Our nutrition project in Malawi promotes good nutrition practices, using locally available food. We train households on the importance of balanced meals that contain six key food groups and how to prepare them. We also support participants with vegetable seeds, fruit tree seedlings and livestock, to diversify their diets.
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.
Yacine is like millions of women in Senegal who live in rural, off-grid communities. She has a husband, a family, and relies on agriculture to earn an income. But Yacine is also very unique…
Men have a crucial role in achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment. In many traditional societies, men are the gatekeepers to decision making, participation and control of resources and whilst it is vitally important for men and women to share these roles and resources, this cannot be achieved by alienating men.
In June 2020, residents of the remote village of Mthembanji in Malawi’s Dedza district welcomed the arrival of a 20-foot shipping container. It held the components of a 12-kilowatt solar-powered microgrid – to provide 60 homes and small businesses with a supply of electricity for the first time. Following close consultation with community members, its arrival sparked a host of opportunities for people to make more money and improve their lives.
