In November and December of 2021, Village Enterprise completed a longitudinal study of more than 400 entrepreneurs who had previously…
Dianne Calvi, President and CEO of Village Enterprise, was extremely honored to be invited to speak on the first of…
“I had low esteem because I had nothing,” Penina, a slender woman who confidently sports red streaks in her hair,…
Deep in the heart of the Lomako reserve — thousands of kilometers northeast of Kinshasa, a city in the Democratic…
When you give, you’re not just changing one life, you’re changing generations. My life was completely changed by one person…
I follow Santa through tall grasses, past banana plants that are slightly bent as if in a mid-bow after a…
This month, Village Enterprise celebrates reaching the one-millionth life influenced by our work in poverty alleviation. One million lives is…
I grew up in unimaginable circumstances of poverty, disease, and scarcity. My family of ten lived for the moment, and…
In the 30 years since Village Enterprise was founded, a lot has changed. Our program has grown tremendously in both…
I end each interview with our business owners with a question: Do they have any questions or feedback for our…