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
Cecil Bonventure My name is Mutonyi Cecil Bonventure. I was born in Kakamega County, Western Kenya, then abandoned when only 4 months old. I was thereafter brought up by my grandmother, whom I always knew as my parent. After Class Seven, my grandmother took me to her friend’s place and left me there to continue
I am James Mwaniki Macharia, a first-year student at the Multimedia University of Kenya studying for a Bachelor of Science in Computer Technology. Life was hard when I was growing up in Babadogo, Nairobi, in a densely populated, poorly constructed neighborhood. After my father’s death when I was in Form Two at Njumbi High School,
My name is Emmaculate Mutuku, born and raised in Kilungu, Makueni County. I have been raised by my grandparents since my parents went to Nairobi in search of employment. I’m from a family of four, and both my parents are jobless since corona period. Our firstborn brother has just gotten a job, and our third