When borders closed due to COVID-19 restrictions, trainers took another look at communities within Arusha City and saw existing groups that would benefit from and multiply ECHO knowledge. Youth committees, savings cooperatives, women's groups, and secondary schools learned about the nutrients available in perennial vegetables and the benefits of urban gardens.

“For me, this training has been an eye-opening experience. I am thankful that the training has come just right in time when we need it most,“ shared Mama Abdul from Arusha. 

Creating Future Incomes

Appropriate technology and creative capacity building have equipped innovators to solve problems in their own villages leading to the creation of ongoing small businesses and custom, innovative farm implements.

Healthy Hillsides Support Healthy Crops

Tree seedlings and contour ditches in hillsides are investments in a healthy future! The team in East Africa has helped farmers cooperatively dig thousands of meters of erosion control contours and planted more than 24,000 indigenous seedlings to conserve precious hillsides. These hills are at risk of severe erosion leading to decreased soil nutrients and agricultural loss.

The team in East Africa has helped farmers cooperatively dig thousands of meters of erosion control contours and planted more than 24,000 indigenous seedlings to conserve precious hillsides. These hills are at risk of severe erosion leading to decreased soil nutrients and agricultural loss.