Why Men

I’m occasionally asked why we don’t focus on creating jobs exclusively for women. Perhaps I’m asked because women face more obstacles than men. Or maybe it’s because I’m a woman.

But for me, the answer is simple: Chipaza is why.

Click to watch Chipaza’s story, in his own words.

There are good dads out there. Dads who long for the opportunity to provide for their families, too.

Without education, Chipaza became one of the millions of subsistence farmers toiling to earn a living in Malawi.

Despite his determination and hard work, Chipaza struggled. He tried growing a few different crops, including tobacco. But without financial training, he had a hard time selling them in the market.

For family farmers like Chipaza, climate changes have created a devastating situation. Over the last few years, Malawi has experienced the worst famine in its history. Intermittent rains and drought have ravaged the country. Suffering is widespread; 80% of all people in the country work as subsistence farmers.

They don’t have enough food to eat, let alone, sell. Almost half of all children in Malawi are malnourished.

Photo by jonathanwallen.com

ENTER YAMBA MALAWI:

Last year, a local organization, Yamba Malawi, responded to the hunger crisis with an innovative solution. Instead of providing food aid, they designed a new program to train farmers to grow profitable, drought-resistant crops.

Photo by jonathanwallen.com

They provided farmers with tools, seeds, even rubber work-boots to jump-start their businesses. They built a farmer-to-farmer mentorship program where neighbors could share ideas. Yamba Malawi even lined up guaranteed buyers, to ensure farmers could sell their crops at a good price.

Their focus on sustainable impact is paying off. Already, farmers from the first year are reporting 10Xing their incomes.

This month we’re working to hire 100 farmers, 50 men and 50 women like Chipaza. We believe in the inherent self-worth of every person, which means working tirelessly to help all people, everywhere.

We see the potential in Chipaza. We hope you do, too.

PS:

We hope to hire 100 more farmers, like Chipaza. Amazingly, One Day’s Wages has agreed to match all gifts this month, so your dollars will double.

We would love for you to join us in helping these farmers by clicking here: https://give.onedayswages.org/campaign/equipping-farmers-in-malawi-or-the-adventure-project/c197754