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Water tanks changing lives for Kenyan women and their families

The Nkando- Kamuketha area in Meru, Kenya, is a semi-arid area, whose residents have fordecades had to bear with water-scarcity, unpredictable rainfall, and low-rainfall patterns. Thesefactors have greatly contributed to the food scarcity in the area and the drought affectinglivestock too. Through the support from Farmers Helping Farmers, the usual narrative is taking a huge…

Cookstoves mean healthier kitchens, less firewood for women’s group

In early 2021, Rotary Club of Charlottetown provided funds to Farmers Helping Farmers to provide fuel-efficient, vented cookstoves to thirty members of a partner group of FHF. Kamuketha Top women’s group was selected to receive these stoves, and 30 stoves were delivered, installed and are in operation for the women. Claire, one of FHF contract…

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Kenyan farmers

How the pandemic experience in Kenya has been different from here in Canada By: Sarah MutheeAs I reflect on how fortunate we have been, living in a province where access to health care remains a fundamental human right, I am especially drawn back to March 14, 2020 when Prince Edward Island confirmed its first case…

FHF celebrates return of in-person AGM in July 2021

AGM evening full of informative reports, celebrations of past work and goals for the future The Farmers Helping Farmers Annual General Meeting was held on July 29, 2021 at the Farm Centre in Charlottetown. There was a great turnout of board of directors, award winners, FHF members and special guests. Everyone in attendance was grateful…

FHF welcomes three new members to board of directors

Three new directors bring excellent experience, knowledge and skills to Farmers Helping Farmers At the Farmers Helping Farmers AGM in July, we welcomed three new members to the board of directors to our organization: Sarah Muthee, Krista Schurman and Lori Robinson. All three directors will bring excellent experience, knowledge and skills to Farmers Helping Farmers…

Visioning committee seeking input for new strategic plan By: Charlene VanLeeuwen, Co-Chair of Visioning Committee Last fall, the board decided that it was time to begin some preparations toward the development of a strategic plan for FHF. As a result, a Visioning Committee was struck to start this work. Judy Loo agreed to serve as…

Schools Nutrition Clubs launched in twinned schools

Class 6 students excited to learn new food skills By: Colleen Walton, FHF Project Committee Nutrition Advisor School Nutrition Clubs are new for Farmers Helping Farmers and align with school gardens and cookhouses, family nutrition programming, home gardening and grow bags initiatives of the Global Affairs More Food, Better Food project. In February 2021, school…

Climate Change: How Farmers Helping Farmers has helped our Kenyan partners cope with climate change

From biogas to better beans, water tanks to tree nurseries: looking for new ways to cope with the impacts of climate change In Kenya, Farmers Helping Farmers currently works on the Northern Slope of Mount Kenya. High on the mountain, there is still a glacier, and as we go down the slopes, there are springs…

FHF History – Promoting healthier dairy cows since 2004

Kenyan Smallholder Dairy Health Management Program By: Dr. John VanLeeuwen, Professor, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island Farmers Helping Farmers and the Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island have partnered since 2004 to implement the Kenyan Smallholder Dairy Health Management Program. The goal of the program is to enhance the productivity, health…

Sustainability and the Mukurwe-ini Wakulima Dairy

Prepared by Teresa Mellish, Farmers Helping Farmers Coordinator In 1990, a small group of farmers in Nyeri County, Kenya formed a self-help group to collect their milk and market it to milk processors. “The first day in business, we only collected 94 litres of milk,” said Gerald Kariuki, retired Wakulima Dairy Coordinator. In 2017, the…

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Fall Harvest Suppers another delicious success at The Mill in New Glasgow

Emily Wells fundraiser supports the work of the Farmers Helping Farmers Education Committee in Kenya Thank you to Chef Emily…
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New screen houses mean better gardens at Kenyan schools

New screen houses mean improved production and nutrition By Teresa Mellish Our school meal program is based on two staples:…
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