Food Security & Livelihoods
Empowering communities to grow food, earn sustainable incomes, and build dignified, self-reliant futures through innovative agriculture and market-focused solutions.
Transforming challenges into opportunity
Across Nairobi and Kiambu Counties, families face daily challenges of food insecurity, limited income opportunities, and the effects of climate change. Caritas Nairobi's Food Security and Livelihood Programme is transforming these challenges into opportunities.
Through innovative agriculture and market-focused solutions, the programme places farmers, youth, and women at the heart of change — empowering communities to grow food, earn sustainable incomes, and build dignified, self-reliant futures.
"Growing Hope, Nourishing Communities, Building Futures."
What We Do
Placing farmers, youth, and women at the heart of climate-smart agriculture and market-focused solutions.
Growing, together.
Sustainable Agriculture
Training farmers in climate-smart, modern agricultural techniques that improve yields while protecting the environment.
Water & Food Security
Ensuring access to clean water and nutritious food through innovative farming solutions suited to urban and rural contexts.
Market Linkages
Connecting smallholder farmers to reliable markets, cooperatives, and value chains that translate productivity into stable income.
Youth & Women Empowerment
Placing youth and women at the centre of agricultural transformation through training, mentorship, and new economic roles.
Three Projects, one mission
Three complementary interventions turning food insecurity, land scarcity, and low farm incomes into pathways for dignity and self-reliance.
Githunguri Highlands — Supported by AICS
Brewing Prosperity Through Coffee
In the highlands of Githunguri, coffee farming is more than a tradition — it is a lifeline. Through the Right Coffee Project, Caritas Nairobi is revitalising coffee farming for 200 smallholder farmers and over 7,500 households in Gititu and Mikari Cooperatives.
Farmers are gaining practical skills to improve coffee quality and yields, accessing disease-resistant seedlings, and strengthening cooperative leadership. Youth and women are stepping into new roles in coffee processing, branding, and value addition — turning coffee waste into opportunity.
Limuru & Mukuru — Supported by Missio München & UMR
Farming Without Soil, Feeding Urban Families
In the crowded urban settlements of Limuru and Mukuru, land is scarce — but innovation is thriving. The Smart Hydroponic Farming Project is equipping 151 youth and women with hands-on skills in hydroponic and greenhouse farming.
Using a demonstration farm in Limuru, participants learn how to grow nutritious food in small spaces using climate-smart technology. The result is healthier households, new livelihood pathways, and young people empowered with skills that meet today's urban food challenges.
Limuru & Lari — Dairy Farmers Programme
Stronger Herds, Stronger Incomes
For dairy farmers in Limuru and Lari, improved milk production means school fees paid, meals on the table, and a more secure future. The Dairy Unit Extension Programme supports over 2,000 farmers with modern dairy practices, breed improvement through artificial insemination, and access to quality feeds and veterinary services.
By partnering with local milk transporters and agents, the programme ensures reliable market access, collecting an average of 11,000 litres of milk daily and translating productivity gains into stable household incomes.
Our Impact
Measurable gains in income, nutrition, and livelihood security across three complementary agriculture programmes.
Incomes, restored.
Increased milk yields and incomes
Reached through the Coffee Project
Trained in urban hydroponic farming
Average daily milk collection
Key Achievements
Over 1,000 dairy farmers increased milk yields and incomes, supported by quality feeds and high-success artificial insemination services.
Coffee farmers strengthened production, governance, and market readiness, with greater youth and women participation across the value chain.
151 youth and women embraced innovative urban farming, improving food availability, nutrition, and employment prospects.
Creating Lasting Change
"Together with communities and partners, we are cultivating resilience, restoring dignity, and building sustainable livelihoods for generations to come."
Through continuous monitoring, farmer feedback, and measurable results, the Food Security and Livelihood Programme ensures that every intervention delivers real, lasting impact.