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Buzz Women Gambia Buzz Women expanded to Africa, with Gambia in March 2018. Our mobile classrooms provide opportunities to low-income women in rural and urban communities.

By the end of 2024, Buzz Gambia trained 39,548 women. and inspired 1,548 women in climate education.

Our program is Buzz Green, which promotes climate awareness and sustainable practices by linking environmental action ...
19/08/2026

Our program is Buzz Green, which promotes climate awareness and sustainable practices by linking environmental action with financial and food security. This enables women to adopt eco-friendly behaviours such as kitchen gardening, waste reduction, and resource conservation in their households and communities.

Findings from our 2025 impact assessments indicate strong adoption of environmentally sustainable practices among women following the training. A large number of participants (90%) reported maintaining kitchen gardens or home gardening practices, reflecting an increased awareness of sustainable food production and basic environmental action.

In addition, 43% adopted waste segregation or composting practices, while 52% reported reducing the use of non-renewable resources such as plastics and fuel. These findings suggest that the program successfully translated environmental knowledge into practical and measurable behaviour change within households.

Women also demonstrated growing commitment to environmental responsibility and climate-conscious living. Qualitative feedback from the field reinforced these outcomes, with participants sharing statements such as: “Now I use less plastic and teach my children how to keep the environment clean”. Overall, the Buzz Green program improved and will continue to work with women and youth on environmental awareness, sustainable practices, and household resilience.

A NEW CHAPTER FOR Buzz Women Gambia : MoyoniWe are excited to announce a landmark five-year partnership between Buzz Wom...
06/08/2026

A NEW CHAPTER FOR Buzz Women Gambia : Moyoni
We are excited to announce a landmark five-year partnership between Buzz Women and the Mastercard Foundation to advance economic empowerment and inclusion across the
Moyoni means “from the heart” in Swahili and Siholbi in Wolof. Through Moyoni, we are building on the experience of our flagship Inner-Strength programme to enable more women and young people to transform their lives from within and create lasting change in their families and communities.

Over the next five years, Moyoni aims to reach 90,000 women across The Gambia. This investment will enable Buzz Women Gambia to achieve national reach, taking our proven grassroots model into communities across the country, including those that are harder to reach.

Through Moyoni, we will:
• Expand reach and deepen impact across communities nationwide.
• Strengthen economic opportunity by equipping women with knowledge, skills, confidence, and pathways to sustainable livelihoods.
• Advance inclusion by ensuring underserved groups, including displaced persons and persons with disabilities, can participate and benefit.
• Empower a new generation of young women aged 18–35 to become confident economic actors, leaders, and catalysts for change.

At the heart of Moyoni is a simple but powerful belief: transformation begins from within. From that inner shift, transformation takes root: an entrepreneurial mindset, greater financial agency, practical skills, sustainable livelihoods, stronger families, and more resilient communities.

We extend our sincere appreciation to the Buzz Women Global team and our Founder, Dave Jongeneelen, for their vision, partnership, and unwavering commitment to the Buzz Women movement. We are equally grateful to the Mastercard Foundation for the confidence and investment that will enable this next phase of our journey.

The opportunity is significant, and so is the responsibility. We are committed to scaling with ambition while remaining grounded in our communities and keeping transformation at the heart of everything we do.
From the heart, transformation ripples outward.

A response that echoes collective community voices “we mobilised community members to participate in cleaning activities...
05/08/2026

A response that echoes collective community voices “we mobilised community members to participate in cleaning activities for a healthier environment” Those are the harmonious sounds of women leaders.
Women are not just participating — they are actively identifying and addressing community problems. Most actions focus on sanitation and cleanliness (34%), followed by health and hygiene awareness (26%), social issues like conflict resolution (22%), and community coordination (18%). These responses show a clear shift from participation to problem-solving, with women taking initiative to address everyday community challenges. Learn more about these realities here: https://www.buzzwomen.org/impact-results/

28/07/2026

To inspire change? Our flagship program, The Inner-Strength, is the first point of contact with women in rural communities. Salimatou Jallow from Maundeh K***a in the Central River Region (CRR) South, shares her experience after completing two half-day financial literacy sessions.

Salimatou, who runs a soap and detergent powder business, acknowledges that a significant portion of her earnings is often spent on Ataya (a local brew) and buying juice to entertain visiting friends. She states, “I am now able to save.” The training encourages women to reflect on their lifestyles and spending habits. By recognising their individual weaknesses regarding money and savings, the training inspires transformation through strong personal decisions.

Our 2025 impact report indicates 77% of trained women save regularly and 53% regularly increase their savings. The average savings value per woman reached 2,222.99 Dalasi/month, while many participants also reported growth in their savings over the past year. These outcomes suggest improved financial planning, resilience, and the ability to manage personal and household needs more effectively.

When a woman's confidence increases, it resonates beyond her household and impacts every layer of her community. Women a...
08/07/2026

When a woman's confidence increases, it resonates beyond her household and impacts every layer of her community. Women are the essential thread that binds our societies together, and through their actions, they unify tribes and cultures.

Our findings from the 2025 impact report show significant progress in women's savings behaviour and financial confidence. More than three-quarters of participants (77%) reported maintaining an active savings habit, reflecting increased financial discipline and consistency.

Additionally, 81.6% of participants regularly or occasionally managed their household budgets, indicating a stronger role in financial planning within their homes. Qualitative feedback highlighted a growing sense of confidence and agency among women.

Learn more about these findings from our official website. www.buzzwomen.org

Let's get you up to date with our latest impact report publication. You can find it below. This global impact report bri...
30/06/2026

Let's get you up to date with our latest impact report publication. You can find it below. This global impact report brings together inspiring impact stories from all countries where Buzz Women is active, alongside the findings of in-depth impact studies conducted in India, The Gambia, Tanzania, and Kenya, and an explanation of our methodology. We share it to offer transparency and learnings to our funders, our partners, and all those who believe in women as drivers of change. We will be sharing more in detail our Impact findings locally and globally.

WHY WE MEASURE
We measure because we care. Our framework is designed to ensure accountability, deepen our learning, and drive impact at scale. Tracking progress is not an end in itself. It helps us ask the right questions, listen to the women we work with, and continuously improve what we do.

https://www.buzzwomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Global-Impact-Report-2025.pdf


23/06/2026

When women learn to diversify their income, they uncover opportunities to do more with their limited earnings. Visible change begins to manifest as they shift from a hand-to-mouth lifestyle to a more informed approach to entrepreneurship.

The first victims of climate change are the resilient people in rural communities, who contribute minimally to pollution...
29/04/2026

The first victims of climate change are the resilient people in rural communities, who contribute minimally to pollution yet face its harsh realities every day. The Buzz climate module empowers these communities, with women stepping forward as catalysts for change in their villages. When a woman envisions herself as a tree, her sense of responsibility toward her environment becomes integral to her well-being and the strength of her community.

In this session, each woman embodies a tree, sharing the unique benefits of her chosen species and collectively outlining actions to safeguard the natural world by deeply exploring soil, water, pollution, and consumption. This marks a pivotal moment in recognizing environmental protection as both a personal and a communal duty.

28/04/2026

A systematic, manageable growth is the essence of our training. It takes discipline, perseverance, and dedication to build a business from scarce resources.

Incha Njie began her journey humbly, working with a community group in a vegetable garden where they grew vegetables and shared the profits. Fueled by big dreams, Incha learned and saved to launch her own investment—cultivating lettuce, okra, and spinach. Now, she proudly manages her own vegetable garden, aiming to double her profits. She supports her husband in the upkeep of the family, from daily meals to school fees.

Today, Incha stands as a beacon of inspiration for Kerr Biran, particularly for the women who participated in the Buzz Women Program in the Gambia. Through perseverance and consistency, they too can transform into their best selves.

08/04/2026

🎯“I never had the opportunity to be trained about business; now that is a thing of the past , I can pay for my children's school and give them lunch also look after myself. I calculate my profit daily and go to the bank every month to save in my account, all thanks to Buzz Women,” said Jai Ceesay on this post-training revisit.

💡 The credit of the Buzz Women Journey undoubtedly remains with the buzzing women, for that matter. Galileo once said You can't teach a man anything, but you can help them find it within themselves. At Buzz, we inspire the women themselves to lead their own transformational journeys; we only bring knowledge and skills to share with them.

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