Salma’s Story: A Rising Woman Entrepreneur in Bangladesh
Salma, a mother of two, lives on a large piece of land in the Jessore district of southwestern Bangladesh and …
Backyard Businesses Empower Women in Mozambique
Argentina runs her supply business from her backyard in the outskirts of Maputo. For Argentina Wamuse, a farmer in the …
Zambia Profit+-Supported Agribusiness and Savings Group Members Apply Climate-smart Farming Techniques and Accumulate Savings
The 15 women members of the Production, Finance, and Improved Technology Plus (PROFIT+)– supported Mwaiwanga agribusiness and savings group in …
Through SNAP-Initiated VSLAs, Communities are Able to Save and Provide for Their Families in Sierra Leone
Life has been challenging for Dusu Conteh, a 50-year-old widow, who struggled to feed her eight children and pay their …
Zambia PROFIT+ Grantee Creates Opportunity for Marginalized Women
ACDI/VOCA implements the USAID-funded Feed the Future Production, Finance, and Improved Technology Plus (PROFIT+) project in Zambia. As part of …
Uganda RWANU Enhances Health and Well-Being of Mothers and Children
In southern Karamoja, which lies in remote northeastern Uganda, health facilities are few and far between. Previously, 32-year-old mother of …
Sierra Leone SNAP Empowers Farmers to Increase Yields and Curb Malnutrition
Life hasn’t been easy for mother of nine, Isata Bangura. Prior to participating in the ACDI/VOCA-implemented USAID Food for Peace-funded …
Zambian Woman Farmer Transforms Community Thanks to Profit+ Training and Support
In Mgamphula in Zambia’s Eastern Province, Jessy Mbewe works hard farming, training smallholder farmers in her community, and running the …
Sierra Leone SNAP Trains Mothers on Nutrition and WASH Best Practices
Over the last few years, Hawa McCarthy, a young mother of five in Mobai village, Kailahun district, received guidance on …
Sierra Leone SNAP-Established VSLAs Empower
Adama Kamara is used to not having much privacy. She and her husband used to sleep in a single room …
