Communities:
Livelihoods
In the areas in which Gemfields operates, communities often lack any form of steady income to lift them out of poverty. In remoter areas, subsistence farming is the norm, but it is unsustainable in the long term, as it creates no food or income security; subsistence farmers are only able to provide food for themselves and sell what little is left in a piecemeal way.
Our approach is to fund high-impact livelihood projects, in particular with farming associations that produce year-round food crops and rear animals as a form of income. With each livelihood project, after a period of initial funding and training support we hand them over for full ownership by the community, and whilst we will continue to provide emergency help should they need it, the intention is that the community recognises the long-term benefit of the project and manages it themselves. We are particularly conscious of the importance of economic inclusion and actively seek out ways to co-operate with women’s and youth groups.
Total Beneficiaries To Date:
2,504
Total Spent
USD 451,315
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- July 2021
Donation of solar lamps to displaced families, Mozambique
Donation of 4,000 solar lamps to internally displaced families in Mozambique
Project funded by website donations and Gemfields Foundation’s unrestricted funds.



- March 2017
Namanhumbir Chicken Farm, Mozambique
Construction of chicken farm, training of association members, funding first three cycles with a total of 6,000 chickens.
Project completed and funded by MRM.

2017 ONGOING
Conservation Farming, Mozambique
Project completed and funded by MRM.

Aiming to empower local women


- August 2016
Nanune Chicken Farm, Mozambique
Construction of chicken farm, training of 12 association members, funding first three cycles with a total of 4,000 chickens.
Project completed and funded by MRM.

- June 2016
Treadle pump loans to farmers, Zambia
Project completed and funded by Kagem Limited.



2012
Community farming associations, Zambia
Set up and initial training and funding for 30 farmers.
Project completed and funded by Kagem Limited.