Writer- Melissa Kyeyune | NGO- Water For People | Country- Uganda | SDG- Goal 6, Clean Water and Sanitation | Year- 2017 | SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation | Francis Edilu is a farmer with an impressive business card. The words ‘agric-consultancy’ are emphasized on it, because he is ready to give advice to farmers who want to enter the same chili business he is a part of. Currently he grows chili in Okidoi village then sells it to a middleman who finds market for it throughout Soroti district. The fruits of his labor are evident in the concrete house he has built for his wife of one year, and their young son. Inside, a small color television shows the latest Nigerian film. Clearly, Francis is someone that other farmers would like to seek business advice from. There is one unlikely person, however, who might have given him the best advice ever- his grandmother Alleluya, who lives a short walk away from the young couple. One month ago, Alleluya told her grandson that his...
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