The ALG income generation programme promotes
small scale and family activities, at the domestic or community level, which
allow families to reach self-sufficiency and the development on the small scale
industry, agriculture or local commerce in underprivileged communities.
With c. £22 invested per family ALG finances small family businesses such as the production
and sale of soap and traditional fabrics, farming plots or the itinerant sale.
The income generation initiatives in small family businesses improves the
quality of life for families, boosting the community’s economy and breaking the
local cycle of poverty.
An example of this is Mom Bernardete, she is
50 years old, and last year was helped by ALG to set up a Farming Plot
business. A year later we are proud to share the success of her blooming
business. With the profit mom Bernardete already rehabilitated her house,
reinvested a part of it in her activity and also in her family meals.
In parallel to this activity Mom Bernardete
is also a valuable help to the ALG Partner in the Chongoene Mission, Sister
Aparecida. Mom Bernardete looks after children who live on their own supported
by the UPG Portugal Sponsoring Programme.
Mom Bernardete gave us a small testimony... "First
I would like to salute ALG, thank you for the Income Generation initiatives. In
my farming plot I have no problems, I’m happy…I managed to collect 13, 50Kg
bags of peanuts which I sold easily. Not to mention the cassava crop from the
other farming plot which I’m still selling. Previously my production was not
enough to reach such values, but now thanks to ALG support I already planted
peanuts, and I’m only waiting for the rain and hopping for it to come out
perfect."
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