Mar 9, 2026 | Africa, Gbessebu, Income, Sierra Leone, Women, Women's Empowerment
Gladice, a 26-year-old mother of two, struggled daily to provide food for her family. Living in a small mud house, she depended solely on petty trading—selling charcoal—which barely earned enough to feed her children. Her children were often sick due to poor nutrition...
Mar 9, 2026 | Africa, Bomborma, Income, Sierra Leone
Kallon is a local farmer who relies on agriculture as his main source of income. Previously, he farmed on a very small scale, producing barely enough to sustain his family and with little extra to sell at the market. However, through the introduction of innovative...
Mar 9, 2026 | Africa, Food, Income, Old Mosongo, Sierra Leone, Women
Gbassay, a 41-year-old single mother, lives in Old Mosongo with her 3 children. She struggled to feed them due to poor harvests and limited knowledge of modern farming practices. At one point, her situation was so dire that she had to rely on the charity of neighbors...
Mar 9, 2026 | Africa, Food, Income, Komende, Sierra Leone, Women
After more than 25 years of farming, Mama Sao was still struggling to survive due to consistently meager harvests. Her situation became even more challenging following the death of her husband two years ago—the person who had first introduced her to agriculture. As a...
Mar 9, 2026 | Africa, Children, Education, Gbessebu, Sierra Leone
Marie is a dedicated and hardworking mother living in a rural community where access to quality education has long been a serious challenge. Before the intervention of the Transformational Community Development (TCD) program, Marie found it very difficult to enroll...
Mar 9, 2026 | Africa, Bomborma, Income, Sierra Leone
Mr. Issa, a resident of the Bomborma community, started participating in the Income Generation Committee and engaging in Transformational Community Development (TCD)’s agricultural initiatives because he had no means of sustaining his family after each farming...
