Europe Must Not Turn Its Back on Rural Women’s Empowerment By Neven Mimica Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

Europe Must Not Turn Its Back on Rural Women’s Empowerment By Neven Mimica https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/06/europe-must-not-turn-its-back-on-rural-womens-empowerment/ ZAGREB, Croatia, Jun 5 2026 (IPS) - In the hard-to-reach rural community of West Pokot, Kenya, 156 young women crossed a threshold that once seemed out of reach. Their graduation from HER Lab, a workforce skills programme for marginalized rural young women, was more than a ceremony. It demonstrated the power of targeted investment, trusted local partnerships and women’s economic empowerment. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.