Poverty, climate change, corruption, and conflict are among the biggest challenges confronting Africa and they disproportionately affect women on the margins of society. In the face of such daunting challenges, the most significant effect of VGGP is the sense of increased well-being among community members. 

Through direct service work and capacity building we create positive impact at various levels. At the individual level this means having agency to feed your family and educate your children; at the community level it is being part of the leadership group making decisions and creating new economic opportunities. Within family compounds, households are experiencing improved food security, diversified livelihoods, and reduced gender disparities. 

Grace: finding meaning in a challenging world is perhaps the greatest impact cited by project partners in Vermont and across the United States. We lived through the careless dismantling of US AID and the elimination of the support it provided to vulnerable populations across Africa. In such disheartening times, it is extremely gratifying and empowering to directly contribute to the well-being of a community in need.   

“Lifting us out of poverty by equipping us with skills and resources makes our community more resilient to withstand future shocks and crises.”  - Nday Cham, President