Trying something new — my first collectible post for work that is very near and dear to my heart.

I took this image two years ago in the bush in Liberia for Universal Outreach Foundation.

Members of rural West African communities take skills training programs that offer an access point to financial empowerment.

Through initiatives like beekeeping and coconut oil production, families go from being without land or an income to paying for their children’s school fees, covering ebola medical fees, and building houses.