Posts Tagged ‘food security’
Our school farms in Nakuru expand, ready for another productive year
2024 saw improved food security in our partner primary schools in Nakuru. Our 4 school farms expanded in size, and so did their yields! 2,017kg of produce – beans, potatoes, maize, kale – were cultivated and harvested over 2.2 acres of school farmland. Its produce was used to serve up over 850,000 meals as part…
Read MoreEstablishing climate-smart schools in East Africa
So They Can is establishing climate-smart schools in East Africa that empower climate-resilient communities. Preventing the forced migration of marginalised communities due to climate change, ensures the continued delivery of quality education for improved learning outcomes among children living in poverty. Working through national education systems our multi-pronged approach includes: climate smart agriculture for food security…
Read MoreCreating food and economic security for schools through our Shamba Letu project
In Tanzania, approximately 67% of the population work in the agriculture sector. Despite the Manyara region being a food crop producing region, 36% of the population still suffers from malnutrition. The government is trying to combat this problem by providing schools with up to 10 acres of farmland, yet less than a third of this…
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