LIFE
Muslim women in Kenya raise butterflies to aid forests
14:24 November 20, 2019 AA
Butterflies are empowering and transforming the lives of many women in the village of Gede on the eastern coast of Kenya. Gede is well-known for its ancient ruins which consist of mansions, mosques and houses that are estimated to be around 800 years old. Muslim women from a community-based enterprise in Gede dubbed the Kipepeo Project which supports people's livelihoods are selling high-quality and diverse butterflies and moth pupae to international markets -- mostly Europe and America, with the U.K. and Turkey being their biggest markets -- thus fighting against poverty and becoming empowered.