Darshi Jayasinghe used to work as a production supervisor, but chose to leave her career to focus on raising her family. While adjusting to life as a homemaker, she found a new purpose: growing her own vegetables right in her backyard. Darshi started cultivating beans, okra, tomatoes, and chilies, turning her home garden into both […]
In the face of hardship, resilience often shines the brightest. For Chamila Weerasingha of Sri Lanka, this resilience took the form of creativity, persistence, and an unwavering commitment to her family’s well-being. Chamila began her small food business to supplement her family’s income. For a time, things were going well—until the COVID-19 pandemic struck. With lockdowns keeping […]
In Pothuhara, Sri Lanka, I.H. Karunawathi, a dedicated woman farmer, has built her family’s livelihood through years of hard work in home gardening. Working tirelessly on her own, she tends to her garden, cultivates crops, and sells her produce to sustain her household. Karunawathi received support from the Assuring Resiliency of Family Farmers (ARISE-Farmers) program through SANASA, the national […]