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Faces of change

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Training women on the construction and use of ponds for water harvesting and micro-drip irrigation for kitchen gardening in Koussanar village, 28 June 2025.

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WILSON MAINA - AVENIR Project water management training.

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WILSON MAINA - AVENIR Project water management training.

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In the hot and dry climate of Tambacounda, Senegal and with expensive smart irrigation systems, AVENIR project introduced, small, lined ponds for water harvesting and micro-drip irrigation for kitchen gardens. This will enable these small-scale women farmers access to a more affordable smart irrigation systems for their daily supply of nutritious fruits and vegetables.

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Peer-to-peer training of women and youth on the construction and use of micro-drip irrigation for kitchen gardening in Koussanar village, Senegal on 28th July 2025.

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WILSON MAINA - AVENIR Project water resources management training.

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WILSON MAINA - AVENIR Project water resources management training.

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Drip irrigation is expensive for most small-scale farmers. However, the micro-drip irrigation system enables these women to utilize a smaller and more affordable version for their kitchen gardens enhancing their daily diets of nutritious fruits and vegetables using little water in a harsh climate.

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Supporting PABRA

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Farmer in Goudiry, Tambacounda (Senegal, 2024) learning mulching for home gardens under AVENIR project; boosting resilience to harsh heat through climate-smart soil and water practices.

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Greening the plate amidst biting dryness of the Sahel

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Tractor-Supported Climate-Smart Agriculture for African Smallholder Farmers 

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Tractor-Supported Climate-Smart Agriculture for African Smallholder Farmers 

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Sustainable farming pays off – a proud farmer in Narok County showcases a bountiful harvest of Nyota beans grown under conservation tillage, a powerful story of resilience, productivity, and healthier soils

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Friday 21 February 2025. Photo by Dessalegn Ketema

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She rises before dawn, a yellow container on her back, her steps heavy with both hope and burden. In her Borana village, water is life, yet it is never near. Some days the journey is two hours; in the dry season, it stretches to twelve-an endless road of dust and thirst. Along the way, she faces not only exhaustion and hunger but also the silent fear of violence that shadows her path. Every hour spent searching for water is an hour stolen from rest, from care, from livelihood. Her labor sustains her family, but at a cost-less time to produce food, less strength to nurture, and greater insecurity at home. Still, she walks, because to stop is to surrender. In her resilience lives both the struggle and the strength of Borana pastoralist women.