Age
12
Country of Residence
Kenya
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?
Spark that made me start a project is to. Solve food insecurity in underserved schools and the community whereby learners can not afford the 40 Kenyan Shillings to pay for their meals. My aim is to teach these learners through gardening activities despite space limitations Through creativity and innovations.
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.
Am encouraging people to join my project my doing campaigns about climate actions to protect our environment ( creating awareness) and facilitating climate lessons to the learners and the community.
How many people are on your team?
25
Impact: How has your project created impact / made a difference so far? Or, if at an early stage, what will impact look like?
It's at it's early age. This projects will be extended to homesteads hence most of the parents will be able to get food and feed the learners without struggling.
Project Category
My project is a brand new / emerging idea
Project Stage
Pilot-Stage (We’ve tried an activity or two)
Project Summary: Describe your project in one sentence
My project is addressing food insecurity in underserved schools whereby learners are enlightened on how to make their own food through gardening.
Project title
Zero hunger Initiative
The Problem: What problem are you helping to solve? Why does it matter to you and your community?
Food insecurity. It matters because learners are are not taught how to be given food but how get and this will help them thrive in 21st Century.
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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.
We've launched our ideas, sessions have began that are ongoing. By mid October,we will begin hands on activities,piloting, gathering necessary resources, maintenance by doing gardening activities. By January next year,our project will be ready for show casing and pitching. I will partner with the learners, parents, school ,CAVU and Teach For Kenya Organisation to develop it more.
Your Innovation: What is different about your project compared to other programs or solutions already out there? How is your project new or innovative?
It's different with other projects because,we will not buy seedlings for gardening but get the suckers that will sprout to seedlings hence vegetables.
Your Solution: How are you solving this problem? Share your specific solution.
Am solving the problem by doing gardening activities by using locally available materials like used tires and plastic for inventory gardens.
Your team: What role(s) do your team members play? How do you share leadership with them?
We have student leadership structure. Chairman,vice chairman,treasurer, secretary, departmental head and members who have different leadership roles for the project yet to be implemented.
