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Men and women sitting in a circle in a classroom during a community training session

Food Security and Livelihoods

Savings groups (SGM)

Savings groups help members save, borrow and start small businesses, building independence and resilience.

In a savings group, members meet weekly, save small amounts together and lend to one another at fair rates. Groups learn record keeping and business skills, and many start small enterprises.

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A red basin full of freshly harvested tilapia fish Under way

Food & livelihoods

Fish farming and alternative income

Fish ponds and other income projects help churches and families become self-sufficient, a key lesson from COVID-19.

Kaporo, Karonga

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Food & livelihoods

Livestock pass-on

Families receive livestock and pass the first offspring to a neighbour, so the benefit keeps spreading.

Nthalire, Chitipa