COULD BURKINA FASO’S HUSBAND SCHOOLS BE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGES?

In male-dominated societies like Burkina Faso, wives are most often blamed when marriages run into trouble. But a project funded by the World Bank is testing the concept of teaching men how to be better husbands by taking them to school. Yeli Ouigo, who is married to Kwama Zoupoka, attended so-called ‘husband schools’ to help him become a better spouse. The program was organized by the Sahel Women’s Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (SWEDD). ‘Before taking part in the classes, life as a couple wasn’t easy,’ Ouigo said.