Projects

Through your generous support, the dream of building a facility to grind corn locally came to fruition

One of our highest priorities at Kuza is creating and investing in projects that not only support the local community, but also create a long-term self sustaining system that can eventually continue indefinitely without outside financial support. After seeing so much success with our model, we're excited to expand our own vision of what's possible with one of our largest projects to-date. The women of Igwachanya have a dream to create a processing facility for…

Our clinic in Igwachanya is proving to be an important resource for the community. Our staff dentist and nurse midwife serve more and more people everyday with basic needs. In fact, the village is becoming a hub for the entire region. The government has recently made some policy changes that effectively put Igwachanya in a position to grow rapidly over the next several years, so demand at our clinic will only continue to grow.…

Our new women's business associations in Mlanagli and in Igwachanya continue to do well. Our local staff has been working closely with these women to help them learn how to raise and breed their chickens for profit and keeping them to their business plans. Already, some of the chickens have died of diseases but the women persist: working closely with local agricultural officers to understand the problem and keep their livestock healthy. Most of…

Our dental clinic in Igwachanya continues to bless the community with free and inexpensive care they would otherwise not have access to. Since the opening of the clinic we have been able to serve over 2,500 people in the area with free and low cost dental care. In addition to dental care, the clinic also offers health screenings and midwifery services for women. In the first qurater of this year alone, more than 40…