Success Story: How Modern Gurasa Oven Safeguards Young Women from incidental Fire Burns

This document tells the success story of the safe method of baking Gurasa, using the Gurasa oven and how the new technology also reduced drudgery especially for young female Gurasa makers in Makafin Dala of Kwanar Dala wheat processing cluster, Dala LGA in Kano State. The major source of livelihood for young women and youth (mostly women) in Makafin Dala community is derived from Gurasa value chain. Gurasa processors in Makafin Dala community have long suffered from accidental fire burns, especially around the lower arms This accidental burning usually occurs during the process of sticking mixed flour on the inner…

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