Category: Stories
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Pili Makau’s Cashew Farming Journey: Sustaining Impact Beyond Projects
Pili Makau is a cashew farmer who participated in the Innovating Cashew Value Chain Project (July 2021 – June 2025). By applying Good Agricultural Practices, joining DUGA Agricultural Marketing Cooperative…
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Waste into Wealth: Young Women Leading Change in Unguja
Edward AlmasiIn Unguja, thirteen young women of the Bluwudi Youth Savings and Loan Association are redefining opportunity by transforming discarded tires into handcrafted coffee tables. Through training from the Ujana Wangu,…
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When Small Savings Built a Warehouse
After six years of persistence, AGANO Malagosi VSLA members proved that small, consistent savings can achieve big results—building a warehouse that is now ready to transform how farmers in Malagosi…
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Male Champions Transforms Social Norms in Iringa
Edward AlmasiThis story highlights how CARE Tanzania’s Male Champions model in Iringa is helping communities transform traditional social norms. Through training provided by CARE, the Police Gender Desk, and community welfare…
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“Sowing Together, Saving Together”
Edward AlmasiMembers of Umoja wa Mtama Senene VSLA group in Tanzania started saving together so they could afford seeds for the planting season. This is their story.
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“Disability Doesn’t Mean Inability”
Edward AlmasiIn Singida, the Mtama kwa Walemavu VSLA group—made up of 14 members living with disabilities—is breaking barriers and proving what’s possible. From saving together to farming sorghum on dry land,…
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“Now He Listens to Me”: Rosetha’s Journey to Equality and Economic Power
Edward AlmasiRosetha, a mother of three from Mufindi, Iringa, once earned less than TZS 250,000 per month from her tea farm and had little say in household decisions. Today, her life…
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Tumia Dawa Vizuri: From Small Savings to Transformational Investment
Edward AlmasiThis story shows how Tumia Dawa Vizuri—a Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) group that has transformed from a small community savings group into a powerful engine of economic growth,…
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Upendo VSLA: Rebuilding Livelihoods and Resilience in the Face of Elephant Conflict
Edward AlmasiAfter losing two community members in a single day due to elephant attacks, Machemba village was left traumatized and uncertain. But in December 2024, the creation of Upendo VSLA group…
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A Bicycle Mechanic’s Story
Edward AlmasiRamadhani Kingu is a bicycle mechanic and farmer from Iguguno, Singida, known for his resilience despite a lifelong disability. After joining a CARE-supported VSLA group, he has strengthened his farming,…