An Informed Community Makes the Difference
Practical tools for social transformation: information, preventive health and savings groups for women in Búzi.
- Status
- Ongoing
- Location
- Búzi, Sofala
- Funding
- The Elma Foundation · Masana wa Afrika
Context
Why this project?
Búzi district is among the areas of Sofala province most affected by natural disasters. Cyclone Idai in 2019 and the floods that followed destroyed homes, crops and livelihoods, leaving many families without a stable income. Women, many of them heads of household, also face barriers to credit and information.
The "An Informed Community Makes the Difference" project gives communities practical tools for social change. It promotes education, preventive health, economic empowerment and social inclusion, with a focus on women, adolescents and young people.
In Búzi, the project created and supports community savings groups. Each member regularly contributes small amounts and, together, the groups provide rotating micro-loans for income-generating activities, household expenses or small businesses. More than money, the groups build trust, solidarity and shared responsibility.
The project is funded by the Elma Foundation and Masana wa Afrika.
Objectives
What we want to achieve
To give communities practical tools for social change, with a focus on women, adolescents and young people.
Specific objectives
- 01Strengthen women's financial independence
Through savings groups and rotating micro-loans.
- 02Promote preventive health and access to information
Better prepared and better informed communities.
- 03Strengthen collective organisation within communities
Solidarity, trust and shared responsibility.
What we do
Main activities
- Community savings groups
Each member regularly contributes small amounts.
- Rotating micro-loans
For income-generating activities, household expenses or small businesses.
- Education and preventive health
Information and prevention activities in the communities.
Expected impact
Changes we want to see in the communities
- 01Families better prepared for crises
Greater capacity to cope with financial hardship.
- 02Women investing in small businesses
Savings become sources of income.
- 03Less dependence on outside support
Development that starts within the community itself.
With the support of
Funders and partners
This project is made possible by these organisations.
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