Gilibeta Letasi is a widow with five children and lives in a rural community in Dedza, Malawi. Before joining a Village Savings and Loans (VSL) group in 2019, she used to struggle to feed her family. She eked out a living from working in other people’s gardens and often had to rely on support from friends and family members.
Mbidzi village is located in Dedza district, Malawi. Until recently, people living there struggled to access enough food. But this changed when farming families decided to set up their own ‘grain bank’.
Meet Mrs Chikhokho – a small business owner and a mother of three young children, living in a small village in Malawi’s Dedza district. A participant in our GIZ-funded Food and Nutrition Security Programme, her business has grown substantially. As a result, she is reaping big benefits in other areas of her day-to-day life…
Meet Midrete. Aged 31, she lives in a small rural community in Mozambique, with her husband and four children. Her father is a community leader, commonly known as a ‘mambo’, and Midrete grew up following all of the traditional ethics and values.
