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You can change your cookie settings at any time. You have rejected additional cookies. The British Embassy funds this project to enable women to produce vegetables on the island of Loos, off Conakry.
The Embassy recently launched a project to help women on the Island of Loos to gain a new and stable source of income, through growing and selling vegetables locally. It will reduce the amount of time they spend crossing the sea to and from the mainland; we saw the risks of these journeys in the tragic loss of life incurred at sea on 31 August The project will help to improve the quality of the diet of local people on the islands.
Such income-generating activities can help reduce poverty, and offer the women a greater role in the economic life of the island. There is an interesting historical link between the islands and the UK, dating from the 19th century, traces of which are still evident on the islands today.
To help us improve GOV. Please fill in this survey opens in a new tab. Cookies on GOV. UK We use some essential cookies to make this website work. Accept additional cookies Reject additional cookies View cookies. Hide this message. Home Environment Food and farming. This was published under the to Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government. The HMA, Graham Styles, with women associations from the islands The Embassy recently launched a project to help women on the Island of Loos to gain a new and stable source of income, through growing and selling vegetables locally.
