Adama
Adama (8) lives in Bounganou in the coastal region of San Pedro in Côte d’Ivoire, where many people spend their lives battling the cycles of poverty and inequality they were born into. His father abandoned his pregnant mother before Adama was born. The day she had to give birth, she only had 5,000 francs CFA (approximatively 7 Euros) and needed to undergo surgery. Not having been registered at the civil birth registry, Adam couldn’t exercise his right to schooling. But thanks to legal support provided by the SDG Fund joint programme in Côte d’Ivoire he obtained a birth certificate and is now attending school. "Today, I am so grateful and proud of this child. He can now read and even started writing. Adama is a source of pride for the whole family. He does an excellent job at school and ranks among the best. This child will follow his dreams to the end,” said Madoussou (53), his proud grandmother. Thanks to this programme, other children are also obtaining their births certificates, and through the support provided by UNICEF the civil registry system in Cote d'Ivoire is being revamped to ensure that every child is registered.
Anowara
Anowara lives in rural Bangladesh, 360km from the capital, Dhaka. Her story highlights the many hardships faced by disadvantaged women in this country.
Anowara
Anowara lives in rural Bangladesh, 360km from the capital, Dhaka. Her story highlights the many hardships faced by disadvantaged women in this country.
Chamaléa Thi Cuc
In the rural province of Ninh Thuan, parents, caregivers and farmers are trained on nutrition, child care and household food security thanks to the SDG Fund program. One of them is Chamaléa Thi Cuc.
Chamaléa Thi Cuc
In the rural province of Ninh Thuan, parents, caregivers and farmers are trained on nutrition, child care and household food security thanks to the SDG Fund program. One of them is Chamaléa Thi Cuc.
David Israel
19-year-old David Israel lives in Kaduna, Nigeria. He is well aware of the difficulties many farmers face in West Africa, like the constant threat of the moth “Tuta absoluta” or the decreasing prices of the tomato productions.
David Israel
19-year-old David Israel lives in Kaduna, Nigeria. He is well aware of the difficulties many farmers face in West Africa, like the constant threat of the moth “Tuta absoluta” or the decreasing prices of the tomato productions.
Dora Alicia Pineda
Dora Alicia Pineda is a "family demonstrator" who has become a local reference on how to effectively administrate resources for small businesses, like the micro-entrepreneurship of birds he runs in Las Vueltas, El Salvador.
Dora Alicia Pineda
Dora Alicia Pineda is a "family demonstrator" who has become a local reference on how to effectively administrate resources for small businesses, like the micro-entrepreneurship of birds he runs in Las Vueltas, El Salvador.
Esmeralda Barrios
Esmeralda Barrios (46) is one of the leaders of the "Mothers Counselors", a network of volunteers who joined forces against child malnutrition in rural San Marcos, Guatemala.
Esmeralda Barrios
Esmeralda Barrios (46) is one of the leaders of the "Mothers Counselors", a network of volunteers who joined forces against child malnutrition in rural San Marcos, Guatemala.
Fatin Anani
Fatin Anani, a local entrepreneur in Palestine, discovered the collective power of local women's cooperatives to better promote her products in commercial markets.
Fatin Anani
Fatin Anani, a local entrepreneur in Palestine, discovered the collective power of local women's cooperatives to better promote her products in commercial markets.
Iese Mata'ia
Iese Mata’ia is a proud "organic warrior" from Samoa who has learned how to produce food through more sustainable techniques.
Iese Mata'ia
Iese Mata’ia is a proud "organic warrior" from Samoa who has learned how to produce food through more sustainable techniques.
Ila Robale
Ila Robale is one of the beneficiaries of the rural women economic empowerment joint programme in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. Her husband died 20 years ago, leaving her to raise five children on her own.
Ila Robale
Ila Robale is one of the beneficiaries of the rural women economic empowerment joint programme in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. Her husband died 20 years ago, leaving her to raise five children on her own.
Inalvys Bueno
The story of Inalvys Bueno (40), resident of Santiago de Cuba, is that of a strong woman who, like many others, is managing to cope with the drought by keeping the crops of the fields alive in one of the most affected neighborhoods since 2015.
Inalvys Bueno
The story of Inalvys Bueno (40), resident of Santiago de Cuba, is that of a strong woman who, like many others, is managing to cope with the drought by keeping the crops of the fields alive in one of the most affected neighborhoods since 2015.
Kazijya Kila
At the age of 18, Kazijya Kila dropped out of secondary school in Donge Mnyimbe, Zanzibar, due to her pregnancy. She got married and also had her first born son, but life was tough for her as a new mother with no job or any other source of income.
Kazijya Kila
At the age of 18, Kazijya Kila dropped out of secondary school in Donge Mnyimbe, Zanzibar, due to her pregnancy. She got married and also had her first born son, but life was tough for her as a new mother with no job or any other source of income.
Mario Keni
Mario Keni is the village headman of Nabalabala village, one of 12 communities involved in the SDG Fund joint programme in Fiji that involves the organic certification of farmers’ vegetables and root crops and connecting them with domestic markets.
Mario Keni
Mario Keni is the village headman of Nabalabala village, one of 12 communities involved in the SDG Fund joint programme in Fiji that involves the organic certification of farmers’ vegetables and root crops and connecting them with domestic markets.
Martha Timana Imbachi
Martha Timana Imbachi (23) is a local student in El Cauca, a rural region in the Colombian Massif, one of the greatest natural sites in Colombia and a zone heavily affected by the armed conflict.
Martha Timana Imbachi
Martha Timana Imbachi (23) is a local student in El Cauca, a rural region in the Colombian Massif, one of the greatest natural sites in Colombia and a zone heavily affected by the armed conflict.
Nancy
Nancy, a single mother who lives with her grandmother, mother, sister and nephews in the town of Zuleta, smiles when she is asked about the “1,000 Days” project for food and child nutrition in Ecuador.
Nancy
Nancy, a single mother who lives with her grandmother, mother, sister and nephews in the town of Zuleta, smiles when she is asked about the “1,000 Days” project for food and child nutrition in Ecuador.
Nina Gonzalo
Quinoa producer Benjamina “Nina” Gonzalo (52) struggled for years to make a living. She was among thousands of poor smallholder farmers in the Ayacucho and Puno regions of Peru who were unable to benefit from rising global demand for the “super grain”.
Nina Gonzalo
Quinoa producer Benjamina “Nina” Gonzalo (52) struggled for years to make a living. She was among thousands of poor smallholder farmers in the Ayacucho and Puno regions of Peru who were unable to benefit from rising global demand for the “super grain”.
Paul Ngabba Saquee V
Kono District in eastern Sierra Leone has the most productive mineral sector in the country, but revenue was not being invested in local development or in creating jobs. Paramount Chief Paul Ngabba Saquee V joined the SDG Fund conversations to change the situation.
Paul Ngabba Saquee V
Kono District in eastern Sierra Leone has the most productive mineral sector in the country, but revenue was not being invested in local development or in creating jobs. Paramount Chief Paul Ngabba Saquee V joined the SDG Fund conversations to change the situation.
Regina Sosa
Regina Sosa is the President of the Toro Kangué Community Savings Group, that is helping women, indigenous people and peasants to have access, for the first time, to a savings account.
Regina Sosa
Regina Sosa is the President of the Toro Kangué Community Savings Group, that is helping women, indigenous people and peasants to have access, for the first time, to a savings account.
Rene Celespara
For Rene Celespara, mayor of the town of Bobon, programs and projects on water, sanitation and hygiene should remain a priority even beyond the end of the SDGFund’s iWASH program.
Rene Celespara
For Rene Celespara, mayor of the town of Bobon, programs and projects on water, sanitation and hygiene should remain a priority even beyond the end of the SDGFund’s iWASH program.
Rosse Mary Andia
Community leader Rosse Mary Andia was born in the state of Pocona, Cochabamba. One of twelve brothers, at age 16 she got married as a way to escape from the oppressive and sexist family home.
Rosse Mary Andia
Community leader Rosse Mary Andia was born in the state of Pocona, Cochabamba. One of twelve brothers, at age 16 she got married as a way to escape from the oppressive and sexist family home.
Xiomara Arriaga
Xiomara Arriaga is a businesswoman, mother and community leader. Thanks to the SDG Fund joint programme in Honduras she has gone from spending cold night selling handmade hats and scarves in a park, to owning her own business selling artisanal goods made from traditional Lenca textiles and being an active member of the community.
Xiomara Arriaga
Xiomara Arriaga is a businesswoman, mother and community leader. Thanks to the SDG Fund joint programme in Honduras she has gone from spending cold night selling handmade hats and scarves in a park, to owning her own business selling artisanal goods made from traditional Lenca textiles and being an active member of the community.