12 New Agriculture Groups
February News: Caroline and The Big Give
The team visited Mijale to see the performance of the first agriculture groups we trained. They no longer receive any tools or seeds, but are now supported with advice. We found:
- The old agriculture group members now have the ability and enough knowledge of growing vegetables and other crops for their families.
- Different group members were able to buy different animals, example goats, chicken, pigs. These animals are kept and later sold to solve family demands.
Addition to vegetables, they also grow other cereal such as maize and groundnuts to supplement their income. - Most members sold their vegetables to pay school fees for their children.
- Almost every member at least eats vegetables daily.
- The women now peacefully co-exist with their husbands because of the support they are bringing to their homes through the agriculture program, there are no more family disputes.