Kenya

Chyulu Hills Bee Keeping Mothers

The Chyulu Hills Bee Keeping Mothers project seeks to create alternative and environmentally friendly sources of income for women living on the slopes of Chyulu Hills.  The project will be managed by the Sikizana Trust who work with 9 self-help groups spread along the hills.  The Trust also runs a rescue centre for abandoned and vulnerable children in the same area.  The project will supply each of the groups and the rescue centre with modern beehives, fencing and training on bee keeping and marketing skills.  Savings from the sales will be utilised to give members income and to increase the number of beehives available.

 Uholo West revolving commercial farming project

The University of Nairobi will be providing a package of assistance to 450 farmers through the provision of a mixed commercial farming system comprising dairy goats, fish ponds, beekeeping and bananas.  The funding provided will help to support the dairy goat beekeeping elements of the proposed system.

Community-based dairy goat and poultry farming

The Kisumu Initiative for Positive Empowerment in Kisumi will now be able to start a project to enhance food security for vulnerable people living with HIV/AIDS in Nyanza Province through community-based dairy goat and local poultry farming.  Following implementation of this project it is anticipated that the initial beneficiaries from this project could number up to 800 people. More information on this initiative can be found at their website  http://www.kipe-kenya.org/