From Grassroots to Greatness

Gracefarmers (15 min) picks up where a previous broadcasted documentary ended 8 years ago. The film follows three characters in their efforts to run a christian farm, school and orphanage in the middle of a dominantly muslim society in Malawi.

 

IIt highlights the transformation of Grace Farm to achieve long-term self-sufficiency while supporting 6,000 surrounding villagers in their fight against hunger.

Key characters

1. Annie, who entered the program as a 5-year-old orphan and is now a teenager. 

2. Lyson, who joined the farm as a 13-year-old Muslim boy and has now been there for thirty years. Overseeing 600 acres of land distributed to hundreds of families and 15,000 macadamia trees. 

3. Alide, a health care worker who joined the farm 15 years ago, running the orphanage and local hospital, seeking a hybrid cultural approach. 

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