Borehole Uganda
Clean water: Mended boreholes are a lifeline for communities Community reports improved health, hygiene and lifestyle since clean water was introduced Connie Akware Since the rehabilitation of the borehole in a small village in the Imvepi Refugee Settlement in Uganda, the clinic has reported a 60 percent reduction in cases of waterborne diseases. The community
pest control
Back in control: Simple pesticides have gone a long way to assist small-time farmers By taking care of the basics, farmers have been able to double their yields Felix Yangana Farmers in Sibut, in the Central African Republic, had been struggling against relentless pest infestations that devastated their crops and affected their livestock year after
Water for Hammanskraal

Water and hope for Hammanskraal

Tap to turn: A resident of Hammanskraal is happy to turn on the taps at the new tanks The youth have played an active role in the provision and maintenance of water infrastructure in the area Precious Msimango The community of Hammanskraal in the Gauteng Province of South Africa has had water issues for decades.
Demonstration plot
Women are taught new agricultural and business skills and turn their lives around in Mozambique
Farmers in Uganda
A communal farm in Uganda, run by refugees and nationals, is expanding and has big plans for the future
Livelihoods projects pigs
Expansion: A farmer is overjoyed to have some piglets added to her farming group assets Farming groups established and given special livelihoods training and implements The integrated Food Security and Livelihoods programme in Rwanda is reaping rewards. Just over a year into starting with various projects, almost 500 participants – the majority of whom are
Emily at Mabvete creche after its renovation
When disaster struck the principal of a creche decided to build back better
Skipping for joy
Leap of faith: Women in Namahaca show their appreciation for the rehabilitated borehole through skipping and music at a gathering A rehabilitated borehole and the promise of specially constructed latrines is cause for celebration in a Mozambican village The women of Namahaca pull out the skipping rope and take turns to jump. Behind them an
Urban Safety Net
Presentation: Lona makes sure her produce is eyecatching to passersby An income-generationg programme has assisted a single mother to earn a decent living for her family Andrew Ewoku Opposite an immigration police station in Juba, a bright fruit stall opens up each morning. It is the pride and joy of Lona Sabino, a 50-year-old single
Mozambique family left hungry after crops destroyed
Excessive rainfall has decimated this year’s harvest for Luisa and her children in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique