In a culture where girls do not automatically go to school, Amana demonstrates that doing a welding job when it is about 104°F outside is not something that only tough guys can do
This is Amana. At 16, she is one of the youngest participants in the metalwork course of AEAD in Burkina Faso. Woord en Daad co-funds the vocational school of AEAD. The certificate that participants gain when they have completed this training course significantly boosts their chances on the job market.
In the video below Amana explains why she, being a girl, really wants to become a metalworker.
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