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...
Mar 9, 2026 | Africa, Income, Komende, Sierra Leone, Women
Being advanced in age did not discourage 69-year-old Mama Mamie from being passionate about actively participating in Transformational Community Development (TCD). Though she relies on her children for most of her upkeep and maintenance, she wanted to do something...
Mar 9, 2026 | Africa, Food, Income, Old Mosongo, Sierra Leone, Women's Empowerment
Ruth, a 32-year-old mother of three from a rural village in the Kori Chiefdom Moyamba District, southern Province of Sierra Leone, recently benefited from our Transformational Community Development (TCD) farming project. Before the project, Ruth struggled to grow...
