Seaweed farming against gender inequality and climate change, woman working on the beach.

We are grateful to the ocean says says Jazaa. She has been working as a seaweed farmer for almost 10 years - carefully attaches little seaweed seedlings to the rope that she will harvest after 2 months. When the water goes out with the low tide, the coast of Zanzibar transforms into the desert. White sandbanks stretch for miles with shallow pools, rows of sticks and hundreds of seaweed farms. Zanzibar is the world's 3rd largest exporter of seaweed in the world. Seaweed is mainly exported to Asia and Europe and used as a base for cosmetics, toothpaste, medicine and food. 90% of seaweed farmers in Zanzibar are women. In traditionally patriarchal communities in Zanzibar, women tend to stay at home, cook and look after their children. Seaweed farming had created a significant shift in gender relations, helping women to leave homes, earn money and depend on their income.