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At One Village Partners, we work alongside rural communities in Sierra Leone to advance locally led development that strengthens leadership, improves health and economic well-being, and builds long-term stability.

In the community of New Meima, women are taking action to strengthen their families and build new opportunities for the future through the Nurturing Opportunities for Women (NOW) program. The NOW program strengthens women’s economic agency and decision-making power through accessible training in financial literacy, business, public speaking, and agriculture.

NOW participants in New Meima recently began farming in inland valley swamps (IVS)—fertile lowland areas where they can grow crops and increase food and income for their families. Together, they are learning new skills, cultivating their first crops, and working toward greater economic opportunity.

For these women, IVS farming is more than growing food. It’s a step toward yearlong food security for their families, stronger livelihoods, increased income, and a future shaped by their own ideas and hard work. As their crops grow, so do their opportunities to earn income, provide for their families, and invest in the wellbeing of their households and community.

The women of New Meima are just getting started. With the right opportunities and support, they are showing what’s possible when women have the resources and space to identify what will strengthen their lives and take action together.

Your gift supports more women in communities like New Meima to start their own farming businesses, which will help them to feed their families and increase food security in their communities. Give today to invest in the NOW program and help more women start their own businesses!