EXCITING NEWS: BOLD IMPACT AFRICA was awarded the winner of the 2024 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) at a ceremony held at the US Embassy in Nairobi on 5th September 2024. BOLD IMPACT AFRICA will implement the project “Promoting Inclusive Farmer Livelihoods through the Adoption of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices and Technologies in Potato Production” in collaboration with Safe Haven run by Jacky Waiharo in Njoro, Nakuru County. The project will address the adverse effects of climate-induced challenges such as droughts, floods, and heatwaves, which have increasingly disrupted food production and livelihoods for smallholder farmers. The project will focus on building resilience and adapting to climate change through climate-smart practices like water retention technologies and drought-resistant crop varieties to ensure stable crop yields, reduced environmental impact, and increased farmer incomes.

The project will directly benefit smallholder farmers in Nakuru by promoting sustainable agricultural methods and technologies. The project emphasizes inclusivity, particularly the involvement of farmers with disabilities, who are often marginalized in climate-resilience initiatives.
The AEIF award is also in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Mandela Washington Fellowship where Jacky Waiharo and I are alumni of the program of the 2021 cohort.

We deeply appreciate the U.S. Department of State through the U.S. Embassy Nairobi for this great opportunity to drive change by addressing the challenges faced by the often marginalized disability community in Kenya