Improving farming, Improving life!

Wednesday, 16 September 2020 / Published in Climate Change, Food Security and Natural Resource Management, Transformational Stories, Upper Eastern Region
“Before I started practicing Conservation Agriculture, I earned at most Kshs.5000 per harvesting season from farming. Because of practicing CA, I now earn up to Kshs. 20,000.00 per harvesting season.“ David Mbiti Introduction My name is David Mbiti from Kanguutu village, Mwanyani location, Nkondi ward, Tharaka Nithi County. I am married with 4 children. I

Timothy Mwiti Kubai

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 / Published in Education and Health, Transformational Stories, Upper Eastern Region, Upper Eastern Region
I am Timothy; I was brought up in a village called Lubwene of which I enjoyed my short time with my lovely mum Lucy Nkatha till her demise in December 2003 leaving us behind as total orphans. Since our father had already died when I was still young. We were left 4 brothers of which

Stancy Kagendo Kamaai

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 / Published in Education and Health, Transformational Stories, Upper Eastern Region, Upper Eastern Region
SUNRISE IN THE MIDNIGHT My name is Stancy Kagendo Kamaai. I am eighteen years old. I come from Michuuri Village Tigania West Sub-county Meru County I come from a family of seven I am the fourth born in my family. My father is a farmer he grows and sells bananas which he gets occasionally. It

Solomon Mugambi

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 / Published in Education and Health, Transformational Stories, Upper Eastern Region, Upper Eastern Region
THE DREAM I LIVE I am Solomon Mugambi 20 years from a small village (Ciomporo) locate in Imenti North Constituency in Meru County. I currently study at Technical University of Mombasa doing Bachelors of Technology in Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. I come from a humble background whereby my mother is a milk vender whereas my

Silas M Kirimi

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 / Published in Education and Health, Transformational Stories, Upper Eastern Region, Upper Eastern Region
NCCK REKINDLED MY DREAM I came from a humble background. My parents are peasant farmers who always depend on irregular rain patterns. This brings about poor harvest leading to getting very little out of this merger farming. I was enrolled to the NCCK scholarship in the year 2009 While in form two at Mitunguu Day

Nathan Gikundi

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 / Published in Education and Health, Transformational Stories, Upper Eastern Region, Upper Eastern Region
Nathan Gikundi, born on 16th February 1990 as a first born in a family of four to the late Isaac and Zipporah Baitirau in Muramba village in Tigania West Sub-County in Meru County. Generally most people from this area are peaseant farmers who depend on one or two acres of land for crop farming and

Mworia K Gitonga

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 / Published in Education and Health, Transformational Stories, Upper Eastern Region, Upper Eastern Region
GOD’S ELEVEN HOUR – THE STORY OF MY LIFE I am Mworia K Gitonga (Kelvin ) a 22 year old son of Kigure village in Kinoru location in Meru County I am the third born child to Mr and Mrs Gitonga in a family of six. I got a strong brother and two lovely sisters

Daisy Kangai Mbui

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 / Published in Education and Health, Transformational Stories, Upper Eastern Region, Upper Eastern Region
THIS IS MY JOURNEY NCCK intervened in paying for my school fees back in the year 2012 while I was in form two at Chogoria Girls high school. Back then, my parents had no source of income which meant they could not afford to pay my school fees. In 2015 my father died and it

Timothy Kimathi

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 / Published in Education and Health, Transformational Stories, Upper Eastern Region, Upper Eastern Region
A STORY OF HOPE I am KIMATH TIMOTHY I am twenty three years of age from Nairiri village in Tigania West sub-county in Meru County. I am from a family of a single mother with two siblings. My mother and my two siblings have lived in harsh conditions of life for long until I met

Assenath Karendi

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 / Published in Education and Health, Transformational Stories, Upper Eastern Region, Upper Eastern Region
A WHO THAT WAS NOT TO A WHO THAT BECAME AND IS Gichocho village, Nkuene location Meru south sub county and in Meru County was where Assenath Karendi hails from. Born in a poor family of five under the care of a single mother then a casual worker. I was miraculously picked for this NCCK