The harsh realities of life in rural Africa cause many to grow up too quickly; this was the case for Zambian Sydney Kalota, who lost both parents in quick succession as a teenager. Left without any relatives close by to support him. Left alone, he did the only thing he knew to survive, he began to farm.
Read MoreFarm efforts to fund family home
Felister Namfukwe is patiently waiting for the rains to stop to begin work with her sons on the construction of a new family home, paid for with the profits of her farm.
Read MoreTraining proves fruitful for Anita
Having relied on her husband for money her entire married life, at the age of 49, Zambian Anita Sitatanga is finally enjoying a newfound financial independence thanks to her fruit.
Read MoreYoung mum proud of new role
Bwalya “Emma’ Kangwa is a mother of two young children she is also proud of her role as a voluntary community adviser. Using the skills she has learnt from Gorta-Self Help Africa she travels the district mentoring others.
Read MoreMusical farmer strikes the right chord
Misheck Mwanza struck just the right chord when his band topped the Zambian charts with their single “Lazy people run away from farming” a quarter century ago. But the song didn’t last and a career in music didn’t last either for Misheck, who made the long journey home from capital city Lusaka to take up farming again.
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Seed trade success for Zambia’s Alice
Mother of four Alice Banda grows cotton and maize on the small family farm where she lives in Eastern Zambia. Recently Alice has also become a groundnut seed producer. She is amongst 6,000 small-scale growers now supplying seed to a local firm who trade groundnut seed with farmers across Zambia and in a number of other Southern African countries.
Read MoreSun dried added value in Zambia
A sun-dried vegetable project is providing the springboard for a Zambian women’s group to support new enterprise development for their members.
Members of the 20-strong self-help group in Lushoma, Zambia, have seen their incomes increase, and have begun to save part of their increased earnings to set up a savings programme, and provide loan support to individual members to develop alternate new business opportunities.
Read MoreLillian Siamonza – Zambian lead farmer
When 22-year old Clifford Siamatika completed high school two years ago, it was an important milestone for his proud mother Lillian. “I want all of my children to finish school,” she says. “Clifford graduated, his brother Ivan will finish in 2014, and their sister will follow in a few years.” … Read More
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