{"cache_age":"3600","width":"920","description":"Many African women are faced with a heavy burden as a result of still existing patriarchal structures. They often experience great difficulty buying or renting land, finding good jobs, and accessing financing. AYPAD created the Snail Farm in Ghana to assist at-risk women in raising the African Giant Snails to alleviate poverty and malnutrition, and provide economic opportunity and education through a sustainable farming program.","html":"<iframe src='https:\/\/www.globalgiving.org\/dy\/v2\/oembed\/?format=html&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.globalgiving.org%2Fprojects%2Feconomic-empowerment-of-rural-women-snail-farming%2F' style='width:920px;height:613px;border:0;'><\/iframe>","type":"rich","title":"Women Economic Empowerment: Snail Farm in Ghana on GlobalGiving","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.globalgiving.org\/pfil\/31992\/pict_large.jpg","version":"1.0","height":"613"}