We conduct surveys to identify the most vulnerable families to prioritise, which tend to be households led by single, unemployed mothers. This is then followed by intense training sessions for our volunteers, local leaders, and inhabitants of the households we are trying to help. The family then grow tomatos and kale to eact and to sell.
The model has great potential to financially be self‐sustainable after the intial injection of fund, as detailed in how it works.
Kampala is the capital city of Uganda and over 60% of its population live in slums. The cost of living in urban slums is significantly higher than in rural areas. Individuals and families in trying to earn enough to survive are often forced to take up illegal work to supplement their income, and even then, can rarely afford a nutritious diet or send their children to schools.
ABOUT US
WHAT WE DO
WHY WE DO IT
We found that most slum family’s single biggest source of spending is on food, and therefore would like to tackle that problem head on. Growing vegetables in containers is cheap, sustainable, and easily managed, and the families can both sell the produce for a good income and consume their own produce as part of a more balanced diet.
We envision a world in which all vulnerable urban households will have stable and respectable source of income and a source of healthy food, and we feel that starting from our local community is the best way start fulfilling this vision.