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 Conservation Agriculture project being implemented by the NCCK.
After extensive consultations and reflections, the Weru Women Group members used the KShs 85,000 they had in their kitty to purchase an eggs incubator.
After 15 cycles of incubation producing 300 chicks per week, the group has earned half a million shillings by selling month-old chicks at KShs 250 each while day-old chicks are sold at KShs 100.
Beyond poultry, the group has leased land for farming on which they employ the Conservation Agriculture practices to diversify their income sources. To support the group, NCCK has linked them to farmers and suppliers of fertilized chicken eggs and also trained them on business management and documentation.
The mentorship by the NCCK, with support from the Canadian Food Grains Bank through the United Church of Canada, has transformed the Weru Women Group from a struggling table bank savings group into a thriving agribusiness enterprise that is setting standards in rural Kenya.
