Fridah, recently widowed, rents a corrugated metal shelter to make a home for her teenage twin sons, her daughter, and her four-year-old grandson. They have no running water and must share a toilet with their neighbours. Fridah used to wake each morning knowing that if she didn’t earn money that day her family would go hungry that night.
Fridah joined the ‘Imarisha Kilimo’ project run by Christian Aid’s partner, Beacon of Hope. They provided her with tools and seeds, and trained her in vertical planting and ways of growing without soil. Now, tucked away at the end of a concrete alley, you can find Fridah’s lush, plant-packed urban farm. She is growing kale, tomatoes and indigenous vegetables that her family can eat and that she can sell at market to provide an income.
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