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.

Facebook Twitter On 23 November 2023, a meeting was held for the Nairobi and Environs Food Security, Agriculture and Landscape Forum (NEFSALF) Jiinue Women Hub. The meeting was convened by Mazingira Institute and was attended by 24 participants, consisting of NEFSALF members, representatives from the Gender and Inclusivity Department, NCC and National Housing Cooperative. The… Continue reading November 2023 Jiinue Women Hub Meeting

Facebook Twitter Many urban farmers in Nairobi farm as part of a group within their community. This can provide a support system for people who share common struggles, a greater capacity to purchase expensive inputs, and can enable farmers to produce more crops which leads to higher income for all group members. Another benefit of… Continue reading Susan Mugure: A Story of Change

Facebook Twitter Urban agriculture is a great way for people living within a big city such as Nairobi to earn an income and produce healthy and nutritious food for their family and community. However, many farmers are unaware that they are losing money and slowly destroying the environment through some of their farming practices. Patrick,… Continue reading Patrick Mwangi: A Story of Change

Facebook Twitter Food security is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as “the state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food”. Urban agriculture is one of many ways that individuals can increase their access to sufficient nutritious food, promoting food security. In addition, it is a way that individuals can ensure… Continue reading Nancy Wambui: A Story of Change

Facebook Twitter On May 9th, 2023, Mazingira Institute hosted a Gender Sensitive Extension Services Workshop in collaboration with the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources sub-Sector, Nairobi City County (NCC). This workshop is one of the key activities of the Women’s Spaces project; an initiative of Mazingira Institute and Rooftops Canada – Abri International executed with… Continue reading May 2023 Gender Sensitive Extension Services Workshop

Facebook Twitter In September, Mazingira Institute hosted the periodic Nairobi and Environs Food Security, Agriculture and Landscape Forum (NEFSALF) meeting. This forum was convened in 2003 by the Mazingira Institute and is a place for deliberation on the food system of Nairobi City County. It included several presentations on past, present, and future activities within… Continue reading September 2023 Nairobi and Environs Food Security, Agriculture and Landscape Forum

Facebook Twitter Our Gender, Urban Agriculture and Food System (GUAFS) training held in August was a huge success! We had 25 urban farmers from Nairobi participate in the 7-day training (16 female and 9 male). The training provided awareness on gender-sensitive urban agriculture, which led to increased capacity of project beneficiaries to engage equally in… Continue reading August Gender, Urban Agriculture and Food System Training in Photos