Aaron & Erica with Nelius, Farhiya
and the students of Iftin's class two
Last Friday was sports day at the Eastleigh Community Centre and the Iftin students were thrilled to have won a Volleyball Trophy against the faculty of the primary school. Today the students in class two shared with us and our friend Naoma. We are thankful for the commitment of Nelius and Farhiya as they walk with the students day by day in the literacy project.
Mathare Community Garden
Gardening in the Urban Jungle
Solidarites International staff worker Akoi and community beneficiary Josephat with a vertical garden of kales. We are thankful for the help of both Akoi and Josephat who have assisted the Iftin women in establishing vertical sack gardens in Eastleigh. Over the past three years, the Mathare Community Garden project has helped over 8000 vulnerable households build and harvest their own vegetables and raise their own poultry. Families are trained on the construction, care and maintenance of the gardens and are provided the materials to make 3 to 6 vertical gardens of their own.
Sukuma Seedbeds and vertical sack gardens
As we continue to work together with the Iftin members on strengthening the women's empowerment program, we are learning from our friends in Mathare Valley on how to best provide food security for the urban poor.
Tomato vines in the Mathare Community Greenhouse
Naoma and one of Hawa's daughters
today at Noor Creations
Noor Creations
VIDEO PODCAST
This week, we posted a video podcast for our colleague Lois Mitchell and her students at Saint Stephen University. In this 17 minute video, we talk about the importance of women's empowerment within Integral Mission.
To download our latest video podcast, please click on the link below for our public dropbox site:
God Bless Always nice to see your pictures and read the messages.
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Jane
The vertical gardens are looking GREAT! Thanks for such a terrific day at Eastleigh Community Centre!
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