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Community Empowerment: Does Arabuko’s Training Initiative Really Change Lives?
In recent years, Arabuko Limited has been seeking to achieve impactful communal transformation, through a series of diverse trainings and empowerment programs. These initiatives have been implemented with the goal of improving the lives of the people in the community, and the resulting impact has been nothing short of remarkable. So far, we have been able to offer the training programs in five counties accross Kenya, ie; Machakos, Makueni, Kajiado, Kiambu and Nairobi.
From our observation, most local communities have long been faced a myriad of challenges, including poverty, lack of access to proper education on best agricultural practices, and limited economic opportunities. However, with the introduction of a wide range of trainings and empowerment programs, the community is experiencing a much-needed revitalization.
Through diverse training workshops and programs, we have seen a substantial increase in literacy rates and a greater emphasis on the importance of agriculture within local communities. Small time farmers have been able to leverage this knowledge to scale up their farming practices and agriculture based businesses. As a result, more youth are turning to sustainable agriculture as a source of livelihood, paving the way for a brighter future for surplus produce and in turn, communal growth.
In addition , our trainees(now qualified farmers and aggregators) have also benefited from training programs offered by Arabuko focused on improving economic opportunities. Small business and entrepreneurship workshops have given community members the skills and knowledge to start their own agriculture based businesses, leading to increased employment and economic growth. For instance the set up of our Aggregation Centre in Kajiado County has seen an increase in employment around the area as more people are needed to carry out tasks such as product delivery and manning the premises.
Through these programs, community members have gained valuable knowledge about safeguarding, measures for successful agricultural practices and more knowledge that was initially inaccessible to them. This has led to improved businesses and produce quality, in turn leadin to an increase in sales and profit turn over for most of our farmers and aggregators.
But perhaps the most impactful aspect of these trainings has been the overall empowerment of the community members as individuals. They have gained a sense of self-confidence and agency, leading to increased civic engagement and community involvement. Through this, Arabuko aggregators were able to form the YWAA(Young Women Aggregator Assosiation) with the intent of empowering women in agriculture. This ‘working together’ has been a driving force behind the positive changes , as members take ownership of their future and work together to bring about more reliable agricultural backbone to our country as a whole.
The success of these initiatives serves as a testament to the power of investing in human capital. By providing trainings and opportunities for personal and professional growth, we are able to effect positive change from within, leading to a more prosperous and thriving community and better chances at the successful implementation of sustainable agriculture.
In conclusion, we have seen profound impact resulting from the providence of our trainings and programs and hope to continue chnaging lives accross the country and eventually the globe. We hope you can join us in this initiative.
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