Lift Up Africa has been privilege to work with Africa Heart on several projects. Through this collaboration 10 greenhouses in 3 districts of Western Kenya have been successfully implemented. This project increases food security and gives farmers a valuable product to sell at local markets, making them more self-sufficient.

Community and Staff enjoying breaking ground!

Guardians from Gucha district's Kids for School program, along with Evans Masese and Isaac Mzee from HEART, and Larry Donahoo from LUA, celebrated as the first of these greenhouses was erected on Friday, October 8th 2010.

Local people passing by stopped and stared at this marvelous development that would allow local farmers to grow and sell vegetables all year long. Kids for School (KFS), a grassroots organization in the Gucha district, had partnered with LUA and HEART to provide land, materials, oversight and on-the-ground labor for the greenhouse project. In order to meet LUA and HEART's sustainability requirements, KFS had taken the initiative to dig a well at the project site, creating a reliable source of water for their future plants so that the greenhouse would continue to benefit society in the long-term.

KFS guardians are overflowing with joy and gratefulness as the fruit of their innovation and hard work stand before their eyes, sparking a spontaneous song and dance in praise of LUA and HEART.

This truly collaborative project could not have been undertaken without the unwavering commitment and enthusiasm of the local community. All the parties exchanged words of thanks and congratulation due to the project.

These tomatoes grew and sold for over 40,000 shillings at market!

With the appropriate training from greenhouse provider "Amiran", KFS and community members will be fully equipped to maintain the greenhouse, and to reap the fullness of the benefits that it can provide. LUA and HEART will work with community groups to expand the project into 7 districts in Kenya in the near future.

Enjoying the harvest!

Thanks to the support of the Segal Foundation another round of Greenhouses have gone up in 4 more communities!