At individual level, our women’s leadership school projects train, mentor and coach cooperative members and strengthen leadership skills in order to foster greater understanding of and commitment to tackling gender challenges at local level. Women and men gain knowledge and skills for personal development, and to help them adopt gender equality practices – including studying concepts of masculinity, leadership, human rights, income diversification, project management, strategic negotiation, financial management and entrepreneurship. Graduates of the leadership school are supported to pursue alternative income generation activities, set up village savings and loan schemes, and maintain peer support groups for motivational and mentoring exchanges. To date, these projects have positively impacted over 50,000 farmers directly and indirectly