Nigerian Women: Working Together to Succeed

Halima collects the peanuts and Larai prepares the machine that will extract the oil, while Binta develops a plan for marketing the final product. These activities are a regular part of daily life for members of Godiya Women, a peanut oil cooperative formed recently by graduates of Women for Women International’s program in Nigeria. Godiya, which means “appreciation” in Hausa, one of Nigeria’s local languages, is a group of 50 women who have pooled their skills and resources to produce and market peanut oil. Nigeria is one of the world’s top producers of peanuts, known locally as groundnuts, which form an important part of the economy.