Self Help Africa is implementing an area based rural development programme at Gilgil in Kenya's Rift Valley Province, and a further programme, in conjunction with Baraka Agricultural College, at Kamara/Tenges, outside Molo.
Self Help Africa also works in partnership with Baraka College to support a beekeeping development and extension programme, which is strengthening beekeeping structures within Kenya, and supporting community groups and individual households to begin apiculture as a means of generating, and enhancing the family's income.
Self Help Africa began its work in Kenya in partnership with the Franciscan Brothers at Baraka Agricultural College, before branching out as an independent agency, implementing its own development programmes, designed to improve food and livelihood security for the country's rural poor.
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Despite having a booming capital in Nairobi, Kenya is a predominantly agricultural society, where many people have a low standards of living and limited access to social services.
Rapid population growth has put extreme pressure on the natural environment, while land tenture and ownership remain highly contentious issues. Famine conditions due to crop failure affected parts of the country as recently and 2005, while political unrest following national elections in late 2007 have presented new challenges.
Economy: Agriculture is the dominant economic sector in Kenya with over 80% of the population dependent on it for their livelihoods. The country also enjoys a booming tourist industry, although this is certain to have been affected by the recent civil unrest following the contested elections in late 2007.
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