In partnership with community health workers and nutrition officers, Kibmist implemented a kitchen garden programme targeting 180 households across 12 communities.
The programme included:
- •Training on establishing and maintaining kitchen gardens
- •Distribution of vegetable seeds and organic inputs
- •Nutrition education and dietary diversity awareness
- •Cooking demonstrations using locally grown vegetables
- •Integration of vermiliquid fertilizer in garden management
Households received ongoing technical support to maintain their gardens. The programme specifically targeted households with children under 5 and pregnant/lactating mothers.
Outcomes:
- •180 households established kitchen gardens
- •Average of 8 vegetable varieties grown per household
- •60% of beneficiaries reported improved dietary diversity
- •Organic waste from kitchens channeled into vermicomposting
- •12 community nutrition champions trained
