We’re thrilled to introduce Tecla Thomo, the newest member to our Mobility for Africa Team as Operations Manager in Chipinge, Zimbabwe.

Whilst working with Dairibord, our partner and one of the largest dairy manufacturing and marketing companies in Zimbabwe, Tecla helped introduce MFA to small-scale farmers in Chipinge who now use the Hamba. With 26 tricycles already rolled out around the Mayfield Milk Collection site she said, “I am so delighted I’m joining a dream company that allows me to continue my passion which is work with women and women farmers”.

“Most women are living in some kind of vacuum, especially ones in the East [of Zimbabwe]. People look down on women especially within household dynamics but the majority of the workload falls onto women.

And after seeing that most women have to carry the milk canisters, by head, it gave me a drive to do something rather than make these women struggle everyday; the women who are doing the milking, the delivery, AND all the household chores. In most households where a women can’t bring milk, it is usually the children. It’s time to lessen the burden on the women and the girl-child”, explained Tecla.

She believes that the tricycle is the optimal solution to increase small-scale farming productivity and has made it her mission to enable every small-scale farmer with transportation.

We’re very lucky to have Tecla, an experienced asset, to help guide us with the scaling of sites in Chipinge.