About Us

Dr. Craig Cohen and Rachel Burger visiting a farmer and his family
Research Assistants participating in a team building exercise
Research Assistants learning to ride motorcycles to conduct home visits
Research Assistants - Geoffrey, Sylvia, and Benford

The Shamba Maisha is led by researchers from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), Kenya Medical Research Center (KEMRI), University of Connecticut (U Conn), Northwestern UniversityUniversity of South Carolina (USC), University of North Carolina (UNC), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Boston Children’s Hospital.  We are collaborating with KickStart InternationalEquity Bank Limited,  and the Kenyan Ministry of Health. We receive support from Family AIDS Care an Education Services.  In addition, we collaborate with the UC Global Health Institute (UCGHI)