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24 March 2023 / 2. Ramadhan 1444
N2K WALK 2013: Training program for 100 kitchen gardens complete
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In December 2013, the N2K Team, a group of youth from London (UK) walked from the Holy City of Najaf to the land of Karbala during Arbaeen 1435 to raise funds for The World Federation’s ‘Community Upliftment Project in Northeast Kenya’. This initiative is a joint venture between The World Federation and Africa Federation which aims to provide long-term, sustainable solutions to uplift communities in Kenya’s drought affected areas and take them out of poverty. The N2K Team raised almost £40,000 GBP of the £60,000 allocated for this project. The project comprises 9 different initiatives. This progress report provides an overview of the next initiative that has been completed: |
KITCHEN GARDENS - TRAINING PROGRAM
A ‘kitchen garden’ is the establishment of an agricultural farm to produce fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs for personal consumption or commercial purposes. Over the past several years, Kenya has experienced severe drought where many of the local people living in the countryside lost their livestock; these domestic animals were their main source of income. Now, they have become financially dependent on others. In an effort to help uplift these drought victims, the ‘Kitchen Garden Training Program’ aims to:
• Create an alternate livelihood opportunity
• Increase food production by region
• Improve the quality of life of the local people
• Help these new farmers become financially self-reliant
To download the report click on the PDF file attached.
The World Federation takes this opportunity to thank each and every member of the N2K Team for supporting the Community Upliftment Project in Northeast Kenya and all of the donors who so generously contributed to their fundraising efforts.
For more information, please email [email protected]
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The International Development’s Relief division is the humanitarian arm of The World Federation of KSIMC where we aim to provide practical solutions for the different challenges faced by men, women and children around the world who lack basic provisions in regions of deprivation, war and natural disasters.
In August 2013, The World Federation completed the construction of 25 new homes in Khairpur Nathanshah, District Dadu, Sindh province in Pakistan. 25 families spanning 9 different villages in this city spent the last two years living in ragged tents, mud homes and broken huts. These families lost all of their homes and belongings in the 2010 floods which swept through Pakistan.
