Meet Amy. She is the president of her women’s collective in Ziguinchor, a town in southern Senegal. She and the other women in her collective produce fruit juices and cordials made from locally sourced products, such as ginger, tamarind and hibiscus.
Meet Chrissy Simon. She lives in a rural village in Malawi’s Traditional Authority Mabuka. She has three children and is a member of the Government of Malawi’s Social Cash Transfer Programme. Until recently, life for Chrissy was characterised by poverty, exacerbated by inequalities between male and female household members.
Meet the Jairos family. They live in a rural village in Traditional Authority Chikowi Zomba, Malawi, and are members of the Government of Malawi’s Social Cash Transfer (SCT) Programme.
The International Day for Street Children is marked on 12 April every year. Its purpose is to give a platform to vulnerable children living on the streets, so that their voices can be heard. It is an opportunity to recognise the humanity, dignity and defiance of these children, many of whom face unimaginable hardships.
In Malawi, reaching Chanombo Village and Chauma Island in Nkhotakota is obstructed by the Dwangwa river and a 20km stretch of lake Malawi, respectively. But no barrier is too great for United Purpose’s ACCESS project team in fulfilling their commitment to provide cleaner cooking solutions to those who need them most.
