{"id":4749,"date":"2025-07-21T18:30:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T16:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actionaid.ch\/?post_type=story&#038;p=4749"},"modified":"2026-03-04T16:56:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:56:00","slug":"binta","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/actionaid.ch\/en\/story\/binta\/","title":{"rendered":"Binta becomes a farmer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vidiemme-block basic-editor  \" >\n  \n  <div class=\"container-xl\">\n    <p>In the small village of Kerr Malick Nana, in the heart of Upper Nuimi District in The Gambia, <strong>Binta Magasa\u2019s story is reigniting hope and change.<\/strong> Once trapped in poverty and lacking resources, today Binta <strong>is living proof of what can be achieved through targeted support and determination<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Binta has four children and a husband with a disability who is unable to work. She was left to <strong>support the entire family on her own<\/strong>. Her farming efforts were limited to tiny plots of land, barely enough to feed her loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>I dreamed for years of farming my land, but I had no tools and no money to start. I had to wait for others to finish using their tools, and most of the time I couldn\u2019t afford to rent them.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Everything changed when ActionAid stepped in to offer support<\/strong> \u2014 in line with the mission of the Dalaba Climate Resilient Sustainable Agriculture Training Centre, which <strong>trains and empowers young people across The Gambia with new opportunities for the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Binta received farming tools and a donkey<\/strong>, which allowed her to cultivate over a hectare of land for the first time in her life. \u201cI<em> had decided not to farm this year because I couldn\u2019t afford it. But ActionAid\u2019s support didn\u2019t just change my mind \u2014 it changed my whole life<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>results were nothing short of extraordinary<\/strong>. In the past, she could only harvest three bags of groundnuts. Today, thanks to the support she received, she can harvest fifteen \u2014 and grow millet too. She no longer fears that her family will go hungry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>The millet I harvested lasted ten months \u2014 that had never happened before. Usually, it lasted no more than three months,\u201d she said, smiling with joy<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But this <strong>success<\/strong> brought more than just a full granary: it <strong>lifted Binta and her family out of poverty<\/strong>.<br \/>\nIn just two years, her life has completely changed. \u201c<em>I no longer live on charity alone. I feel strong, independent, and full of hope. ActionAid didn\u2019t just support my farm \u2014 they rewrote my story<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Today, <strong>Binta\u2019s growing farm is a beacon of hope,<\/strong> showing what is possible when communities receive the right support. Her success is proof that it <strong>takes just a little to unlock potential and transform lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As she says herself, with heartfelt gratitude:<br \/>\n<em>\u201cThank you, ActionAid, for changing my story and giving me hope.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"vidiemme-block cta-band  \" >\n  \n  <div class=\"container-xl\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      \n      <div class=\"col align-content-center\">\n            <div class=\"title mb-4\">Support more women like Binta<\/div>\n      \n            <div class=\"link\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/actionaid.ch\/en\/donation-forms\/fight_for_women_en\/\" target=\"\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg btn-cta\">DONATE NOW<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"vidiemme-block basic-editor  \" >\n  \n  <div class=\"container-xl\">\n    <h6><em>Photocredits: ActionAid Gambia<\/em><\/h6>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3943,"template":"","story-topic":[],"class_list":["post-4749","story","type-story","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - 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