Project Report
| Aug 24, 2017
Improve Livelihoods of 225 HIV-affected families
By Lucy Mathenge | Project Assistant
Not much has been happening with this project as most farmers have faced a rough period in the past months since rains were not enough as previously reported. Our beneficiaries were as well affected and they had little in their farms as most of their crops dried as a result of prolonged drought in most parts of the country. At the moment the situation has really improved and farmers have replanted and majority are enjoying fresh farm products they can now even sell the surplus and they hope that they will have good yields if the weather will be favorable. We are still empowering our beneficiaries and other farmers we are working with on value addition of their farm products. We are aslo encouraging them to practice seed saving to avoid the losses they have been having.
Our beneficiaries are still facing the challenge on water harvesting and only wish they can be able to tap the rain water as it has been raining for a while now. Although they are trying in their small ways, they are optimistic that they will make good progress if they receive good yields from their farms and together they can consider sourcing funds as groups trying to address the issue. This will take the long time as some of them don’t have big farms to produce more yields but they hope they will get solution in one way or the other. We continue fundraising towards success of these groups and we are encouraging others to join us. We appreciate the support this far as we hope for the best. Thank you
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May 30, 2017
Improve Livelihoods of 225 HIV-affected families
By Lucy Mathenge | Project Assistant
Our beneficiaries are happy that the rains finally came although late than it was expected. Most of them have planted crops in their kitchen garden and we were able to support them with some seeds and planting materials. Their gardens are very green and most of them already harvesting vegetables from their kitchen gardens. The rain was not heavy as expected so they were not able to do much on water harvesting. It was not possible to do ground water collection since the rain was not sufficient for that purpose they only managed to harvest water for domestic use mainly through roof water harvesting. At the moment there are no rains and farmers are getting really concerned since their crops require rains at this stage. They remain optimistic that soon they will have rains for their crops.
We are happy for this project as it has really benefited many households either directly or indirectly. It is a project that has brought communities together and reduced stigma in big way. We hope that this unity will continue as the project expands and more people continue to benefit from the project. We thank all those who have made this project successful in one way or the other. We also encourage them to continue supporting our communities.
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Feb 28, 2017
Improve Livelihoods of 225 HIV-affected families
By Lucy Mathenge | Project Assistant
The weather changes in most parts of the country have really affected farmers and our beneficiaries have been going through difficult time since last year. The situation did not improve much since they again lost their crops due to insufficient rains. We have continued to visit and encourage them in various ways. Currently they are busy preparing their gardens ready for planting during the long rains expected in March. It is positive since it has started to rain and they are optimistic that the rain will be sufficient for their crops. The other challenge has been insufficient vegetables suitable for their nutrition conditions since it has been very difficult to get them even in the local markets. They are ready to harvest water during the long rains although they can only afford to harvest little water since they don’t have means to do much. They strongly feel that if they can harvest enough water it can improve the situation since they can manage to irrigate their kitchen gardens during dry spell. Even if not throughout the period, it could take them some days. We are ready to support some of them with planting materials so that they can start off. We will also encourage them to consider planting drought resistance crops. We thank you all those who have supported our beneficiaries and encourage them to consider supporting them further.
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