For years, 30-year-old Hawo Ahmed Yarow was told that women in her community of Somalia could not be farmers. In Hawo’s community of Moodin, women usually focus on childrearing and household duties.
As Hawo’s family became more desperate for food, she decided to take a chance by planting her own garden. Recurrent droughts and floods in Hawo’s district have made farming difficult. Still, Hawo was determined. She knew that farming was the key to surviving and thriving in difficult circumstances.
“I’ve learned to persevere,” she said.

