Azedi Phiri. Azedi’s goal is to fund her daughter and two granddaughter’s educations.
Mary Lungu. Outspoken fashionista and determined mother of six. Mary has worked tirelessly to put four of her children through high school. Two are now in college earning their teaching certificate and one will soon be entering nursing school. Having three children from rural Zambia go to college is so rare and wonderful. Her goal is to fund all her children through college.
Dorothy Phiri. Single mother to 13 children and THREE sets of twins! Dorothy is known in her community as being incredibly hard working and involved. The men will tell you she “farms like a man” and the women will tell you how good she is at saving money. On her own she was able to build a brick home, keep a garden, work her fields, purchase livestock and feed her family. Dorothy is proud that she is able to send all of her children to school, including her oldest daughter who is attending secondary boarding school.
Lista Mwiinga. Kagunda’s own super woman. Most of her days are busy with her work as a Community Health Worker. Lista has a daughter who is in her second year at college. She wants to save not only for her daughters college tuition, but for school fees for orphans that she has taken into her home.
Judy Nthaka. Mother to six children. Sewing addict. Political enthusiast. Proud owner of 5 new dairy goats. Judy wants to earn money to invest in more goats and the materials she will need to start a goat’s milk soap making business.
Elizabeth Banda. Mother to fellow Kagunda Woman Mary, is saving money to pay for her daughter Hannah to attend secondary school. Elizabeth has 5 incredibly bright children but was never able to afford to send them to secondary school. She saving to fight this cycle and make sure her youngest child has every opportunity.
Maria Zulu. Avid dancer. Loves to sing. Maria shares a home with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She wants to save money to build a new home. So far she has been able to save for and purchase bricks and concrete. Now she will will be saving to purchase materials for the roof.
Emelia Phiri. Emelia has three grandchildren: Sala, Gertrude and Rachel. She wants to pay for their school fees and uniforms
Felina Kabinda. Felina wants to build a new home. She is saving to make her dream come true.
Pelina Phiri. Pelina has been saving so that she can build a new home for her family and purchase seeds of higher value crops in order to boost her income.
Mary Mwale. Mother of two boys. Math genius. Despite her impressive academic achievements, Mary had to stop school after completing grade nine because she didn’t have the funds to continue. When she began working with Kagunda Women her goal was to be able to pay for her sons’ school fees. Today she is dreaming of returning to school herself to complete her education.
Mephin Mwiinga. At 21 she is the youngest member of our group. Mephin completed grade 12 and is a shining example of how education can empower women and their families. She is literate in English, Chitonga and Chichewa, already skilled in sewing and working with her husband to build a savings and a home before they decide to have a family. Financially sound decisions like this are learned through education. Though she completed school, Mehpin was never able to take her grade 12 exams. Her goal now is to earn money for them so that she can receive her diploma.
Timepo Mwale. Our oldest Kagunda Woman. Timepo is a hardworking grandmother who is saving money to help two of her orphaned grandchildren to school.
Paulina Chongwe. Paulina is the caretaker of her grandson Joe. She is saving money so than he can attend secondary school and achieve his goal of becoming an accountant.
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