Farmer Groups Bring Knowledge and Empowerment
December 12, 2025
One of the first things local partner SATHEE did after launching the Atpara Nutrition Focused Agriculture program in early 2025 was to form men’s and women’s farmer groups. One such […]
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Working Collectively Transforms Individuals’ Lives
September 2, 2025
Anastasia is a farmer who lives with her husband in a rural area. Like many of their neighbors, she and her husband have had few opportunities to learn about more […]
Low-Cost Organic Pesticides Finally Bring Success
February 28, 2025
Monira and her large household are better off financially and finally getting some delicious, homegrown, organic vegetables in their diet. And all because Monira had the good fortune to meet […]
Empowered Women Farmers Share Their Bounty
February 14, 2025
Daw Win Aye* is still growing rice and black gram beans … and, now, so much more. The program’s focus on supporting women farmers has made it possible for people […]
Vegetable Gardening is Catchy!
January 27, 2025
The hardships Suraiya’s family experienced when her husband broke his hip are a thing of the past now that Suraiya is growing vegetables, raising poultry, and selling her surplus production […]
A Modern Business
November 19, 2024
Educational opportunities through women’s self-help groups are making entrepreneurs like Marie Thérèse feel they’ve stepped into a brighter future. Local partner Église Luthérienne du Sénégal (ELS – Lutheran Church of […]
Betty’s Success Inspires Others
October 22, 2024
When local partner Jitokeze Wamama Wafrika offered marginalized women training in tailoring, hairdressing or farming as a way to generate income, Betty opted for the tailoring and dressmaking curriculum. She […]
Certification Courses a Win-Win-Win-Win-Win
April 24, 2024
When women were offered a chance to get a diploma for a 40-hour course on entrepreneurship, post-harvest processing and business management, many looked wistful. Sure, that would be nice, but […]
Intervention and Healing from Domestic Violence
April 3, 2024
A woman who survived severe domestic violence has begun to heal and move past the trauma now that her husband has been jailed and she’s getting community support. Let’s call […]
Farm Improvement, Self Improvement
September 21, 2023
Though she’s not anywhere near where she wants to be, Jayka has come a long way since local partner NEICORD (North East India Committee on Relief and Development) came to […]