Africa is thought to have a higher proportion(比例) of female entrepreneurs than any other continent and yet many still struggle to access financing(难以获得融资). Four business leaders from Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya and Malawi tell us about the inspiration(灵感；动力) behind their success – and the challenges women still face.
据信，非洲女性创业者的比例高于其他任何大洲，但许多人依然难以获得融资。来自尼日利亚、乌干达、肯尼亚和马拉维的四位商界领袖，向我们讲述她们成功背后的动力，以及女性至今仍要面对的挑战。
Ifedolapo Runsewe, Nigeria: giving waste tyres a new life
伊费多拉波·伦塞韦，尼日利亚：让废旧轮胎重获新生
On the outskirts(郊区) of Ibadan in south-west Nigeria, thousands of discarded(被丢弃的) tyres are fuelling an industrial experiment(推动一场工业实验).
在尼日利亚西南部伊巴丹的郊区，成千上万条被丢弃的轮胎正推动着一场工业实验。
They arrive at Freee Recycle’s factory where they are sorted, shredded(粉碎) and reduced to rubber granules(颗粒). Some will become playground surfaces. Others will be turned into gym flooring, paving blocks and interlocking(互锁的) tiles.
它们被运到 Freee Recycle 的工厂，在那里经过分拣、粉碎，被加工成橡胶颗粒。有些会成为游乐场地面，另一些则会被制成健身房地板、铺路砖和互锁地砖。
Kyokushaba Shine, Uganda: building solar-powered irrigation systems
基约库沙巴·沙因，乌干达：建造太阳能灌溉系统
Wawira Njiru, Kenya: feeding 700,000 schoolchildren a day
瓦维拉·恩吉鲁，肯尼亚：每天为70万学童供餐
Chifuno Stevens, Malawi: turning peanut shells into fuel
奇富诺·史蒂文斯，马拉维：把花生壳变成燃料