Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Through Mazingira Institute’s Gender, Urban Agriculture and Food Systems training, two women farmers are turning small spaces into thriving farms and inspiring others along the way. Christine Akinyi and Catherine Awuor are members of the Provider Self-Help Group in Embakasi North, Nairobi Kenya. Prior to participating in the Gender, Urban Agriculture… Continue reading No Longer Afraid: How Christine and Catherine are Redefining Urban Farming in Embakasi, Nairobi Kenya

In Njiru Nairobi Kenya, a young woman’s vegetables and rabbits are changing her household, shifting gender roles, and inspiring other women to farm. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Fenny Kerubo, a young woman from Njiru, Nairobi Kenya had always been interested in supporting her family financially through agriculture, but farming always felt like a challenge to… Continue reading From Backyard Garden to Thriving Farm: Fenny Kerubo’s Journey from Kitchen Garden to Community Impact.