Ongoing Projects
Slow Food Kenya works in collaboration with development partners, to ensure that interventions are community-led, culturally rooted, and designed for long-term impact contributing to healthier people, a healthier environment, and fairer food systems.
TerraFund for AFR100 Landscapes Restoration
The Women and Youth-Led Initiative for Restoration of Mau Forest Ecosystem is a 6-year project launched in 2024 and funded by TerraFund for AFR100. The project aims to restore 100 hectares of degraded land in Kitiro Sub-location, Nakuru County, by growing 50,000 agroforestry trees on farms and in schools.
The initiative places women and youth at the center of climate action by:
- Training 380 farmers (60% women and 40% youth) on agroforestry as an agroecology-based solution.
- Establishing a community tree nursery to ensure access to quality seedlings and create local job opportunities.
- Enhancing nutrition, income, and biodiversity through the promotion of indigenous and climate-resilient tree species.
- Implementing robust monitoring systems using geospatial data to track impact and inform continuous improvement.
By combining ecosystem restoration with community empowerment, this project contributes to climate resilience, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable livelihoods.
Foster Agro-ecological Food Systems in Kenya
Foster Agro-ecological food systems in Kenya by enhancing healthy food production, market access and consumption supported by Biovision Foundation
This project promotes agroecology and sustainable food systems by working with schools, farming communities, earth markets, and the cooks’ alliance to improve nutrition, livelihoods, and biodiversity in Kenya. Through the establishment of school and community gardens, training in agroecological practices, strengthening of community seedbanks, and creation of direct market linkages via earth markets, the initiative empowers farmers, youth, women, and consumers to embrace Good, Clean, and Fair food. The cooks’ alliance further enhances consumer awareness by promoting indigenous and local foods through culinary innovation, while advocacy efforts engage policymakers to integrate agroecology into county and national agendas. Together, these interventions improve food security, build resilience, and lay the foundation for sustainable, community-driven food systems.
Food for Change: Empowering Young Women in East Africa
Food for Change: Empowering Young Women in East Africa supported by Start Small
Slow Food’s Food for Change project is a gender-sensitive initiative in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania that empowers teenage girls and young women to become leaders in food and farming communities. Through Slow Food Academies and strengthened community learning centres, participants gain skills in agroecological practices, nutrition, and small business development, while also fostering healthier diets and sustainable livelihoods. By addressing persistent challenges such as malnutrition, poverty, and gender inequality, the project aims to improve access to nutritious food, increase income opportunities, and strengthen women’s representation in decision-making. Ultimately, Food for Change seeks to build resilient communities where young women are recognized as key agents of social change and champions of good, clean, and fair food systems.
Farmer-Led Agroecology Research Hubs
Farmer-Led Agroecology Research Hubs and Solidarity Schemes for Climate Resilience and Food System Transformation Supported by Agroecology Fund
This project seeks to advance agroecology as a transformative solution for Kenya’s food systems by generating credible evidence, strengthening advocacy, and influencing policy. It will build strong partnerships among farmers, researchers, civil society, and climate actors to promote integrated responses to food and climate challenges. Through strategic communication and policy engagement, the project will amplify agroecology’s role in climate resilience, ecosystem restoration, and sustainable livelihoods, while supporting its institutionalization at county and national levels.
IFAD Small Grant on Market Access
The 2025–2026 Market Access Project, implemented by Slow Food Kenya and SFIPsN with support from IFAD, seeks to empower approximately 700 indigenous youth and women producers; including 340 from the Ogiek, Maasai, Sengwer, and Endorois communities in Kenya by strengthening their access to local and regional markets. Through the establishment and reinforcement of Earth Markets, creation of Slow Food Farms, training in agroecology, value addition, and marketing, as well as targeted media campaigns, the project will promote indigenous agroecological products while safeguarding traditional knowledge and biodiversity. By linking producers directly with consumers and strengthening trust through the Slow Food Participatory Guarantee System (PGS), the initiative will enhance livelihoods, preserve cultural heritage, and increase the visibility and market value of indigenous foods.
AGROS
AGROS – Green Agriculture: Resources, Opportunities, Sustainability supported by Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo (AICS) and COL’OR
This a collaborative initiative that promotes sustainable agriculture and food security through agroecological practices, biodiversity conservation, and digital go-to-market strategies. The project empowers farmers with practical training on agroecology, efficient water management, and modern agricultural technologies, while also strengthening cooperatives, seedbanks, and community gardens. By improving market access through Digital Earth Markets and participatory sustainability certifications, AGROS ensures that smallholder farmers, women, youth, and persons with disabilities can benefit from fair, inclusive, and resilient food systems.
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