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Cameroon: Solar-powered sewing machines help poor women

Julia Mielke | Evry Patoudem
May 15, 2023

A project provides solar-powered sewing machines to socially disadvantaged women in rural areas in Cameroon, which frequently sees outages all over the country. In addition to the machines, the young women receive seamstress training.

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