“In the past couple of years, I’ve noticed that the amount of land that was once given to tea is reducing. Where once it was all tea bushes, now there are swathes of it that have been dug up and are being rented out to farmers to grow other cash crops”
Why?
We love to hear news of Harriet, Miriam and their ongoing care for all those in the challenging life of this township. Helen writes from her recent visit in November:
The College campus is now almost complete with the Nkuru Nziza Business and Vocational Training College, Nkuru Modern Primary School and the Kids Joy Nursery School.
The Campus is looking remarkable - so beautiful
Here are the links to the videos of the end of year celebrations:
Nkuru Nziza Business and Vocational Training College Graduation September 2024
Norbert and the ‘7’
Helen is currently visiting our Uganda and Kenya Projects and writes about the progress and her time with Norbert on the Asilomar Permaculture Project on the coast just north of Mombasa
Link International Innovation has been working with John Njenda for 30 years and together with our generous supporters so many iives have been transformed through education, healthcare, access to clean water and genuine mutual partnership with communities across Uganda. Helen writes this month about her visit to John and the work of the Nkuru Nziza Foundation and the transformation brought by providing water taps to a village.
In fact the piped network, seen in this map of the system, has changed the lives of 456 people in this remote rural community. Click below to read the full story.
Helen, our project co-ordinator from UK has been to visit Norbert, the team and pupils over the last few days and she reports, “It was a delight to visit the school, meet the students and staff, and hear about the permaculture project there – so much positive feedback, and I am still marvelling at how much has been achieved in such a short space of time.
The demo plots at Asilomar base are also going well, and Norbert and I have had some really good conversations looking not just at the now, but also at the possibilities of what could lie ahead.”
Above: Norbert’s pupil/staff leadership team - Norbert, Daniel (vice chair), Lucy (chair), Daniel K (secretary) and Lennox.
Below: Photos of the water tower and demo gardens showing new improved and more environmentally friendly methods of food production.
Helen has written up a fascinating personal summary of her visit on her own blog “Soft heart, hard feet” - it is in 2 instalments!