With your help, for the first time in their lives, children in Dagoretti could have something very special to look forward to – the chance to build a better future.

Problem

Almost half of the population in the Dagoretti district of Nairobi, Kenya, lives in absolute poverty with 30% of children being homeless.

Free school lunches are the only food many children get and some of them save part of their meal to take home to their families.The current school lunch of maize and split peas doesn’t provide the children with all the vitamins and nutrition they need for healthy development.

Solution

With your help, Farm Africa’s Young Urban Farmers Project can help children and young people in Dagoretti turn barren plots of land into thriving vegetable gardens so they can grow nutritious vegetables they need.

You could help us:

• set up a large greenhouse
• set up a drip irrigation system
• provide tools and disease-resistant seeds to grow hardy crops.

Will you help Dagoretti’s primary schools establish life-changing vegetable gardens so children will get the nutrition they need? 

With your support, Dagoretti's schools and community hubs will be able to grow vegetables such as tylka tomatoes, peppers, kale, spinach and onions, which are packed with important vitamins.

Your gift will keep on giving as Young Urban Farmers will be able to grow healthy food for years to come and they will pass on their farming skills to their families and friends. Hopefully they will set up vegetable gardens at home!

Result

The vegetable gardens will boost school lunches and help give the pupils a healthier start in life.

Will you please help schoolchildren in Dagoretti learn essential farming skills so they can become Young Urban Farmers?

Pupils at the Mutuini Primary School have a great idea to additionally grow strawberries that can be sold at the nearby farmers market. The income from strawberries could help repair the classrooms, which are in a poor condition, and build a fence around the school to keep the children safe.