FOOD FOR GOOD FOR CANCER PATIENTS IN KENYA- PROJECT 51672
PROJECT REPORT-MARCH 2023 TO JULY 2023.
Africa Cancer Foundation (ACF) is a charitable Trust, launched on July 12, 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya to create awareness on cancer, spearhead cancer prevention and provide holistic solutions for cancer patients.
In April 2021, ACF raised funds on GlobalGiving for the Food for Good project. The project aimed at addressing the nutritional needs of 300 cancer patients and their families by setting up vegetable cone gardens for them to enhance food security and better nutrition during their treatment journey.
ACF has to-date raised over $21,828 from 282 donors out of a target of $50, 000.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Since the last report in March 2023 and the beginning of the rainy season in Kenya, ACF managed to set up 37 new cone gardens in Nyandarua, Kisumu and Siaya counties.
The total number of cone garden sets up from June 2021 to June 30, 2023 is 187.
Each cone garden has a variety of vegetables namely; kale, spinach, Africa night shade, beetroot, coriander and spring onions.
The beneficiaries of the cone gardens were drawn from treatment facilities and patient based organisations.
TESTIMONIALS
“We want to thank Africa Cancer Foundation for giving us this cone garden, it's almost three years since we got the cone garden but it's still intact till to date. We are so grateful because our patients who we are accommodating have enough fresh vegetables to eat.” Millicent of Symbol of Hope Warriors, Kariobangi, Nairobi County.
The cone garden was set up on ACF’s 10th Anniversary in July 2021.
“Thank you so much for the good work you are doing. The cone has been very helpful. We are able to plant various vegetables and continue to replant them. We are so grateful to have it.” Nelly Wanjiku, Ngecha, Kiambu County.
IMPACT
The beneficiaries of the cone gardens continue to enjoy fresh, organic vegetables for better nourishment as their undergo treatment. Following a farming workshop in 2022, most patients have ventured in kitchen gardening which provides more food to them and their families and some sell their extra produce to raise money for treatment and other needs.
The cone gardens have been a source of enjoyment and recreation for the cancer patients and their families. Many of the beneficiaries termed tending to their cone gardens as rewarding and that it offered a sense of joy and accomplishment.
Thank you for your support towards the ‘Food for Good’ project.
#GrowEatHealCancer
FOOD FOR GOOD FOR CANCER PATIENTS IN KENYA- PROJECT 51672
PROJECT REPORT-NOVEMBER 2022 TO MARCH 2023.
Africa Cancer Foundation (ACF) is a charitable Trust, launched on July 12, 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya to create awareness on cancer, spearhead cancer prevention and provide holistic solutions for cancer patients.
In April 2021, ACF raised funds on GlobalGiving for the Food for Good project. The project aimed at addressing the nutritional needs of 300 cancer patients and their families by setting up vegetable cone gardens for them to enhance food security and better nutrition during their treatment journey.
ACF has to-date raised over $21,728 from 282 donors out of a target of $50, 000. The funds have been used to set up a total of137 vegetable cone gardens in 6 counties in Kenya.
Kenya has been experiencing draught after failed rains in 2021 and 2022. ACF’s ‘Food for Good’ project aims to serve the very vulnerable patients in our communities. With the lack of rains the past 2 years, most patients listed for the cone garden project do not have access to surplus water to water their gardens.
ACF managed to set up only 6 new vegetable cone gardens between November 2022 and March 2023. The patients were drawn from support groups and treatment facilities in Nairobi and Kiambu counties.
ACF will complete the set up the remaining gardens when the rains begin in Kenya.
Thank you for your continued support towards ACF’s ‘Food for Good’ project.
#GrowEatHealCancer.
FOOD FOR GOOD FOR CANCER PATIENTS IN KENYA- PROJECT 51672
PROJECT REPORT-AUGUST TO OCTOBER 2022.
Africa Cancer Foundation (ACF) is a charitable Trust, launched on July 12, 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya to create awareness on cancer, spearhead cancer prevention and provide holistic solutions for cancer patients.
In April 2021,ACF raised funds on GlobalGiving for the Food for Good project. The project aimed at addressing the nutritional needs of 300 cancer patients and their families by setting up vegetable cone gardens for them to enhance food security and better nutrition during their treatment journey.
ACF has to-date raised over $21,676 from 280 donors out of a target of $50, 000.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Since June 2021, a total of 124 vegetable cone gardens have been set up in 6 counties in Kenya.
ACF managed to set up 7 new vegetable cone gardens between July and October 2022. The patients were drawn from support groups and treatment facilities in Nairobi and Kiambu counties.
CHALLENGES
Kenya has been experiencing drought over the past year making it a challenge to set up new cone gardens for patients anywhere in Kenya. The situation has continued to worsen due to the failure of four successive rainy seasons. The patients ACF serves are very needy and most do not have access to enough to cater for their needs and water their cone gardens during this dry season.
CONCLUSION
Set up of the remaining cone gardens will commence once the weather conditions in Kenya improve.
Thank you for your continued support towards ACF’s ‘Food for Good’ project.
#GrowEatHealCancer.
PROJECT REPORT- MARCH 19 TO JULY 16, 2022.
Africa Cancer Foundation (ACF) is a charitable Trust, launched on July 12, 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya to create awareness on cancer, spearhead cancer prevention and provide holistic solutions for cancer patients.
To date, ACF has managed to raise over $21,621 from 279 donors out of a target of $ 50,000. The aim of the ‘Food for Good’ project is to address the nutritional needs of 300 cancer patients and their families by setting up vegetable cone gardens for them to enhance food security and better nutrition as they undergo treatment for various cancers. The 6 tier cone garden has a variety of vegetables that the patient can harvest and eat or sell the surplus to make money for other necessities.
Since March 2022, ACF has only set up 3 new cone gardens in Homa Bay County. The team focused on reviewing the cone gardens that were set up since July 2021 and training cancer patients and their caregivers on how to grow more seedlings to replenish the cone gardens. This activity was conducted between April 2022 and June 2022. The team visited patients in Kisumu, Nairobi, Kiambu, Uasin Gichu, Nyandarua and Homabay counties with the aim of establishing if the objective of the cone garden project had been achieved.
The project aimed to set up 300 gardens. 117 gardens have been set up to date in 6 counties. Factors such as, harsh weather conditions, lack of space, demise of patients and political climate have hindered the set up of the remaining cone gardens. However, as the team waits for mentioned conditions to be more favourable, ACF in partnership with Kenya Seed Company held a workshop for Kisumu Cancer Support Group to train them on how to grow organic seedlings. Each patient also got a donation of 7 types of vegetables to start them off.
Here are some patient testimonials from the visits.
“ACF set up my vegetable cone garden on February 1, 2022 and it motivated me to set up a bigger kitchen garden. I have enjoyed fresh vegetables and I intend to get into vegetable farming after my treatment.” Pamela, Kisumu County.
“I want to thank ACF for the noble and mindful gesture of providing cone gardens to cancer patients in our support group. With the provision of this cone garden, I have been able to learn and practice organic farming. The vegetable produce has met my nutritional needs obtained from the variety of vegetable.The cone garden has kept me mentally and physically engaged. One challenge I have experienced is pests attacking my vegetables. The training conducted by Kenya Seed Company and ACF will come in handy for better management of the cone gardens.’’ Kevin,Leader of the Kisumu Cancer Support Group.
“The idea of the cone garden was the best gift for us patients. For sure it has been a blessing to me. I can testify that it is a big relief not having to buy vegetables because I have fresh, healthy and organic ones from my cone garden. God Bless ACF.’’ Haika, Nairobi County.
CONCLUSION
Overall, the cone garden project has been beneficial to patients and their families.Most patients have replenished their cone gardens and continue to enjoy fresh and healthy vegetables. ACF will continue to partner with Kenya Seed Company to educate and empower cancer patients on how to grow organic food to nourish their bodies.
Setting up of the remaining cone gardens will resume in August 2022.
Thank you for your continued support towards ACF’s ‘Food for Good’ project.
#GrowEatHealCancer.
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ACF has continued to set up cone gardens for patients and monitoring the patients that we set up for in 2021. Between March 7 2022 and March 16 2022, 17 vegetable cone gardens have been set up in Kisumu.
On March 11 2022, we did a review by visiting patients’ homes in Kisumu County. The report is as follows:
The first home we visited was in Obambo but unfortunately the patient died on November 11 2021. The garden has been used well and a seed bed has been prepared to replace the planted vegetables. This is being done by the wife who said the garden has really helped them.
The 2nd patient is from Kayakwar. Set up was done in August 2021. The garden was neglected. We advised that the place is fenced off using an old mosquito net. There is a seed bed nearby and his wife has committed to take care of it because they have benefited from it a lot.
The 3rd visit was in Nyahera. The set up was done in August 2021. Garden is well maintained and has very healthy vegetables and is fenced off well. The beetroot did not do well.
Another patient in Nyahera, the garden was fenced very well and the vegetables are in good health. However, the patient wasn’t at home.
In Kajulu, the garden was completely neglected as we could not get any explanation because we did not find him or his wife. Another patient also from the same area completely neglected their cone garden. We could not get the reason because we didn’t find him or his wife.
In Kaloleni, the gate was locked.
In Lumumba, the patient neglected the garden and she wasn’t at home.
In Nyalenda, the patient’s garden was very vibrant and well fenced. Seedlings are already prepared for replanting.
On 15th March 2022, one cone garden was installed in Nyakach. We also reviewed for other patients we set up for as follows:
A cone garden was installed in Buoye, Kisumu East in July 2021 but the patient said that she had it removed when the vegetables were finished. We reinstalled and asked her to replace her veggies regularly.
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