News 1 min read Chitipa, Malawi
Lessons from COVID-19: building income that lasts
The pandemic showed how fragile incomes are. Our self-sustenance pillar helps churches and families build alternative sources of income.
By TDI Communications
COVID-19 taught a hard lesson: when one source of income stops, families and churches can quickly fall into crisis. In response, TDI made self-sustenance one of its three strategic pillars, alongside mindset change and capacity building, and social services.
Self-sustenance means helping churches and households develop alternative income: grain milling, fish farming, savings groups and small businesses, so that they can stand on their own and keep serving their communities.
