James Fitzpatrick, Outgoing Director, The Marr-Munning Trust
The Marr-Munning Trust awarded a grant to Shivia for the first time in September 2016. The project we are supporting will provide skills-based training and 30,000 poultry toolkits to 3,000 poor, rural families in West Bengal to start sustainable enterprises from home, earn a living and make their own way out of poverty over a three year period. Our trustees chose to support this project as Shivia’s approach – training and supporting local people to deliver livelihood skills development – matches our vision of a world of empowered people living free from poverty. We are looking forward to learning more about Shivia’s approach and seeing the impact of its work over the next three years.