Shamba Maisha

Shamba Maisha
We are testing an agriculture and finance intervention to improve the health and well-being of families living within communities affected by HIV in Western Kenya
What is the intervention?
‘MoneyMakerMax’ Treadle Pump, a low-cost micro-irrigation water pump, which enabled farmers to irrigate their crops year-round, avoiding dependence on seasonal rainfall thus capitalizing on higher crop prices in the marketplace
What is the intervention?
Training on sustainable farming practices and financial management delivered to groups of participants in eight didactic and practical demonstration sessions
What is the intervention? 
Loan program of vouchers (worth $175 USD) to purchase the irrigation pump, seeds, fertilizers, and other farming implements

What is Shamba Maisha?

Shamba Maisha (which means "Farm Life" in Kiswahili) is an agricultural livelihood that aims to improve food security, health, and nutrition through sustainable farming and climate-adaptive tools. 

Our team

Our team is led by transdisciplinary team made up of researchers, physicians, engineers, farmers, statisticians, nutritionists, economists, educators, and social scientists from Kenya, Canada, and the US working to develop and test new approaches to improve health and empower communities affected by HIV in rural Kenya.