We need your support to take the work of these 5 mavericks even further in developing and empowering women from Kenya by teaching them about permaculture, agroforestry, regenerative agriculture, ecology and women empowerment. 

Women hold an essential role in regenerative development, but yet they are constantly being placed behind the scenes, following men's directions and not being allowed to lead, to share their voices and to design best practices that will better understand the needs of their families and nature.  

We are hosting the 1st PDC (Permaculture Design Course) ever in Kendu Bay, Homabay County that has been created by and for women and we are seeking sponsorship for at least 10 local women to take part in the classes.

The five facilitators are women with many years of background working towards regeneration and supporting women from East Africa to occupy their places in the world and share their voices to be able to improve theirs and their kids' lives. 

The course, which is a on-site and on the ground training, will take place starting on 4th April 2022 - 13th April 2022 and will teach women how to design new systems, how to use the space available for planting nutritious food and medicinal plants for their families, how to integrate livestock and poultry into their plantations that can improve their family nutrition - goats for milk and chickens for eggs for instance -, basic finances and also how their work can provide them with income, improving their livelihoods.

The outcomes expected are that those families will be able to eat better food, with a higher variety of nutrition that will lead to better health for adults and children, but especially that those women will see themselves as valuables and get financial independence to be able to take care of themselves and their children, diminish teenagers pregnancy as girls will be inspired by their mothers to dream bigger and perceive their value in the world and not having to be resource to men since a young age to provide for their basic needs, improve marital relationships as women and men will become partners sharing their earnings towards a common goal and also allowing women their financial independence to move ahead from abusive relationships.

The cost per participant in the training is U$200 and our target is to have at least 10 women (U$2,000) up to the maximum capacity of 50 women (U$10,000) .

We appreciate your support and would love to show how much we mean it:

By supporting us from U$2 - U$100: Digital photo with thank you note from the woman your money helped her to get into training

By supporting us from U$100 - U$199: Personal video with thank you note from the woman your money helped her to get into training

By supporting us from U$200 on: Printed photo with thank you note, mailed to your house, and personal digital video from the woman/women your money helped her/them to get into training.

Please donate if you can and share with your network! This course will also be available for those who want to participate and can afford the training, so if you know someone that would benefit from the training and has the resources for the subscription, please email Jane Wegesa Fraser at jbwegz68@gmail.com , Akinyi Olang at akinycolang@gmail.com . If you know someone that could benefit from a sponsorship, please let us know as well and we will see if we will be able to accommodate her.