Makele G.K.G (Green Kitchen Garden) is an Environmental and Agriculture action project led by Youth, Parents, Teachers and children, including children with disabilities both in homes and schools. The project emphasizes importance of growing fresh and organic produce that is healthier than the ones bought from the market. It helps to save money and is also an excellent way to engage in physical activity and relieve stress.
The Primary objective of Green Kitchen Garden is to promote environmental stewardship by encouraging the cultivation of a greener and more sustainable environment through fruit tree, vegetable production and efficient water usage.
It helps students in schools to maintain a healthy diet, in addition to learning about growing vegetables from seed to harvest using repurposed drip irrigation system.
Green Kitchen Garden (GKG) will encourage parents and students to grow fruit seedlings and vegetables. It will also help to organize community campaigns to collect plastic straws, plastic bottles, used wooden pieces and 20 litre plastic containers to grow and produce fruits and vegetables in the community.
Green Kitchen Garden (GKG) initiative seeks to address the issue of waste plastic management, by teaching children and parents how to repurpose discarded plastic bottles into a localized drip system, minimizing plastic pollution while efficiently providing water to growing of vegetables and fruit trees. A 20 Littre plastic container irrigating 20 vegetables or fruit trees using repurposed drinking straws takes 7 days before refilling. This helps us to maximize water usage as we work together in development of a strong culture of healthy diet promotion.
The use of localized drip systems promotes efficient water management, ensuring that the planted fruit trees and vegetables receive adequate hydration while conserving the water resources
The Green Kitchen Garden (GKG) project is to be implemented in Nairobi, Kajiado and Machakos counties in Kenya with the involvement of both parents and their children at home and in schools.
This initiative not only demonstrates a commitment to healthy diet and environmental stewardship by parents, children and together with their teachers, but also emphasizes the inclusion and empowerment of children with disabilities in matters health diet and climate action
By Parents and children repurposing waste plastic bottles, waste drinking straws and used 20 litre gallon to create localized drip irrigation system, Parents working with local fruit tree vendors, planting of fruit seedlings, collaborating with agriculture and environmental studies teachers in schools, the project seeks to revolutionize climate change action and create a positive impact on the environment and health of both Parents and their children
