Tene Konate’s family cannot believe how she earns a living. She drives a huge truck around the Hounde gold mine in Burkina Faso. The 42 year old single mother is one of 111 women working at the mine. Most of them were trained for jobs that more traditionally would go to men in West Africa. These jobs include carrying rubble, blasting and breaking up rocks, or driving heavy vehicles. Konate and the other women are helped by a worldwide effort of mining companies to bring more women into the industry.
Title: Women Break Tradition at Burkina Faso Gold Mines
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