Ending extreme poverty in Africa means more than simply striving for an economic goal—it also means ensuring everyone has the…
At Village Enterprise, we know that when women have opportunities to launch sustainable businesses, save for the future, and take…
As a child, what did you dream of becoming when you grew up? For Mercy, she dreamed of a career…
Bellancile’s Story Two hours north of Kigali, past fields of tea farms and towns cascading down hillsides, is the rural…
Liz Corbishley is the Chief Strategy & Partnerships Officer at Village Enterprise. She recently spent 24 hours in rural Uganda,…
In November and December of 2021, Village Enterprise completed a longitudinal study of more than 400 entrepreneurs who had previously…
Dianne Calvi, President and CEO of Village Enterprise, was extremely honored to be invited to speak on the first of…
In a country where work is hard to find, many men in Uganda find themselves traveling great distances from their…
“I had low esteem because I had nothing,” Penina, a slender woman who confidently sports red streaks in her hair,…
Deep in the heart of the Lomako reserve — thousands of kilometers northeast of Kinshasa, a city in the Democratic…