In Ghana’s coastal communities, fish smoking provides a livelihood for thousands of women but exposes them to harmful smoke that can damage their eyesight. This report tells the story of 70-year-old Naomi Dowuo, who lost vision in one eye after decades of fish smoking, and examines the health risks, challenges, and efforts to promote safer cooking technologies. This story was produced by Wonder Ami Hagan in collaboration with New Narratives

This story was produced in collaboration with New Narratives, with funding from the
Clean Air Fund. The funder had no say in the story’s content.