CONTEXT

According to recent statistics on Kenya’s health and demographics, in Kisumu County 2% of children under 5 years are severely malnourished, 7% underweight and 18% underdeveloped, with 76% of children exclusively from breastfed without additional nutrients rich in iron. The World Health Organization has identified the increasing production and consumption of fruit and vegetables as a priority in promoting a healthy diet. However, the production and consumption of these foods are still very low in the county of Kisumu.

OUR GOALS

• promote, protect and support nutrition
• start an agricultural project in the two communities of Seme and Nyakach in Kisumu
• improve food security
• enhance the socio-economic development of the local population

PARTNER

• The Kenyan NGO One Drop For All, which deals mainly with the rehabilitation and integration of street children in Nairobi and cooperates with local groups and organizations to protect the health of the most vulnerable people – primarily women and children.
• The Health Department of Kisumu County, Kenya