Help Us delivers regenerative agriculture training to schools and farmers across Kisumu East
Maisha Agroforestry & Regenerative Agriculture Center
Help us build a hub-and-spoke model that delivers regenerative agriculture training to schools and farmers across Kisumu East.Provide reliable school meals directly from our agroforestry farm to improve student learning outcomes.Equip youth with certified vocational training in agribusiness and agroforestry aligned with national standards. Launch large-scale initiatives, like the Million Tree Moringa Campaign, to combat malnutrition and restore landscapes. Advance community resilience through enterprise, aquaculture, poultry, and moringa-based nutrition products.
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The Problem
In Kisumu, the third largest city in Kenya, 60% of the population lives in impoverished communities. In Kenya, 20.9% of the population lives in ‘absolute poverty’ – in Kisumu, that number is three times higher. Malnutrition undermines student learning, with children unable to concentrate in class due to hunger. Farmers lack access to climate-resilient agricultural training, leaving communities dependent on external food aid. Rural schools have limited infrastructure to support circular, sustainable food systems.
Our Objectives
Our objectives is to build a hub-and-spoke model that delivers regenerative agriculture training to schools and farmers across Kisumu East. We provide reliable school meals directly from our agroforestry farm to improve student learning outcomes. We equip youth with certified vocational training in agribusiness and agroforestry aligned with national standards.
We are launching large-scale initiatives, like the Million Tree Moringa Campaign, to combat malnutrition and restore landscapes. We want to advance community resilience through enterprise, aquaculture, poultry, and moringa-based nutrition products.
One Million Tree Campaign
In 2025, Maisha launched its most ambitious environmental and nutritional initiative to date: the One Million Tree Campaign, made possible by a donation of 10 million moringa seeds from Nicaragua. This campaign aims to transform landscapes and livelihoods across Western and Northern Kenya. In partnership with local municipalities, we are identifying community-based plots near existing or potential processing facilities to ensure both cultivation and production remain locally grounded.
In 2026, Maisha will continue to scale moringa integration across its pillars:
Health: incorporating moringa into school meals and clinic nutrition
Empowerment: launching cooperative microenterprises for seed oil and leaf powder
Infrastructure: converting local facilities into processing centers for value-added production
The moringa initiative reflects our belief in sustainable solutions that empower communities from the ground up—starting with a seed and growing into systems that nourish, educate, and transform.
Our Top Priorities
Education
The Maisha Vocational Career Tech Center launched in June 2025, offering certified agribusiness training under Kenya’s NITA standards.
Health
As of Late September 2025, 2,300 fresh meals are produced weekly on campus, directly benefiting students and improving classroom performance.
Empowerment
Over a dozen community members were employed at the Agroforestry Training Center in 2025, each receiving technical training.
Infrastructure
Tripled cultivated land area in 2025 to support school meals and training.
Missions and Study Abroad
Rooted in the vision of empowering communities to break the cycle of poverty and hunger.
Our Five Pillars
Education
- The Maisha Vocational Career Tech Center launched in June 2025, offering certified agribusiness training under Kenya’s NITA standards.
- Every graduate receives hands-on training in moringa cultivation and 2 kg of moringa seed to start household-level gardens.
- Maisha Academy published the first edition of Thinking Like a Scientist: The Magical Moringa Tree, planning on reaching 10,000 students across our network with books, posters, activity guides, and teacher training.
- Future editions will expand to additional agroforestry themes, aligned with Kenya’s Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).
Health
- As of Late September 2025, 2,300 fresh meals are produced weekly on campus, directly benefiting students and improving classroom performance. See the timeline below
- January 2025– 0 meals
- August– 600 meals
- Late September– 2,300 meals
- Through the MalaPac Meals Program, over 10,000 students in Kisumu East and Turkana receive daily meals, reducing hunger and dropout rates.
- Next phase: introducing tilapia aquaculture and poultry systems to provide diversified, protein-rich diets through closed-loop farming.
- Long-term: expanding moringa-based wellness products to enhance nutrition at the household and community levels.
Empowerment
- Over a dozen community members were employed at the Agroforestry Training Center in 2025, each receiving technical training.
- New Microfinance Program launched to support graduate entrepreneurship and alumni-led agribusiness.
- Vocational training builds self-reliance by equipping youth with practical agronomic and business skills.
- The Million Tree Moringa Campaign distributes seeds and promotes cultivation tied to local processing facilities, transforming livelihoods across Western and Northern Kenya.
Infrastructure
- Tripled cultivated land area in 2025 to support school meals and training.
Installed rainwater harvesting and achieved year-round irrigation capacity. - Planned infrastructure expansion: aquaculture ponds, poultry houses, and post-harvest storage facilities to stabilize supply chains.
- Hub-and-spoke school farms network ensures scalable impact across 18 partner schools, with the capacity to replicate in new regions.
Missions and Study Abroad
Beginning in 2026, Maisha is expanding its mission programming to include formal university study abroad and internship opportunities. These programs will provide students with direct, field-based experience in agriculture development, nutrition access, and health education in Kisumu County, Kenya. Our goal is to serve as a living learning laboratory for students while strengthening ties between global universities and Kenyan communities.
- Rooted in the vision of empowering communities to break the cycle of poverty and hunger.
- We believe in transformation through action: training farmers, feeding children, and creating resilient systems of hope.
- Partnerships with international donors, U.S. universities, and local municipalities amplify our reach and sustainability.
- Volunteers and mission partners support implementation through on-site projects, technical expertise, and long-term collaboration.
Our Team
Beatrice Williamson –
Agroforesty Center, Co-Founder
Executive Director, The Maisha Project
Co-Founder, 20+ years leading education and health projects
Grew up in rural Kenya, lived these challenges firsthand
Jacob Breit – Agroforesty Center, Co-Founder
Director of Development, The Maisha Project
Leads fundraising, strategy, and global partnerships
Experienced in scaling non-profits and sustainable systems
Evans Ochogo – Director, Agroforestry Center
Agroforestry specialist, regenerative systems design
Experienced smallholder trainer and curriculum developer
Andronico Otieno – Teaching Faculty, Vocational Training Center
Certified agribusiness trainer, NITA-accredited
Leanne Roth – Primary & Secondary Education Consultant
Experienced school systems advisor, curriculum design
Jacobo Argüello – Moringa & International Sales Consultant
Expert in moringa cultivation and value-added exports
Millicent Adoo – Assistant Manager, Agroforestry Center
Background in agronomy and farm operations
Passionate about youth engagement in agriculture
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