Boniconcilla in her coffee plantation in Kitagwenda. In a last-mile village in Kitagwenda in Western Uganda, 67-year-old Boniconcilla is slowly building a better future for her family. Financial instability and low crop yields made looking after her four grandchildren a daily struggle. "Our farming practices were different. There were so many things we did not [...]

Vincent and Agnes with their children For Vincent, a farmer in the Rubanda district, producing enough for the family has been a challenge. "What we produced was only for our consumption. Moreover, the hilly terrain and limited water availability made it more difficult to get a good harvest", Vincent shared. When RTV partnered with his [...]

Sarah in her vegetable garden Sarah, a single mother and a farmer, lives in a last-mile village in Kyenjojo. With low farm yields and traditional farming methods, Sarah would struggle to provide for her children. Additionally, gender-based societal barriers made it difficult to access affordable credit to invest in agriculture or small business. Eager to [...]

Pamela tending to her farm in Rubanda. Two years ago, Pamela participated in training sessions on modern farming practices to improve yields on her small farm. She set a goal to buy more farmland to increase her income and provide a better life for her children - a goal she not only achieved but did [...]

Stella laying our coffee berries for drying. Stella and her husband have been cultivating coffee in Kitagwenda for over six years. While it provides for her family's immediate needs, traditional farming methods, pests, and low market prices have been a huge challenge for Stella, resulting in poor yield and low income. "A frequent issue for [...]

Penilope checking on her coffee plantation For Penilope and Eric, residents of a last-mile village in the Kanungu district, the past five years have been a transformational journey. "The place where our new house stands used to be a pig sty. This is where things changed for us," Penilope beams proudly, pointing to their newly [...]

Topista in front of the sty she built for her pigs For Topista, a 40-year-old mother of 9 children, providing for her family was a struggle. Subsistence farming and livestock barely met their immediate needs, resulting in inconsistent income and virtually no savings. "We wouldn't produce much. We had some pigs, but they wouldn't fetch [...]

Moses, with the mandazi he bakes and sells with his wife and son. When Moses and his wife Fidah joined the Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs) in their village, they would save UGX 2500 each week. In less than a year, with their bakery business doing well, they now save UGX 16,000 in their [...]

Johnson in his garden in Mitooma "Until a year ago, we had little income and scarce farmland. Poverty is a big issue, and we and the rest of the village are living on the extreme edge," said Johnson, a subsistence farmer from a last-mile village in Mitooma. With no sustainable source of income, providing for [...]

Vastin outside her home in Kagadi. Vastin and her husband Mathias have been farmers all their life. With subsistence farming, they couldn't produce enough to earn and save for a secure future for their children. "We mainly produced Cassava and didn't have enough savings to rent or buy more land for farming," Vastin said. Vastin [...]