Blog: Income generation

North Thailand TCD Expansion, Thailand

Hojagi Cluster Villages, Tajikistan

This month was very fruitful for us. We completed two water projects: one in Hamadoni and one in the Pyanj area. We distributed about 3,000 masks in and around Murtoch* and in the southern region to a total of 11 villages: 6 in the Murtoch area and 5 in the South area.

DG Village*, Nepal

Isiolo Empowerment Centre, Kenya

When Alex fled conflict back home in Gem Village seven years ago, all he had was his family and his children. Now, 34-year-old Alex is the first in his village to own a motorbike.

Motorbikes, popularly known as Bodabodas, are a popular means of transportation. They are considered affordable, fast, and provide a source of income to the young men. 

Marsabit Village, Kenya

During the month of July, I was able to visit some elders individually and discuss the need for initiating a dialogue on intertribal hostilities, natural disasters, and lack of access to economic resources at their level. 

Gem Village, Kenya

Goat Loan Programme, Jordan

Raed had training with Ammar, Maliha, Widad, and two other members of the committee of the new village, discussing a few of the Transformational Community Development (TCD) principles, as well as getting together, cooperating, and brainstorming ideas and solutions to solve their own villages’ problems.
 

Vocational Training Programme, Jordan

Mawa, Indonesia

Mawa is a cluster consisting of several villages of various sizes. All of the villages have various problems, ranging from income and health to education and access to water. Having successfully completed a project in one village that brought a water source into the community for the first time, the GHNI team looks to build on that momentum.  

Kharibari Village, India

For the last several months, I had tried to motivate villagers of Kharibari Village to start their own business. However, they were not very keen on starting a business, as it involves risks; instead, they had been relying on the most convenient source of income, which is working as a daily wage earner. But since a job may not be available every day, I hoped to help them start a small side business in order to earn good income.