This project is designed to address the critical issue of malnutrition among children in the vulnerable population of Mukuru slums, Nairobi. With stunting rates as high as 32 percent and a significant prevalence of Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM), the community faces severe health challenges exacerbated by poverty and inadequate access to nutritious diets and clean water. This
Sustainable Livelihoods Program for Farmers in Kenya 2024
Yen Yen Lim2024-09-16T08:10:00-07:00This project with BGR partner the Grow Biointensive Agriculture Centre of Kenya (G-BIACK) has been created to address food insecurity and malnutrition and to raise the income of poor farmers in parts of Kiambu and Machakos Counties, areas that are predominantly inhabited by the Kikuyu and Kamba tribal communities, respectively. Building on previous BGR–G-BIACK partnerships, the
Farmers’ Alliance for Permaculture in Kenya 2024
Yen Yen Lim2024-11-05T19:15:55-08:00In Kenya’s highly populated Kisumu County, a lack of diversified crop and livestock production has resulted in food insecurity and low income, leading to limited livelihoods and inadequate nutrition. Poor soils that have been degraded by erosion and the use of synthetic pesticides exacerbate these problems. A project led by new BGR partner the