Driving change: the all-female garage shifting attitudes in northern Nigeria
by Abiodun Jamiu in Sokoto from Technology | The Guardian on (#5TXQ0)
The NGO Nana is upending gender norms in conservative Sokoto state, where one in 20 girls finish secondary school
The green-and-red Nana Female Mechanic Garage sign is visible from the main road into Sokoto city. Behind its sliding iron gate, Zainab Dayyabu stomps around in heavy work boots and a blue jumpsuit, her hands callused and oily.
I love the job I'm doing," says the 23-year-old, as she opens the bonnet of a Peugeot van to test its battery.
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