The lead organization in transforming rural households into prosperous communities on healthy lands across the Southern Africa region.

TLC’s objective is to transform the livelihoods of rural households from subsistence to prosperity and self-reliance. Achieving this goal involves innovative participatory approaches for building the capacity of organized groups of farmers and communities to integrate sustainable agricultural and natural resource practices with key value chains linked to micro-finance and markets to increase productivity, incomes, and resilience. Services emphasize a diverse range of “proven” interventions to address multiple needs that create synergies for sustainability and impact. Critical elements include a) developing participatory governance structures; b) prioritizing gender equality with emphasis on the economic empowerment of women and youth; and c) providing attractive livelihood alternatives to households and communities engaged in poaching, charcoal production and tree cutting to supply wood for curing tobacco.