VLM with the support of Misean Cara completed capacity development training in Ethiopia and Kenya. This was for training in Project Cycle Management to be run with the Vincentians in Ethiopia with a view to them developing project proposals for funding applications. Increasing their income will allow them to grow their projects, reaching more members of their communities and providing better services. The funding also paid for a comprehensive needs assessment to take place across Vincentian projects in Kenya. Having a professional needs assessment will give an evidence-base for future funding project proposals.