Muuwo Kalivu VSLA, From Small Savings to Shared Prosperity In 2024, 20 community members came together to form the Muuwo Kalivu Group with a single-minded determination to save, access affordable loans and support one another financially. Today, they look back at the transformation the two years have brought to their lives with emotive gratitude. The
Beekeepers Trained for Increased Output Beekeepers in Athi Ward, Kitui County, have long faced low honey yields, colony losses, and limited market opportunities due to traditional beekeeping practices. To help address these challenges, 121 farmers received practical training from Kamaki Cooperatives on hive management, colony care, pest control, and quality honey harvesting. The training was
Farmers to Cut Down on Industrial Pesticides Farmers in Tharaka Nithi County are set to radically reduce usage of industrial pesticides as NCCK staff embark on training them on Integrated Pest Management. This follows a four-day intensive workshop in which NCCK were equipped with knowledge and skills in preparing and using bio-pesticides from locally available
NCCK-driven conservation agriculture is making over 7,000 households in food secure Silas Rugia, a differently abled farmer, says that Learning and practicing Conservation Agriculture has restored his farm to the original state and made his family food secure. This is after he integrated mulching, agroforestry and animal husbandry to the benefit of his family. NCCK
Hatching Incomes and Food Security The Weru Women Group from Tharaka Nithi County, has raised nearly half a million shillings after setting a hatchery. Formed in 2014, the women group trudged along, with members pooling their savings and supporting each other financially. This was however transformed radically in 2023 when the team enrolled on the
Green Hope: The Transforming Power of a Kitchen Garden Dorcas Sammy, a 21-year-old from Mutetu village in Kalivu sub-location, Athi Ward, knows too well the reality of going without vegetables. Her family, like many others in the area, had long struggled to access healthy food due to the harsh drought conditions that continue to plague
From Struggles to Surplus: How Sarah Mugo Transformed Her Farm Sarah Mugo, a dedicated small-scale farmer from Mukothima Ward, Tharaka Nithi County, has become a shining example of resilience and innovation in the face of climate change. Through training in Conservation Agriculture (CA) by NCCK, Sarah embraced sustainable farming methods that have not only transformed
From Struggle to Self-Reliance: Sabella’s Story My name is Sabella Kaburi Muchege from Thangatha village, Thiiti location, Mukothima ward. I am 52 years old married to one husband John Mushege in 1992 and we are blessed with five children, three boys and two girls and they have joined tertiary education pursuing different courses. When I
For years, residents of Athi Ward have been grappling with unpredictable weather—intense droughts, soil erosion, and dwindling water supplies. But now, a remarkable change is taking place. A whopping 60,000 tree seedlings have been planted, marking the start of a new chapter in environm restoration, all thanks to the NCCK and the support of CFGB
The residents of Kapkarin village in Kapsowar ward struggled with a persistent water crisis despite the allocation of funds to the Kapkarin Water Project for two consecutive financial years. Hopes of accessing clean and reliable piped water were repeatedly dashed as the local administration and project contractor colluded to stall the project, denying the community
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