Gatagani was a very dry barren area, when we first visited here in 2006, with little rains and famine a huge problem. We visited the school, and witnessed the poverty among the community. To our amazement the River Tana ran alongside this area, and yet the people had no water to drink, and no food to eat. An opportunity arose for the SCKP to purchase some land, and in December 2011 we set up a two acre training farm. We have employed LIEP (Living Environment Program) to run the farm, and train the locals in the best farming methods for the area, and to date the food that has been harvested has been amazing. A small water pump was put in place, pumping water onto the farm. It is our hope and prayer that we will be able to develop the farm, and grow, providing food for the whole community and further afield.
Gatagani Farm
We have been hit with one disaster after another over the
yeit work and have the desire to support the elderly in the area
and those in need. We have recently increased our
goats, and introduced Chickens into the farm and they are
doing well.
This new petrol pump has been installed in the Gatagani SONshine farm, and a new pump house has been built. It is costly to run, and ideally we want to invest in a solar water pump.
This local has worked on the farm, and has earned a new Solar SUNKING Mobile light with phone charging capacity. She is so delighted with because it is going to improve her quality of life, and help her children with their studies.
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will help provide work for the
community and this will
subsequently improve their
lifestyle and help provide a
better quality of life.
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The Local community helping to prepare cowpeas.
A Growing Community
LATEST HARVEST - JAN 2016
Despite the heavy rains and floods early December, January's harvest has been good: cowpeas, green grams and other crops and herbs. The above shows some of the crops.