Women, Charcoal and the Cost of Survival
About this episode
This episode explores the impact of the charcoal trade on women's health in Ghana, focusing on the stories of those involved in the industry.
In Sokoban, a suburb of Kumasi, the air hangs heavy with smoke. Not from traffic. Not from harmattan. But from burning wood — the backbone of a charcoal trade that feeds families while quietly damaging lungs. In this episode, host Michael Asharley sits down with Asaase Radio reporter Lordina Agyemang to unpack her powerful story on the women at the heart of Ghana’s informal charcoal industry. Women like Margaret Awuni, diagnosed with chronic bronchitis after years of tending smoky kilns. When...
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