Country of Residence
Kenya
Age
18
Project title
poultry project
Project Summary: Describe your project in one sentence
I came up with the idea of starting a poultry project at Legacy Boys Senior School through the ECO Club after realizing that poultry keeping could provide us with practical agricultural skills, a source of income, and an opportunity to promote environmental conservation.
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Project Category
My project is an existing project that I started
Project Stage
Established (We have regular weekly or monthly impact that we are reliably measuring)
Founding Story: What was the spark that led you to start your project? What was the "Aha!" moment that led you to get started and see the potential for this to succeed?
I started the poultry project because I wanted to find a practical way of using the opportunities and resources available at Legacy Boys Senior School to create something that could benefit other learners and the school community. As an ECO Club member, I became interested in agriculture and realized that poultry keeping could be more than just raising chickens. It could teach us practical skills, provide food, generate income, and support our environmental activities.
The Problem: What problem are you helping to solve? Why does it matter to you and your community?
Limited practical skills: Learners have few opportunities to gain hands-on experience in agriculture, entrepreneurship, leadership, and project management. Unused school resource: I noticed an unused poultry unit at Legacy Boys Senior School and saw an opportunity to turn it into a productive project. Limited income-generating activities: I started the project to create a sustainable source of income through the sale of eggs, which can support ECO Club activities and the growth of the project. Food production: The project provides eggs for consumption and creates an opportunity to contribute to food production within the school. Environmental conservation: Poultry manure can be used as organic fertilizer in the school vegetable garden, helping convert waste into a useful resource. Learner leadership: I identified the opportunity, proposed the idea, mobilized ECO Club members, and helped coordinate the project. Through my initiative, learners are gaining practical experience in responsibility, teamwork, leadership, and entrepreneurship. Long-term goal: I want the project to become a sustainable learner-led enterprise that continues benefiting Legacy Boys Senior School and inspires other learners to turn their ideas into practical solutions.
Your Solution: How are you solving this problem? Share your specific solution.
Created practical learning opportunities: The project has enabled learners to gain hands-on skills in poultry keeping, feeding, cleaning, record keeping, teamwork, leadership, and entrepreneurship. Put an unused facility to productive use: The previously unused poultry unit has been cleaned, disinfected, and converted into a functional poultry facility. Created an income-generating opportunity: The chickens are producing eggs that can be sold to generate income for supporting ECO Club activities and sustaining the project. Improved food production: The project provides eggs that can contribute to the school’s food supply while creating potential for increased production as the flock grows. Supported environmental conservation: Poultry manure can be used as organic fertilizer in the school vegetable garden, helping reduce waste and improve soil fertility. Strengthened learner leadership: As the learner who initiated the idea, I have involved other ECO Club members in managing the project, giving them opportunities to take responsibility and develop leadership skills. Promoted self-reliance: The project has shown learners that they can identify opportunities within their school, develop solutions, and create productive activities rather than relying entirely on external support.
Impact: How has your project created impact / made a difference so far? Or, if at an early stage, what will impact look like?
My poultry project has started making a difference at Legacy Boys Senior School by turning an unused poultry unit into a productive learning and income-generating space. As the learner who introduced the idea, I have involved ECO Club members in caring for the chickens, giving them practical experience in poultry management, teamwork, responsibility, leadership, and entrepreneurship. So far, the project has established a flock of 30 chickens, involving ECO Club members in daily feeding, cleaning, watering, health monitoring, and record keeping. The project is also creating an opportunity to produce eggs for consumption and sale, with income expected to support ECO Club activities and the continued growth of the project. The project has also created an environmental benefit by providing poultry manure that can be used as organic fertilizer in our school vegetable garden. This helps us turn waste into a useful resource and connect poultry keeping with food production and environmental conservation. Beyond the numbers, the biggest impact is the change in mindset among learners. My experience has shown that a learner can identify an unused resource, develop an idea, mobilize others, and turn it into a practical solution. I hope the project will continue growing, reach more learners, generate sustainable income, and inspire other young people to develop solutions.
Your Innovation: What is different about your project compared to other programs or solutions already out there? How is your project new or innovative?
My poultry project has created impact at Legacy Boys Senior School by turning an unused poultry unit into a productive space for learning, food production and income generation. As the learner who introduced the idea, I have helped mobilize ECO Club members to take part in caring for the chickens. So far, we have established a flock of 30 chickens. ECO Club members participate in feeding, providing water, cleaning the poultry unit, monitoring the birds and collecting eggs. This has given learners practical skills in poultry management, teamwork, responsibility, leadership and entrepreneurship. The project is also creating an opportunity to generate income through the sale of surplus eggs. The income will help support ECO Club activities and contribute to the sustainability and growth of the project. The eggs can also contribute to food production within the school. The project has an environmental impact because poultry manure can be used as organic fertilizer in our vegetable garden, turning waste into a useful resource and supporting sustainable food production. Most importantly, the project has shown learners that we can identify opportunities, develop our own ideas and turn them into practical solutions. I hope to grow the flock, involve more learners, increase egg production and make the project a sustainable learner-led enterprise that benefits Legacy Boys Senior School and inspires other young people.
How many people are on your team?
30
Your team: What role(s) do your team members play? How do you share leadership with them?
My team consists of ECO Club members at Legacy Boys Senior School. I introduced the poultry project idea and coordinate the team, while members share responsibilities for feeding the chickens, providing water, cleaning the poultry unit, monitoring their health and collecting eggs. We work together through a duty schedule, share ideas, and make decisions as a team. I encourage every member to take responsibility and contribute to the success of the project.
What’s Next: What are the next steps you plan to take to grow or strengthen your project over the next year? If your project is still in the idea stage, describe the steps you will take over the next three months to launch or begin developing it.
Over the next year, I plan to strengthen and expand the poultry project at Legacy Boys Senior School. My first priority will be to improve the health and productivity of our current flock of 30 chickens through proper feeding, hygiene, disease prevention, regular monitoring and accurate record keeping. I plan to gradually increase the number of chickens so that we can produce more eggs and generate more income. I will work with ECO Club members and the school administration to develop a clear budget and reinvest income from egg sales into feed, poultry equipment, and expansion of the poultry unit. I will also strengthen the learners’ involvement by assigning clear responsibilities and providing opportunities for more ECO Club members to learn poultry management, entrepreneurship, leadership and financial management. Another important step will be linking the poultry project with our school vegetable garden. We will collect and use poultry manure as organic fertilizer, creating a cycle where poultry production supports crop production and reduces waste. I also hope to seek support and guidance from agricultural experts, local poultry farmers, and potential partners who can provide technical knowledge, training, or resources. My long-term goal is to grow the project into a sustainable learner-led enterprise that generates income, supports environmental activities.
How do you encourage other people to join your project or learn about the problem you’re working on? If you have a new idea, tell us how you will do this in the future.
I encourage other learners to join my project by sharing the idea with ECO Club members and involving them directly in the daily management of the poultry project. So far, the project has engaged ECO Club members, who participate in feeding the chickens, providing water, cleaning the poultry unit, monitoring the birds, collecting eggs, and keeping records. I also encourage participation by giving members specific responsibilities through a duty schedule. This allows everyone to contribute, learn practical poultry-keeping skills, and develop leadership, teamwork, responsibility, and entrepreneurship skills. I share what we learn from the project with other learners and encourage them to see poultry farming as a practical way of addressing food production, income generation, and environmental challenges. I also demonstrate how poultry manure can be used in the school vegetable garden, showing the connection between poultry keeping and environmental conservation. As the learner who introduced the project, I lead by example and encourage others to contribute ideas rather than simply following instructions. In the future, I plan to involve more learners through ECO Club activities, practical demonstrations, peer learning, and awareness sessions. I also hope to share our experiences with the wider school community also.
