Malawi: Perseverance and Progress Your Program Impact Report, Fall 2024
ENABLING SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN MALAWI ► Reaching people living in the deepest poverty and equipping them with the skills and resources they need to build sustainable livelihoods. ► Helping farmers diversify their crops and lessen their dependence on growing tobacco. ► Connecting farmers to fair markets, buyers, and suppliers via in-person and digital support.
OUR GRATITUDE The people of Malawi have faced so many challenges, including last year’s Cyclone Freddy, one of the most powerful and longest lasting cyclones ever. Precious resources like farmable land and homes were wiped out. The people of Malawi are also driven by a desire to provide for their families, and to live in cohesive and healthy communities. With the support of Opportunity International, families are rebuilding stronger than before, with a clear path out of poverty to sustainable livelihoods. What a blessing it is to witness such hard work and deep faith.
WORKING TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY
Rose, farmer and participant in the Rural Graduation program in Blantyre, Malawi
In our continued desire to reach people who have been overlooked, who are living in the deepest areas of poverty, we are focused on lifting up the people of Malawi through specific interventions including livelihood training, financial literacy, and improved agricultural practices. ► The Rural Graduation program provides two years of training, support, and resources—two years of work that will impact literal generations to come. ► Our Agriculture Finance work equips farmers with the tools and knowledge they need to diversify their crops, increase their yields, and better support their families. ► Opportunity’s Digital Innovation Team has partnered with the Agriculture Finance team to identify innovative tech solutions to meet the specific needs of local smallholder farmers. Graduation: Moving out of Extreme Poverty Opportunity has over fifty years of experience working with people in poverty; we continue to extend our outreach to and deepen our impact on people living under subsistence poverty: families that can barely afford one meal a day; parents who have no job skills or income-generating activities; homes that barely
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