Under the shade of a tree, and spread across a large straw mat covering the sandy ground, women talk about recent changes in their lives in Mabuto village in Zambia’s Western province. “I’m seeing the difference, because now we have enough food for the children, for the families”, says Moya...

“I have had so many problems in my life. Unemployment, lack of income, insecurities in my village, as well as lack of access to basic services have made me feel depressed,” says Omid. But then he decided to move to Jalalabad city to start a new life. He initially started working in a metal workshop...

Tarekegn never had a job and a jobless life was never easy for 20-year-old man. In the remote district Damot Fulasa in Wolaita Zone of Southern Ethiopia, he didn’t have the opportunity to attend university; soon he was struggling to find a way to make a living. Until he heard about a new training opportunity for small joint businesses...