On 15 June 2010 REAP finally completed the purchase of a plot of land in Kajulu, just outside Kisumu in western Kenya. The final payment was made and the title deed is now in the name of REAP. The land will be used as a place where we can give practical teaching, showing practically many aspects of what we teach, as well as developing new ideas and as a source of planting materials.

The plot extends from just left of the big tree – the border is …

• Artemisia
• Moringa
• Roselle
• Black Stone
• Medicinal Charcoal
• Chilli Ointment

Since many churches discourage traditional medicine for spiritual reasons, we have started to help churches understand the value of natural medicines as a strategy for the poor with no spiritual threat. See our publication “Working Through the Local Church” for more information.

In 2006 we held a couple of workshops with representatives of churches that we have been working with in western Kenya and from these we have developed teaching materials that churches can use to pass on the ideas. We are at the same time developing practical teaching …

In REAP (Rural Extension with Africa’s Poor) we have been working for many years with small farmers on low input sustainable agriculture. The strategy we have taken is that in order to be relevant for the rural poor, teaching should be based on what people can do for themselves rather than purchased inputs. This therefore links very naturally with our belief in the environmental soundness of low external input agriculture and enables a two pronged approach towards the same end. Most of our teaching is based on replacing purchased inputs with productive knowledge-based family labour for more …