Project Report
| Dec 2, 2016
Improve Livelihoods of 225 HIV-affected families
By Lucy Mathenge | Project Assistant
Our beneficiaries are proceeding on well with their projects though with various challenges. The year had many challenges and short rains really affected them. It has been dry in most parts of the country and farmers were really affected. It is now raining and farmers are now planting new crops as most of their previous crops were affected by the drought. We have some of our beneficiaries with seeds and planting materials. Although we did not have enough seeds to support them, we hope they will benefit from the on-going rains to enable them harvest enough food for their families and save seeds for the next season to reduce the current challenge. Our beneficiaries are hardworking and determined and they are happy the long waited rain is now available and they have been able to plant their crops. We will consider conducting more trainings to empower our beneficiaries on areas of value addition, seed saving etc. We thank all the well-wishers for their kind support and encourage them to consider supporting our communities further.
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Sep 1, 2016
Improve Livelihoods of 225 HIV-affected families
By Lucy Mathenge | Project Assistant
Our beneficiaries and their families are proceeding on well despite the harsh weather conditions in various parts. It has been dry for a while and most farmers lost their crops due to shortage of rains and especially the short period crops which were heavily affected. The farmers are now happy as it is now raining heavily and their crops will improve as they plant new ones. We were able to conduct training on value addition to encourage our beneficiaries to add value to their products when they are in plenty. We also encouraged them to continue visiting youth polytechnics that we are working with as they are around them and there are much more to learn from them. We will continue building their capacity to ensure good progress as well as training them to become trainers to benefit others. This project has been very successful and our beneficiaries really appreciate the support given to them and especially on health and nutrition considering their status. They also appreciate the income generating activities that we have helped them achieve either from their kitchen gardens, small livestock, table banking and small businesses and they thank all those who have walked with them all through. We will continue supporting them for more achievements as we fundraise for more projects that will benefit them and the community directly. Thank you all for your support to this far and the far that we intend to get with our beneficiaries.
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Apr 5, 2016
Improve Livelihoods of 225 HIV-affected families
By Lucy Mathennge | Project Assistant
It has been dry since mid-January this year but our beneficiaries were lucky to have some vegetables in their kitchen garden and in their small ways they tried to do some irrigation to sustain the vegetables for their families’ consumption. They have been preparing their gardens ready for planting during the expected long rains in April and since it has started to rain in some areas they are now planting. We have supported some of them with seeds and planting materials and in the course of the week we will be distributing organic fertilizer to them. They count themselves lucky since they were able to get vegetables from their kitchen gardens for the entire dry spell and they have expressed appreciation to Necofa for training them simple but useful urban gardening techniques which have enabled them survive during the dry spell. We are still considering trainings on value addition to the beneficiaries and this will build their capacity in one or the other. Those near the youth polytechnics have been learning from them on various farming methods, value addition and agribusiness among others. These skills and techniques have helped them improve their kitchen gardens as well as sharing information with others on sustainable farming for food security even during dry seasons. Some beneficiaries are using their kitchen gardens as demonstration sites which are very positive. We are happy that together with our well-wishers we have created a positive impact and we believe we will achieve even more with our beneficiaries and the community at large.
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