Can you Help?
We need your help getting your hands dirty for a few days, or you can donate money today by lending a helping hand to this initiative. Can you help our Network Garden feed Kenyan families in need?
In order to improve the standard of living for people in Kenya's rural and urban areas, Community Hands Against Poverty is implementing poverty elevation project that involves building backyard kitchen gardens and recovering the degraded lands for small holder farmers.This will enable them to begin growing some of their own fruits, vegetables, other neglected food crops and shrubs while experimenting with new technologies such as the use of cover crops for their food security, health, and economic wellness needs thereby restoring the freshness, flavor, and wholeness of home-grown organic crops for food.
Community Hands Against Poverty is collaborating with partner farmers in Western Kenya's Igunga community to establish the first backyard kitchen garden network to benefit food-insecure Igunga residents as well as their neighbours who may feed from them, such as other needy residents and individual families who are unable to grow food or vegetables on their own due to long-term illness,droughts, among other issues.This allows some of them to visit a nearby garden and sociolise and grow together. Not only will this be possible with the help of volunteers and many other kindhearted individuals like you, but your support will also allow us to provide needed assistance, such as assisting farmers in improving their productivity by reviving degraded farms in Kenya, providing needed skills through farmer field days, workshops and assisting in learning about new technologies such as cover crops from our partner,experts agronomist.
Additionally your help will support CHAP host annual harvest festivals for growers, as well as involve the youths in distributing supplies from the gardens to needy homes across Kenya for their emergency food support during disasters.
Chap feels overwhelmed by requests for help because of higher economic pressure and food shortages. We also need a van/vehicles, land to farm, and additional office equipment. If you are blessed or a generous person, you may help us on this necessity so we can serve our communities better.
Why Back yard Kitchen Garden?
The Chap Kitchen Garden Network's initiatives and other poverty alleviation programs or events aim to improve national and community food security while also providing other opportunities to disadvantaged groups, partnering farmers and citizens of all ages. The backyard gardens will be raised and owned by our partner farmers and identified beneficiaries who will become our network gardens, and will be supported by our poverty alleviation initiatives in obtaining the resources they require with the help of other partners as the chap donor networks that help them thrive and sustain our initiatives reach those who may need it most .
Become a part of our team as:
Jack bean cover crops Contact farmer and Back yard Kitchen Garden Network Farmer ,Chap Ambassador,Volunteer or intern with us!
Get your hands in the dirt at the Chap gardens to Grow Together!
You can help Chap's local or national garden network efforts by acting as a liaison between your community and the Chap Kitchen Garden Network (CKGN). The Chap's Kitchen Garden Network Ambassador position is a volunteer position that assists CHAP in understanding local community garden-related needs and assisting families and communities in better accessing Garden Network resources and opportunities.
What are the advantages of becoming a Chap Backyard Garden partner farmer and Kitchen Garden Network Ambassador?
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Improve the leadership in your community and access to gardening and farming resources.
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Improve your gardening, farming, and organisational skills with free advanced training.
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Connect with a select group of garden advocates and promoters from across the country while wearing matching Chap and other campaigns T-shirts/barges.
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Please inform your community and other networks about our publication.
Chap Ambassador roles
Attend Chaps Ambassador Workshops, which include an orientation and training session such as food security, a yearly in-person Ambassador gathering,1-2 seasonal group calls and making yourself available to speak with partner farmers,interested gardeners and relevant groups in your area about:
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The Benefits of Gardening or How to Begin a Backyard Kitchen Garden.
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Growing Jack Beans as a Cover Crop, where to get Jack beans and the advantages of minimum soil disturbance.
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Chaps Ambassador resources and other the Chaps Ambassador/volunteer opportunities.
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Assist Chap in creating more kitchen and community gardens in your community by helping more interested growers to join annual membership susbscription.
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Disseminate information about CHAP events and opportunities in your community.
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Any relevant events, garden network updates,resources or other local happenings should be reported to CHAP office staff and the board.
We estimate about 30-40 hours per year of commitment.
Training & Support from CHAP:
CHAP Training and Support:
Ambassadors will communicate with regional and national network coordinators directly about appropriate assistance and community updates. CHAP will provide the following training and support to aid Ambassador Outreach efforts:
On-boarding Meeting: A one-on-one introduction to what it means to be a Chap Kitchen Garden Partner or Network Ambassador, including introductions, background on The Community Hands Against Poverty mission, vision, and projects, what's expected of you, and what assistance users can expect from us, as well as time for questions and answers.
Ambassador Appreciation Event:
During the Annual General Meetings, there will be gatherings, events, and networking for Chap Ambassadors from across the community and across the country, as well as additional training on identified topics and updates.
Ambassadors will receive catch-up calls and seminars or workshops, as well as 1-2 group calls per year.
Are you interested in becoming a Chap Kitchen Garden Partner farmer,member and a Network Ambassador? Or do you want to talk to our National Program Outreach Coordinator about Jack bean and community projects? Alfred can be reached directly at 0729969072.
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