Celebrating impact & looking beyond 2027

Celebrating impact & looking beyond 2027

As we reflect on our five-year growth strategy and begin setting the course beyond 2027, you are not an audience to that story, but its authors. Thank you.

This specially dedicated page of our website is an opportunity to pause; to take stock of the ground we have covered together, and to build on conversations from the Celebrating Impact event on the 14th September.

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Today there are 59,253 members in Five Talents savings groups. They live in the most marginalised and least-resourced communities in rural Africa – the places capital rarely reaches – and it is there, alongside our partners, that the most significant transformation is taking hold. Here we touch again on some of that impact data, and the individual and inspirational member stories which underpin it all.

Watch the video again. Sit with the stories. Send us your reflections.

We want to hear about your journey with Five Talents, and your hopes as we look beyond 2027.

Impact data

This is what the work delivers, in the places it's hardest to deliver at all.

Hover over a highlighted country to see its impact data

Empowering women to lead
In Karamoja, Uganda, 46% of women and 75% of men are now leaders in their communities, compared to 22% and 43% in 2021.
Boosting household expenditure
In Kenya, 81% of members reported increased household expenditure on food, school fees, healthcare, home assets and home renovation.
Families eating better food
In Rwanda, 93% of members have changed the types of crop they grow so that their children can eat more nutritious food.
More children in school
In Karamoja, Uganda, participants reported that girls' school attendance rose from 56% to 71% from 2024 to 2025.
Unlocking enterprise
In Wandi, South Sudan, 71% of members started an income generating activity due to the savings group and business training.
Strengthening Communities
82% of savings groups in Morogoro, Tanzania strongly agreed that their participation has brought them together and strengthened their community.
Coping in crisis
In DR Congo, 83% of members now feel they can cope in an emergency or crisis such as sickness, drought or flood.
Building peace in conflict-affected communities
In Wandi, South Sudan, 98% of members said they were involved in advocating for peace in their community.
Building resilience to climate change
In Tsavo, Kenya 67% of members report greater harvests after adopting climate-resilient farming methods.
Impact keeps on growing
In Burundi, 84% of groups formed a decade ago are still meeting, saving, and lending together today.

"In 2019, my husband and I jointly bought a calf. My husband used to underestimate me, he thought I was worthless. The programme brought joy in our family. My husband and I work together. He helps me."

Savings group member, Burundi

"Children are taken to school to learn and have bright futures. Through savings, members are able to buy goats and open businesses; thus helping to generate income and making it easy for children to study."

Savings group member, Karamoja, Uganda

Member stories

Growth in income and membership is encouraging. But numbers alone don’t capture what’s being built across these communities in rural Africa - and that’s the true message of this strategic growth period.

The data shows that your investment has paid a dividend measured not in a single year or even five year period, but across generations.

That is what is shaping our thinking as we look beyond 2027 – and it is why your reflections and continued partnership matters so much.

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