Escaping the cycle of poverty
In many of the communities where E3 partners serve, people face a daily struggle to provide for their families and even survive. That’s why E3 partners are working to improve people’s livelihoods so they can leave poverty behind. They train people to work in microfinance or self-help groups, save small amounts of money together and then access loans to set up businesses.
Thanks to the support and encouragement of her group run by Family Life Projects Trust in Zimbabwe, Hanah, aged 64, started collecting Mopani worms to dry and sell. With her income, she can now buy food and clothing for her grandchildren. She also managed to buy 6 chickens.
"Before joining the Self-Help Group I was suffering a lot and was a poor woman in my village. Now I can support my family. I know how to stand on my own and fight poverty. Thank you."
And in Malawi:
“I found out I was HIV positive in 2007. E3 helped our Support Group with a loan and I chose to invest in pig farming. I sell the manure and can now afford a balanced diet. Being able to earn a living has changed my life for the better. No one can tell I don’t have a spouse now.”
In South Africa, a group of crafters from various SHGs from Zimele Wethu have started working together so they can share large orders. They create beadwork that is sold to local customers and international guests.