WildHearts Impact Report 2017 Impact Report | Page 17

Due to our continued growth, we will be expanding into Zimbabwe and Zambia in 2018, taking our global microfinance reach to over 40 countries across 5 continents. We also continue to fund innovative approaches to tackling poverty. This year we invested in food security programmes in Malawi, training our micro-clients in the best agricultural practices. This proved so successful that clients produced 120% of their family’s annual food needs. They were then able to further supplement their income by selling the excess at market.