"When a woman is able to grow her business, it directly benefits her community. And a woman who’s making her own money doesn’t have to be stuck in an unhealthy relationship, so empowering female entrepreneurs helps reduce gender-based violence," says Beatha Muhimba, master trainer for Accelerating Women Owned Micro-Enterprises (AWOME).​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ For Mission's latest issue we spoke to Muhimba about AWOME, an organisation run by UN Women in partnership with De Beers Group, designed to transform local economies while giving financial freedom to women.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Words: Johanna Lenander​​​​​​​​ Images courtesy of: @debeersofficial