Community Projects
Widows’ savings groups and livelihoods projects
Pursue empowers widows in rural areas to meet regularly in table banking groups to enable women to save and take out loans. The groups also establish community owned projects that provide an income to those otherwise unable to access employment. Pursue has facilitated our widows groups to establish table banking groups; goat rearing programmes; and skill sharing initiatives.
Every widow has been trained in how to grow vegetables using garden towers which enable them to access an income
Pursue values every individual and we encourage the widows to participate in a buddy system to alleviate loneliness and isolation; ensuring that every widow is regularly visited in her home. This helps to foster a sense of community.
Jiggers and bedbug treatment
Lack of education about basic health and hygiene leads to a wide range of infections and diseases. We fund treatment for bedbug infestations in houses and for jiggers, a flesh-eating flea that can leave people unable to walk. We also empower the teaching of community first aid and basic hygiene to help avoid such conditions reappearing once they have been eliminated.
The jiggers sand flea infests feet and causes severe discomfort, preventing many from attending school or work. Pursue staff and volunteers provided treatment and prevention training in rural communities so that people are able to access daily life again.
Bedbugs can cause immense pain and discomfort and are notoriously difficult to get rid of. Our staff and volunteers treated 80 homes for bedbugs in 2023, resulting in a better quality of life for each of these families.
Home based care for vulnerable individuals and families
Working alongside community leaders and elders we are able to identify vulnerable individuals and families. Lack of education about basic health and hygiene leads to a wide range of infections and diseases. We fund treatment for bedbug infestations in houses and for jiggers, a flesh-eating flea that can leave people unable to walk. We also empower the teaching of community first aid and basic hygiene to help avoid such conditions reappearing once they have been eliminated.
Teenage girls groups
The girls’ clubs aim to reduce the risk of teenage pregnancy and school dropout rates amongst young teenage girls by providing them with a safe space to talk; provide education around health, wellbeing and relationships; build self-esteem and have fun!
