Enkishon Farm

As a non-profit organization, we understand that ensuring self-sustenance plays a great role in securing our continuity. As such, we came up with several income generating projects at our local farm to help with this cause. Overall, MWV believes that our income generating projects at the farm will not only provide food for the girls at the Safe House, but also generate enough income to support important operations at the rescue centre.

Farm Updates

Since 2012 we have been growing food to try and provide something for the girls at the safehouse through a local initiative. In 2014 with support from donors we were able to purchase the first cows to provide milk for the girls. Since then through support from various donors we have been able to increase the number to 13 cows and 5 calves. In 2018 through African Children’s Haven we received a donation of a tractor and some farm machinery with the help of the Moody Methodist permanent Endowment fund. In 2019 with the support of some friends from Halifax we were able to build a bio-gas plant and a kitchen. The bio-gas is now fully functional. The cooking in the farm is now done through environmentally friendly bio-gas.

Dairy Farm Unit

This year we received a donation of five cows from Kenya’s first lady, Margaret Gakuo Kenyatta. We also received donations to buy three more cows from donors outside Kenya. We now have 13 cows at the farm. Thank you to Margaret Gakuo Kenyatta and our other generous donors who have helped our herd grow.

Chicken Project

Our chicken project has proved to be the most profitable of all the income generating projects. Currently, we have 128 chicks, and 70 mature hens that produce eggs sold at our local markets. The eggs produced also supplement the girls’ diet at the Safe House, and the excess is sold to generate income used to buy basic necessities for the girls.

Other Projects

With the help of our friends and supporters, we now have 10 pigs, 60 rabbits, 4 beehives and 1200 fingerlings in our fish pond. We also recently purchased 3 ducks for our budding duck project, and built a farm manager’s house with the help of the Mission Direct Team. Our vegetable farm is also doing much better than before. We have just finished finished planting sukuma wiki (kale), spinach, carrots and onions in preparation for the rainy season.

MWV is very grateful to our friends and well-wishers for supporting our farm projects. We know full well that we would not have made it this far without your help. Asante Sana!