Mukinyai Primary School Visit

We believe in change

Climate change is a reality. Kenya has experienced extremes just as the rest of the world. Almost definite periods of rain can no longer be guaranteed. Population growth requires increased food supplies and many rural farmers are finding their crop yields reducing.

Feeding Futures is partnering with Mukinyai School Community to provide practical training opportunities to increase crop yields.

• Climate change in Kenya is a reality – the rain can no longer be guaranteed to arrive ‘on time’ as in previous years.
• There are no instant solutions to poverty – Time and effort are required by all of us.
• Crop rotation, minimal tillage, mulching and composting + hard work are needed to sustain food supply
• Partnership is the way to achieve Sustainability for Mukinyai.

In any partnership, building working relationships are essential. Mukinyai Community have repeatedly expressed their gratitude when visited by trustees from the UK with comments like “you come all this way to help us – thank you”

In this TENTH anniversary year, how will you partner with us to make the transition from reliability on handouts to independence and sustainability for rural communities.

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  Our silo is full!
  Our silo at Sidai Primary is full and will provide lunches for the 325 children every school day. Report from Pauline our office manager in Nakuru. We are already in the third month of the year, and we are thankful for continued support from the UK, teamwork from the… Read more: Our silo is full!
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  New kitchen at Sidai Primary completed
  The Kitchen at Sidai Primary As planned and after several intensive weeks of building work at Sidai Primary School, the kitchen was completed and ready to use at the start of the new school year in January 2023. This time we decided to incorporate some rather strong colours in… Read more: New kitchen at Sidai Primary completed
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  Farming success to be proud of
  John’s farming success Before meeting John Nyuto, he would trek the villages between Mukinyai and Salgaa hawking or selling wall hangings and calendars. We first interacted with him in 2018 during a group compost making process. To assist the group with preparing a compost, he volunteered to give dry… Read more: Farming success to be proud of
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  The plot grows and thickens
  The plot grows and thickens from day to day The plot thickens and grows from day to day as the partnership devises new ways of working. Even with the difficulties and fears of Covid, the community have worked hard to take the action required to establish a sustainable school… Read more: The plot grows and thickens
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  A gift of oil
  Clergy gift of oil for the school kitchen Clergy provide a gift of oil for the school kitchen at Mukinyai. The clergy executive members each contributed cash and brought twenty litres of cooking oil and presented it to the school. The school kitchen, built by Feeding Futures in 2018,… Read more: A gift of oil