Turns Out Raising Chickens is the Answer
August 28, 2025
With her husband Va traveling away from home to work as a seasonal laborer, Sovanna was often left to take care of her five children all alone. Sovanna also had […]
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Facing Climate Change with Proven Strategies
January 31, 2025
Oscar can face the uncertainties of changing weather patterns with a lot more confidence and calm now that he’s practicing numerous climate-smart strategies on his farm. A few years ago, […]
One Innovation Follows Another
July 20, 2023
“Thank God this program landed at just the right time,” says Henry, who had been feeling despondent over his fruitless farming efforts in the face of drought and poor soils. […]
Poultry Project Adds to Dietary Diversity
In addition to all her other farming achievements, Angela is raising chickens! She and her community have come a long way since the program began in their area. A baseline […]
Helping People Stay Put… With Chickens
September 20, 2022
People everywhere love their homes, families and communities, and generally choose to stay put, if they can, rather than take the huge risk of leaving to look for work. Local […]
The Uphill Climb is Worth It, For the Children
July 1, 2022
Marcos and Filomena work hard to make sure their two little girls are not among the 46% of under-five children in Timor Leste who suffer from chronic malnutrition or stunting. […]
Household Advisors Share Their Expertise
June 1, 2022
“Learn, do and share” is the refrain of the program’s cadre of Household Advisors. These women and men receive training in one of the sectors covered by the program, such […]
“Worming” Her Way To Success
December 8, 2021
As a successful farmer and businesswoman, Momotaz no longer feels the helplessness that characterized her life before she joined a women’s Self-Help Group in 2017 under the auspices of local […]
Working Her Way Out of Poverty
August 3, 2021
Hasina’s constant search for ways to earn a steady income has finally met with success, now that she has joined the program run by local partner SATHI. She took out […]
Shocked By Her Own Success
June 28, 2021
In 2019, after years of poor farming results, Saweria experienced a complete crop failure because of a severe drought. In order to feed her three children, she says she resorted […]