Spark projects

Three close-knit families, united by exploitation and trauma, carry incredible dreams to kickstart individual family businesses

Three young women, in a country notorious for gender inequality and youth unemployment, are determined to become independent entrepreneurs.

Their disability hasn't stopped them dreaming. Of a better life, of launching a venture together that will allow them to provide for themselves and their families.

Exploited and abused, this group of resilient women from Kinshasa are full of ideas and ambition to kickstart their own tailoring businesses.

They've survived life on the streets, but now this band of brothers-in-arms dream of using their new-found skills to change the direction of their future.