Project 3: Malawi & Tanzania | Smallholder Productivity & Training

Empowering Communities to Turn Resettlement into Resilience

The Challenge: Large-scale infrastructre projects required a robust strategy to restore the livelihoods of affected community members. A common failure in these programs is providing compensation without the technical skills required to sustain long-term household income in a new environment.

The Vuna Solution: As a core part of the LRP implementation, we deployed our technical training modules directly to displaced and affected households. We implemented our 5-Module Crop Improvement Program and specialised Homestead Gardening training. We moved beyond classroom theory to field-based demonstrations, focusing on soil health, seed selection, and post-harvest loss reduction to ensure food security and income stability.

The Impact: The training served as the engine of the restoration process, leading to significant increases in smallholder yields and household resilience. By integrating training as a core pillar of the LRP, we closed the "O&M Gap," ensuring that families possessed the technical skills to maintain their standard of living long after the physical resettlement was complete.