From a shared plot to a shop of her own.
Vena joined a training cohort of ten women. She helped secure land for the group, grew staple crops for her household, and saved her way to a kiosk of her own.
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Not what we hope to do. What the work has already added up to, across community hubs, partner schools, and women's cohorts.
Since 2020
Since 2020 the work has diverted 17+ tons of organic waste and harvested 10,000+ kilograms of food from gardens, plots, and a demo farm.
It has trained and supported 100+ women in growing, composting, and business skills, and reached 2,400+ students in partner schools and 4K Clubs.
It runs through 15 community hubs and 4 partner schools, with 8+ strategic partnerships across Kenya and beyond, and has sold and distributed 1,400+ litres of organic produce.
More than 1.3 million nutritious meals supported since 2020.
Reasoned from household and cohort data. How we count
Where the work happens
The work began in Kibera in 2020 and now reaches schools, households, and women's cohorts in counties across the country.
The mix of urban informal-settlement work and rural county work is part of what makes the project distinctive: the same circular model, adapted to very different places.
From the ground
The numbers above, one person at a time.
Numbers tell you whether the work happened. The gardens tell you whether it mattered.
How we measure
Waste is weighed at the hubs; harvests and cohorts are logged through the year. Some totals, like meals supported, are reasoned from household and cohort data, and we're formalising the method with partners as the work grows.
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