In the coastal village of Yenne Tode, Senegal, where the ocean breeze carries stories of both struggle and strength, a quiet transformation is underway—led by women. At the heart of this shift is Aminata, a fish processor, farmer and entrepreneur whose work is redefining what it means to build resilience in the face of climate change.
For years, Aminata—affectionately called Amina by her family—watched the women in her community battle to feed their families. Climate change was making the fisher’s catch smaller and less predictable, while the soil in their fields grew tired and barren. Food insecurity and economic instability weighed heavily on the village.
But Amina refused to accept this future. A few years ago, she participated in an initiative The Hunger Project piloted to mobilize local fishing communities. Today, she has become a central leader in community-driven transformation.
Her fish processing unit runs on a zero-waste philosophy. Every scale, bone, and fish viscera is collected and repurposed—either composted for her farm or turned into livestock feed. Even meal scraps from nearby households are sorted and added to the composting system.
