Malawi: Rising out of poverty
Help supports the people of Malawi in building a sustainable and future-proof agriculture. In cooperation with local partners, we provide farming households with tools and resources so that they can produce and sell food more effectively and in a more environmentally friendly way. This gives people the opportunity to overcome hunger and poverty through their own efforts.
The key to the project's longterm success is education. In training sessions and workshops, the smallholders learn, for example, how to use dry soil efficiently and how to protect themselves from the effects of climate change by growing different types of vegetables. They also learn how to successfully resell their produce. The additional income gives the families the chance to build up financial reserves and better prepare themselves for future crises.
The successes of the farmers trained by Help make them role models and multipliers. As "lead farmers" they pass on their knowledge to others and thus strengthen the impact of the project. This innovative approach has already proven successful in neighboring Zimbabwe.