When one woman learns how to restore her soil, grow nutritious vegetables, and increase her income, something extraordinary happens.
She doesn’t keep it to herself. She shares her knowledge, her improved food security with family, friends, and neighbors.
On March 8th we celebrated International Women’s Day, and 2026 has been named the International Year of the Woman Farmer, recognizing the significant role women play in farming worldwide.
SANGO-Kenya recognizes women’s — and women farmers’ — contributions every day as we see the growth and empowerment of the 800 women farmers in the program, the progress they make despite enormous barriers to land, financing, and training. the food and nutrition security training and in-field support.
Because of you, these women are not just surviving those barriers — they are overcoming them.
“SANI-Kenya gave me practical skills that I apply to my farm. My productivity has improved, and I never lack food for my household and the people within my compound. Thank you, SANI-Kenya* team.”
*SANGO-Kenya operates as SANI-Kenya in Kenya
Training women in sustainable agriculture, nutrition, and livelihood development is at the heart of SANGO-Kenya. What inspires us most is not just how eagerly the women learn — but how faithfully they practice what they learn.
The results are visible everywhere: Higher crop yields, healthier vegetables, larger poultry flocks.
These changes now nourish approximately 5,000 family members — the farmers, their children, husbands, and grandparents — strengthening entire communities.
But something even more powerful is happening.
When Franck Junior, one of our Field Officers, recently visited some of our latest graduates, he expected to see the farmers continuing what they learned: maintaining their farms, growing vegetables.
Instead, he saw transformation.
“Their farms are improved. Their vegetables look very healthy. They are all raising cassava and adding higher-value vegetables such as onions and basil.”
One of our recent graduates told him:
“Through SANI-Kenya, I discovered my potential. The training not only transformed my farm but also transformed me. I now lead with confidence, apply modern practices, and proudly mentor other farmers in Kit Mikayi to improve their livelihoods.”
This is sustainability, scalability.
In just the past two months, some of our recent alumni told us they have begun more actively training their friends and family. Already, they have trained more than 120 farmers — teaching composting, vegetable planting, and building multi-story gardens. They are training their family members, the women in their church, and members of their savings groups. They are eager to share what they have learned so others can also benefit.
Even in Amboseli, where farmers are just beginning to learn to farm, they are already seeing the benefits and have begun sharing what they have learned with others in the community.
The 2026 International Women’s Day theme is “Give to Gain” — celebrating women who share their knowledge to uplift others.
We can think of no better example than the women of SANGO-Kenya. They give knowledge. They give encouragement. They give leadership. And entire communities gain.
Your support has made all of this possible. None of us can ever thank you enough.
As we celebrate International Women’s Day and the International Year of the Woman Farmer, please consider making a special gift in honor of the 800 women who give so generously of themselves.
With deep gratitude,
The SANGO-Kenya Farmers, Winnie, Evance, Peter, Franck, Wilfred, Connie, and Kit
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