Stories

When community coach Fulmani Malto visits a Trickle Up program participant’s household, the conversation rarely begins with the topic of income.

When community coaches first met Gasi Malto in Bandu village, their conversations were not only about livelihoods or savings. Before Gasi and her family could access government sch ...

What began as a simple change in feeding and management practices has become an important step toward a stronger and more sustainable livelihood.

When people think about economic inclusion, they often think about livelihoods like goats, poultry units, savings groups, training programs, market access, or income generation. Th ...

Digital technologies have become an increasingly important part of economic inclusion programs because they can connect women to financial services, markets, and information that w ...

Trickle Up, with the support of local partners Kip Tik and El Buen Socio, has launched an 18-month project to strengthen the economic resilience of 120 Indigenous women entrepreneu ...

Access remains the starting point, but the conditions surrounding access—autonomy, practice, social support, and enabling environments—determine whether it translates into l ...

My work often takes me to places that many would describe as remote, underserved, and difficult to reach. Yet, these are the places where I have witnessed the most extraordinary st ...

For many of us, a smartphone is an extension of daily life, but this sentiment can become problematic if we treat it as universal.

To understand how digital solutions can truly lead to impact, we need to consider and design for digital agency.

Our latest research found that smartphone ownership is not the same as meaningful use, and use is not the same as agency.

Baidi Pahadin's new livelihood source now represents a pathway to greater self-reliance, improved nutrition, and increased economic opportunity for her entire family.