Gender Mainstreaming
Empowering women, youths, and people with disabilities (PWD) to lead, earn, and thrive in agriculture and their communities.
Women and Youths at the Center of Change
In rural Kenya, women and youths do the majority of agricultural work—planting, weeding, harvesting—yet they often lack access to land, training, credit, and decision-making power. This isn't just unfair; it's economically inefficient.
Our gender mainstreaming program recognizes that empowering women and youths isn't charity—it's smart development. When women have the skills, resources, and confidence to succeed, entire families and communities benefit.
We work to break down barriers, challenge harmful norms, and create pathways for women and youths to not just participate in agriculture, but to lead and profit from it.
Our Gender Empowerment Initiatives
Comprehensive programs addressing barriers women and youths face in agriculture
Women & Youths-Focused Agricultural Training
Specialized training programs designed for women and youths, addressing their unique needs, schedules, and learning styles.
Key Outcomes:
- 100% of trainees are women and youths
- Flexible schedules for caregivers
- Peer support networks
- Practical, applicable skills
Financial Literacy & Business Skills
Training in financial management, business planning, saving, and accessing credit to build economic independence.
Key Outcomes:
- Basic book-keeping skills
- Business plan development
- Access to microfinance
- Group savings schemes
Leadership Development
Building confidence and leadership skills so women and youths can take on decision-making roles in their communities.
Key Outcomes:
- Leadership training workshops
- Public speaking skills
- Community organizing
- Advocacy training
Resource Access Advocacy
Supporting women and youths to access land, inputs, markets, and other resources often controlled by men.
Key Outcomes:
- Land rights education
- Market linkage support
- Input access programs
- Legal support referrals
Addressing Real Challenges
We tackle the specific barriers women and youths face with practical solutions
Limited land ownership
Advocacy for women's land rights and support for communal farming groups
Time constraints from caregiving
Flexible training schedules and on-site childcare during sessions
Low literacy levels
Visual and hands-on learning methods, peer education
Cultural barriers to leadership
Confidence building, role modeling, and community sensitization
Limited access to markets
Women's cooperatives for collective bargaining and market access
Lack of start-up capital
Linkages to microfinance, group savings, and equipment sharing
Women Leading Change
Stories of transformation from our gender empowerment program
Grace Atieno
Women's Group Leader
Lambwe Ward
Started as a trainee, now leads a 50-member women's cluster growing and selling soy beans. Her group generates over KES 1M+ annually.
Income increased by 400%
Phelister Adhiambo
Young Agricultural Entrepreneur
Gem Ward
Used skills from our training to establish a grains business. Now employs 8 women and supplies grains to 100+ households.
8 jobs created
John Manyaki
Community Organizer
Gwasi South
After leadership training, successfully advocated for women's access to community land for a shared farm. Now serves on the Ward Development Committee.
Political representation achieved