Just as we launched our female empowerment project in Niassa province, Mozambique, the COVID-19 pandemic hit. It quickly became apparent that this health crisis would also have a devastating socioeconomic impact, exacerbating many problems that women and girls in Niassa were already facing.

Meet Alice, a 57-year-old mother of three and grandmother of four. Born and raised in Mozambique, she is the president of the Macassane agricultural association. The association has benefited from training by UP on how to produce Irish potatoes. In her own words, Alice shares how her life has changed for the better and her determination that the women in her family will have brighter futures.