Africa project is transforming lives once defined by child labour. Divine, who began working on cocoa and palm oil farms at age nine, is now building a future through skills training in makeup artistry.
Protecting children in the mines of Nkatieso: The story of Eric Nkrumah
In Nkatieso, Ghana, miner Eric Nkrumah is helping keep children out of mining and back in school through awareness and action supported by the ILO’s ACCEL Africa project.
Strengthening the cooperative movement in Mali: The ILO trains key stakeholders on COOP tools and occupational safety and health (OSH)
The ILO strengthens cooperatives in Mali through a workshop on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) and the ILO COOP tools. The initiative aims to enhance governance, improve occupational risk prevention, and support the formalization of...
Strengthening the integration of children’s rights in Côte d’Ivoire’s mining code
The ILO and UNICEF organized a workshop in Grand-Bassam to strengthen the capacities of staff from Côte d’Ivoire’s National Assembly and Senate on integrating children’s rights into the revision of the Mining Code. This initiative aims to promote...
A coffee farmer’s path to resilience in Malawi
Discover the impact of the ILO ACCEL Africa project, financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, in Malawi’s coffee supply chains. Follow Ganizani Jekete’s journey from low yields and financial hardship to improved harvests,...
Financial resilience through Village Savings and Loans Associations: The Story of Vida Amponsah
In Ghana’s cocoa-growing community of Nsuontam, 57-year-old grandmother Vida Amponsah has transformed her life through a Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) supported by the ILO’s ACCEL Africa project.
Empowering youth entrepreneurs in Kisii county through SIYB
Through the ILO’s ACCEL Africa Programme and the County Government of Kisii, young people from tea and coffee-growing families are gaining practical skills in entrepreneurship, financial management, and business planning. The initiative helps them...
Mali adopts its National Occupational Safety and Health Policy and 2025–2029 Action Plan with ILO support
On 19 September 2025, the Government of Mali adopted its National Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Policy and 2025–2029 Action Plan, with technical and financial support from the ILO through the ACCEL Africa project.
Enhancing Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) in Uganda’s Coffee Sector through WIND Training
The ILO’s ACCEL Africa project and CLEAR Supply Chains initiative trained 23 officials and farmers in Masaka District through the WIND methodology to improve safety, health, and gender inclusion in coffee production. The training strengthened local...
Strengthening Kenya’s fight against child labour through data-driven action
Kenya strengthens its fight against child labour with new data-driven solutions. An ILO-led workshop in Naivasha trained national experts to analyse Kenya Housing Survey data, turning statistics into actionable policies.
From awareness to action: Strengthening MSMEs with tools for ethical and sustainable business practices
NECA and the ILO trained 80 MSME focal persons in Lagos and Niger States on ethical and sustainable business practices using the Child Labour Reporting Template. The workshops strengthen compliance, improve reporting, and help enterprises tackle...
Rebuilding trust through financial education – Juliet's journey
Discover how financial education is rebuilding trust in Ghana’s banking system. Follow Juliet’s journey from loss and distrust to empowerment through the ILO ACCEL Africa Project’s training, showing how financial literacy transforms lives and...