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Infrastructure means little without the hands trained to run it.

Shade houses, drip irrigation and practical training for six women-led farming groups across Kilifi and Kwale Counties.

Partner  Sote Hub Counties  Kilifi & Kwale Groups  6 women-led Years  2025 – 2026 GoldenStar role  Design · Supply · Construction · Training
Where it started

Land and drive were never the problem.

Women-led groups across Kilifi and Kwale were farming with no protected structures, no dependable irrigation, and no formal training. GoldenStar partnered with Sote Hub to build the infrastructure and stay long enough to train the people running it.

Before and after

From rain-fed and unprotected to water-secure and trained.

Before Angaza Women SHG's shade house frame under construction, drip lines freshly laid on bare ground, Mazeras
After Angaza Women SHG's completed shade house with elevated water tank, ready for production

Six participating sites across Kilifi and Kwale Counties, equipped with climate-smart farming infrastructure and practical training.

On site

The programme, in practice.

Climate-smart shade house and drip irrigation for vegetable farming.
Shade house and outdoor drip irrigation system supporting climate-smart vegetable production.
Farmer training in water storage and efficient irrigation management.
Farmer training on water storage, irrigation systems and efficient farm water management.
Drip irrigation installation for efficient water use in smallholder farming.
Farmers installing drip irrigation systems to improve water-use efficiency and crop production.
Protected vegetable production using shade house farming technology.
Protected vegetable cultivation inside a newly established shade house.
What changed

Proof, not promises.

  • 6 women-led groups empowered across 2 counties
  • Year-round vegetable & nursery production
  • Higher water-use efficiency via drip irrigation
  • Stronger climate resilience & food security
Join the movement

We can't do this alone.

Every acre revived and every borehole rebuilt started with someone who said yes — a funder, a government office, an NGO, a farmer. Whoever you are, we need you now.