Ustawi Afrika Empowering rural women to develop sustainable food value chains.

“Ustawi Afrika believes in magic. The magic of economic empowerment, twinned with environmental conservation and the greater inclusion of women in social discourse and economic production makes our society and Africa, in general, a much more potent force in shaping humanity’s future. For too long, the narrative has centered on how food aid can get to Africa, how we can make African governments and institutions more democratic and gender-inclusive, and how we can bring economic prosperity closer to the ground. The conversation is now changing. The subsistence farmer is now an agri-business entrepreneur, focused on meeting the food needs of not only their family but their community as well. To do this, the entrepreneur needs access to the basic tools of economic production, including equipment, farm inputs, and land. More importantly, a dependable market that minimizes waste and maximizes economic value is key to incentivizing farmers. Ustawi Africa is the bridge between farmers’.