By Mansi Kotak | CEO & Co-Founder
Dear Donor,
Thank you so much for your continued support of our Climate Action Project!
In our last report, we had shared about our first official workshop with the students of Valley Academy. Since then, our team has conducted another 22 workshops with over 150 budding Climate Champions from four different schools in Kisumu County.
The students’ eagerness and willingness to learn about and act on Climate Change has continued to inspire us and fill us with hope that we can protect our planet, our only home.
Each student that has attended workshops with us has also been responsible for their individual seedlings and collective group seedlings that they have taken back to plant in their schools and communities. We're hoping to share so many updates from each school in the coming months.
Calvin’s Story
Say hello to our Young Climate Champion!
Calvin attended a Climate Action Workshops in the latter half of 2021 and received a plant which he promised to grow and take care of. After the workshop, we checked back on him at school and the plant didn’t seem to be doing too well and during a later follow up visit, it had almost died.
However, this young champ not only revived his plant back but also made a planter out of a plastic bottle and used scrap metal wire to turn it into a “hanging pot”. When we visited the school in January, he was so excited to share this update with us.
He is also inspiring his friends to do the same with their plants!
We couldn’t be happier and prouder! This is the kind of ripple effect we hope to create through our Climate Action Program which will hopefully inspire many more climate action champions like Calvin.
Harvest update from our Mini Botanical Garden
3kg of carrots in 90 days.
We are so thrilled to share this update in this new year. We had planted carrot seeds in a small part of our vegetable patch in late September. Recently, we were able to harvest 3kg of this beautiful vegetable. Why are we sharing this?
If we can achieve this in such a small space, imagine what we can achieve when we convert unused school land into beautiful shambas and community gardens. And for that, we need your continued support. Will you consider becoming a monthly patron of this program?
An Update from our COVID Relief work as of January 2022
Joshua, a beneficiary of the food packs said, “This program has been empowering those that have been a part of it. Not having food puts many of my community members at a disadvantage because children can’t learn with an empty stomach and we can’t go on about our day without food either.”
Like Joshua and his family, 1,340 families have received food packs that have made a big difference in their day to day lives. Additionally through this program, 407 at-risk teenage girls have each received a sanitary kit and a menstrual health & hygiene talk. 3,346 students have also received an education pack with textbooks relevant to their respective classes, an exercise book and stationery.
With rising inflation and food prices, many families continue to struggle in this time. Your donation can support a family of five people for two weeks. Check out our COVID Relief Project here
Recognition from GlobalGiving
Team RKF has been recognized by GlobalGiving yet again and we have received all six badges for 2022. We are grateful for your continued support and we hope to continue doing this work as long as it is needed.
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