
I follow Santa through tall grasses, past banana plants that are slightly bent as if in a mid-bow after a tremendous ballet, and by sorghum and maize fields. She pushes…
I follow Santa through tall grasses, past banana plants that are slightly bent as if in a mid-bow after a tremendous ballet, and by sorghum and maize fields. She pushes…
Our staff is based in the communities where Village Enterprise is rooted. They know their villages, culture, and people. They also know what motivates them to work every day to…
As I turn the corner at the bottom of a hilly dirt road, I see a white tent on the right-hand side. It stands tall and sturdy and is ready…
In May of 2017, Anik Singal reached out to Village Enterprise with a generous offer to “Fund-a-Village” out of extreme poverty for $25,000. How one might reasonably ask, is this…
When Anna, Stephen, and Julius received their first installment of seed capital last July, they started small. They launched a small business buying cabbages at the weekly market and selling them…
Innovation conjures images of people in white coats examining test tubes with awe. Or the CEO of a trendy tech start up, dressed all in black, introducing a revolutionary…
Empowerment is a buzzword. It is also a concrete result of our program. “We feel so empowered!” exclaimed one of the women in Bed Mot savings group in Olwelai Village. Empowerment….
“When you build a house,” I found myself saying, “do you start with the roof?” The members of Osera village laughed and shook their heads. “You start with the foundation!” they…
I felt ambivalent as Isaac’s motorbike roared to life and we pulled out of Emukajo Gilbert’s orange orchard. I was torn between feeling a reverent awe at what this man…
At Village Enterprise, we pride ourselves on reaching the very “bottom of the pyramid”. We are known for going where other organizations don’t go to reach a population that others…