Ustawi – Become the solution!

Ustawi, Kiswahili word for Prosperity, is an initiative that is formed out of the conviction that for Kenya to achieve food security, we all must take a long term approach. In the past decade, unpredictable weather patterns have caused the rains to fail and when they came, they were too inadequate to support the growth of crops to feed Kenyans.

The initiative has been designed to rally all of us to support communities all
over the country to achieve food security.

This is being done by empowering them to use new agricultural methods such as Greenhouse farming and drip irrigation among others.

Also, the communities are being encouraged to grow more drought resistant crops that people depended on in times of hardship in the old days. These include cassava, millet, sorghum and potatoes.

The Ustawi initiative is driven by three core values:

1. That this a problem to everyone in Kenya regardless of your status; we all must participate
2. That every human being has a right to food – regardless of their station in life
3. That together, we can achieve food security.

Together, we can achieve food security.

You too can

be a part of this initiative

How you can participate:

• Start working together with the people around you and grow some
food. Whether it be in your shamba or in your backyard, every
plant, every crop counts
• You can contribute a little money to enable communities to grow
more food

• 500 shillings will buy a season’s seeds
• 5,000 shillings will buy a water tank to help a community store water
• 8,000 shillings will buy a KickStart pump that will enable farmers to easily get water from the water source to the crops
• 10, 000 will buy a 500m long drip irrigation system
• 10,000 will buy inputs for one season
• 140,000 shillings will buy a full farmers kit for a community.

A farmers kit from AMIRAN Kenya includes:-

• two types of seeds for a full season
• fertilizer for a full season
• a 600 litre water tank
• a full drip irrigation system
• a green house
• and more

You just have to start with what you can.

Haba na haba hujaza kibaba.

Just 100 shillings a month will go a long way in helping.

COME TOGETHER

Jobo Club

Mobilise at least 10 colleagues at your work place and you all can
contribute 100 shillings a month or more to enable a community to have
enough seeds to plant in 5 acres for a season.

Chamaa CSR

You and your chamaa (investment club) could easily adopt a community,
raise Kshs. 140,000 and adopt one community. You shall be welcome
to join the community that you have adopted as they go through their
journey to food security.

Companies too  can be a part of the Ustawi initiative…

by contributing in cash and kind to food security. These are the levels in which we invite companies to contribute to the Ustawi initiative:

Nambawani (Kiswahili for Ultimate Leader)

• Direct cash of at least Kshs. 5 Million towards 30 communities
• Adopt a community of 1,000 people
• Develop an Ustawi product line promotion that contributes a
small amount to the Ustawi campaign.
• Enables staff to contribute Kshs. 100 per month for 12 months
Amiri (Kiswahili for leader)
• Direct cash contributions of at least Kshs. 2.5 Million towards
15 communities
• Adopt a community of 500 people
• Develop an Ustawi product line promotion that contributes a
small amount to the Ustawi campaign.
• Enables staff to contribute Kshs. 100 per month for 12 months

Jemedari (Kiswahili for commander)

• Direct cash contributions of at least Kshs. 1 Million towards 6
communities
• Develop an Ustawi product line promotion that contributes a
small amount to the Ustawi campaign.
• Enables staff to contribute Kshs. 100 per month for 12 months
Mchuuzi (Kiswahili for trader)
• Direct cash of at least Kshs. 500,000 towards 2 communities
• Develop an Ustawi product line promotion that contributes a
small amount to the Ustawi campaign.
• Enables staff to contribute Kshs. 100 per month for 12 months
Mkulima (Kiswahili for farmer)
• Direct sponsorship of a farmers’ kit costing Kshs. 140,000
towards one community
• Develop an Ustawi product line promotion that contributes a
small amount to the Ustawi campaign.
• Payroll contributions where staff members of a company can
contribute at least Kshs. 100 per month for 12 months

Mchuuzi (Kiswahili for trader)

• Direct cash of at least Kshs. 500,000 towards 2 communities
• Develop an Ustawi product line promotion that contributes a
small amount to the Ustawi campaign.
• Enables staff to contribute Kshs. 100 per month for 12 months

Mkulima (Kiswahili for farmer)

• Direct sponsorship of a farmers’ kit costing Kshs. 140,000
towards one community
• Develop an Ustawi product line promotion that contributes a
small amount to the Ustawi campaign.
• Payroll contributions where staff members of a company can
contribute at least Kshs. 100 per month for 12 months

Download the contribution form, fill it in and  mail it to:

Kenya Community Development Foundation

P.O Box 10501, 00100

Nairobi,  Kenya

Corner of Pamba/ Chai Road, Pangani

or email

info@kcdfoundation.org