Improve Livelihoods of 225 HIV-Affected Families

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.