A Savings Group Saves the Day
| Elezeti & Lufelo now live happily |
It is windy and the air of Ntambo community’s bare horizon is fully engulfed in dusty particles, flickering through the twilight. It is difficult to see as we drive on the...
A Wealth of Knowledge
| Virgina’s bounty of fruits & vegetables are ready for market |
“I need to rush to the market place because there is a big truck from the city coming to pick some sacks of food that I sell to them on a weekly...
Achieving the Impossible
| Taulo & Rosemary in front of their new home |
Taulo Banda, 42, proudly showed me the electricity cable that taps power from the national grid to his house. “A few years ago, I would never have believed that one...
A New Way To Harvest
| Ermis cuts back excess leaves to increase his bell pepper production |
Walking up a steep hill, I arrive at a beautiful green bell pepper and tomato plot. It's early in the morning and the breeze is blowing from...
Green Light
| Ramadhani has increased his production of bananas, providing food and income for his family |
A drive to Gidabagar village opens up into a beautiful scenery of hills and small rivers. Many farmers can be seen...
An Electrifying Tale of Transformation
| Joyce & Pontino switching on the lights at home |
No sooner had Joyce (36) and Pontino (44) flicked on the lights, than brightness filled their house. Their faces beamed with delight. They could not hide their...
Better and Better Every Day
| Lucy with several of her goats |
Many families in central Malawi depend on tobacco as their main cash crop. The same was true for Lucy Ka-jani and her family. Lucy was quick to point out the years she spent on...
Two Sides of a Canal
| Bernard and his wife on their farm |
In the Mpika Area Program of northern Zambia, World Vision is hard at work. Farmers have been introduced to the Economic Empowerment program called THRIVE—Transforming...
Village Savings Provide Nutritional Lessons
Witness was widowed some years ago. In her early 60’s, she had to endure the burden of taking care of 7 grandchildren because their parents (her two elderly children) trekked to South Africa in search of greener...
Small and Growing Businesses (SGBs): Driving economies through the ‘missing middle’
For Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day 2019, Chris Rowlands, VisionFund International’s Director of Small and Growing Business (SGB) shares how the right financial support and business coaching helps...
