Whether they live on Mount Kilimanjaro, in the Himalayas, or the Andes, women and girls in mountain communities around the world have much in common: they are often the ones managing daily life in the mountains, as protectors of the land and biodiversity and keepers of traditional knowledge.
Men in these mountain communities often migrate to urban centres for work, leaving the women to deal with the workload back at home. In addition to caring for their families, women manage mountain farms and small-scale businesses.
