Livelihoods, Nutrition & Food Security
Goal
To improve livelihoods and food security for vulnerable households by creating sustainable economic opportunities that build self-reliance and resilience.
The Challenge
Poverty remains a major driver of poor health, malnutrition, school dropout, and vulnerability to climate shocks. Women, youth, persons with disabilities, and vulnerable children are disproportionately affected.
Women are overrepresented in informal, insecure and low-income work, and often carry the burden of unpaid care. Limited access to assets, finance, markets and decision-making power further constrains their ability to build resilient livelihoods.
Our Approach
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Entrepreneurship Capacity Enhancement
Business skills, financial literacy, enterprise incubation and mentorship—especially for women and youth. -
Linkages to Enterprise Support Systems
Facilitating access to resources, capital, services and markets to overcome structural barriers. -
Advocacy for Equitable Economic Systems
Supporting community-level advocacy to promote fair policies, norms and practices that enable women and youth to thrive.
Key Interventions
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Agri-enterprise development for household income and food security
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School and community nutrition gardens
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Community cooperatives and entrepreneurship hubs
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Village Savings and Lending clusters (Saving for Transformation)
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Affordable collective input sourcing initiatives
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Community-based extension services through agri-extension workers
Selected Projects
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Saving for Transformation (Zirobwe Women’s Saving Clusters)
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Agro-enterprise Support Initiative
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Inclusive Markets for Vulnerable Communities
