One Acre Fund

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    10 hours ago

    Our Field Team staff are setting a good example in their communities by taking a day off to plant their own fields in front of their neighboring farmers. Jacqueline Nyiramahirwe, a Field Officer from Kibenga cell, , shares her experience. 1/3

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  2. Mar 16

    One Acre Fund exists to help farmers like Jeanne achieve bigger and better harvests year after year, enabling them to invest back into their families and build a brighter future. 4/4

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  3. Mar 16

    Jeanne’s biggest hope is that she will inspire her daughters to dream big, “I have taught them that they can do everything regardless of their gender. They also know that it's their right to have access to everything that men have access to.” 3/4

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  4. Mar 16

    This Women’s Month we’re putting the spotlight on inspirational female farmers like Jeanne from Rwanda who are juggling growing food for their families with generating an income - all while looking after the home. We think these women are superheroes! 👩🏿‍🌾 2/4

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  5. Mar 16

    “Women should not underestimate themselves. They are capable and there is nothing that men do they cannot”, Jeanne d’Arc Mbanira a mother of 5 and smallholder farmer. 💪🏿 Hands-up if you agree with her! 🙋🏽‍♀️🙋🏽‍♂️ 1/4

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  6. Mar 14

    And her ambitions don’t stop there - she’s planning on opening a cosmetics shop next! 2/2

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  7. Mar 14

    Today we’re feeling inspired by Tulalumba, a farmer and entrepreneur from Tanzania. 🙌 Tualumba has been farming with One Acre Fund since 2015 and she’s harvesting so much that she’s also been able to open a hair salon. 👩🏿‍🦱 1/2

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  8. Mar 13

    Women farmers tend to invest more in their homes, fuelling the prosperity of their communities & increasing food production. They're central to agriculture, & a central part of our work! Here's an ode to some of the incredible female farmers we serve 👩🏽‍🌾

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    Mar 11

    See the inspiring message from Marisa Grimes, our Program Growth Lead, from the Field Operations Team. She shares what Women's Day means to her and how we demonstrate our commitment to empowering women farmers through our work.

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  10. Retweeted
    Mar 10

    One Acre Fund-TUBURA is committed to breaking the bias and promoting gender equality. To the decision-makers seated in our board room to the hardworking farmers that we serve daily, we salute you for your courage, strength, and resilience!!!

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  11. Mar 10

    At One Acre Fund we provide equal access to our financing, training and quality inputs so that women like Arapha aren’t disadvantaged by their gender. Over 60% of clients accessing our financing are women. 3/3

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  12. Mar 10

    Arapha, who farms in Tanzania, has first-hand experience of these challenges. “Personally, I have experienced not being able to get the capital that I need so that I can expand my farming more or start a business of my choice”. 2/3

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  13. Mar 10

    ♀️ Did you know that even though 50% of farmers across East Africa are women, they are likely to produce 30% less than men because they face huge barriers to accessing land, credit and quality farming supplies? 1/3

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  14. Mar 8

    Today we are pleased to announce that we are joining the community for by signing the FAIR SHARE Commitment. In doing so, we pledge to achieve a FAIR SHARE of women in our leadership by 2030. Learn more:

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    Mar 8

    'I celebrate women for our similarities but also our uniqueness... Sometimes all it takes, to be seen, heard; to look around and say, 'we've made it, we're here; how can we keep being here?' How are you celebrating women this ?

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  16. Mar 7

    but all the girls in her local community: “I see myself as an inspiration for future generations, for the girls that see a woman leading meetings, I want them to see us in positions of power.” 🦸‍♀️ 3/3

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  17. Mar 7

    This International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating inspirational female farmers like Beatrice and putting the spotlight on how they’re helping to in their communities. Beatrice is proud of her position and hopes that she’s motivating not only her own daughters, 2/3

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  18. Mar 7

    💪🏿 Meet Beatrice Kankindi. Mother. Farmer. Leader. Beatrice has been farming in Burundi with One Acre Fund since 2012. She has since been elected as the leader of her farming group, helping her fellow farmers to harvest even more 🌾. 1/3

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  19. Feb 26

    Input delivery season rolls on in Rwanda, and we’re almost as pumped for it as the farmers we serve! 🥳 Here, Diane signs up for her farming supplies using a tablet at a distribution point in Karongi District. Exciting times ahead of the planting season 😃

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    Feb 25

    Small-scale subsistence farmers are on the front lines of 👩🏼‍🌾 👩🏽‍🌾 👩🏿‍🌾 Find out how is working with to deliver while adapting to a changing climate👇

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