For Marie, a mother in the Ubangi Mongala region of Africa’s Democratic Republic of Congo, hope arrived in the form of a small fish called Tilapia.
Marie and her children were descending deeper into poverty. Despite Marie’s best efforts, her family was stuck in a hopeless situation.
Fortunately, hope arrived when Marie learned about Tilapia and fish farming. After participating in a training session and witnessing the success other families had achieved through fish farming, Marie decided raising Tilapia for food and income was how she would lift her family out of poverty.
In fact, Marie was so convinced fish farming would save her family she moved them to a piece of land on the outskirts of her small village, built a new thatch hut, and hand dug a huge pond for the Tilapia that would transform her family.
Marie’s determination, along with the initial support she received, enabled her family to begin their journey to self-reliance. Today, Marie is a leader in her community and is helping other families lift themselves out of poverty through fish farming like she did.
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