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 […]
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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 […]
Savings Groups Meet with Success
May 17, 2021
Last year Gladis attended – with skepticism – a meeting about Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILC) supported by local partner Fundación San Lucas. This year, after seeing what her […]
Raising Chickens Inspires Community Cohesion
April 16, 2021
Local partner APIDEC’s early baseline training modules in poultry raising have benefited the community during and after the March-September 2020 pandemic lockdown order. Because the program started during the dry […]
Raising Chickens Hatches New Opportunities
March 9, 2021
Pov is not new to farming or raising chickens, but practicing more successful techniques has gotten her out of debt. Even better, her husband can now live at home and […]