Most of my time in Mombasa was spent in the field, touring projects of the Aga Khan Foundation’s Coastal Rural Support 
Programme (CRSP). 4 villages. 4 projects. Impact: immeasurable. Getting to these communities was a feat in itself. Hours on bumpy, winding, dirt roads – and in many cases, hiking through untamed fields – to reach completely rural villages with no running water or sustainable sources of energy. Villages completely isolated from the rest of humanity – and yet, thriving through the support of CRSP. CRSP assisted one community in using innovative irrigation techniques to harvest their crops, enabling them to enter the local cash crop market system. A farmer in another village experimented with cross-breeding different species of goats, creating a hybrid offspring with significantly greater value in the market. A neighbouring community initiated an agroforestry project yielding eucalyptus trees, the trunks of which can be sold and used to construct power lines. CRSP has made a tremendous impact on the 190 Kenyan villages it works in, empowering communities to develop strategies to, quite literally, dig their way out of poverty. It was beyond incredible to see their work in action.
via Sabrina Natasha Premji’s Blog
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