SDG 15 · Life on Land · Kenya & Uganda
Farmer-Managed Community Restoration
Farmers design, lead, and own the restoration process. We provide training, capital, and ongoing support — restoring land, rebuilding food security, and reviving communities.
- 2,000 family farmers reached
- 87 hectares of degraded farmland reclaimed
- 300 hectares of vegetation cover restored
The Challenge
Family farmers in remote villages and dryland regions work soil that has lost its strength. They have no tools and no training to bring it back to life. Trees and plants are disappearing. Harvests are unpredictable.
Without support, the land grows weaker each season. Food becomes harder to find. Hunger and poverty grow deeper for the families who depend on this land.
Our Approach — Farmers Lead, We Walk Beside Them
Family farmers know their land best. We do not take over. We offer training, capital, and steady support, so farmers can lead their own path to a stronger future.
Farmer Hubs
Our work runs through Farmer Hubs, set up in remote villages and dryland regions across Kenya and Uganda. Each hub is a gathering place, built by and for the farmers who use it. Here, farmers plan together, share what they know, and learn new skills side by side. Elders pass down wisdom. Young people bring fresh ideas.
What We Teach
- Regenerative Farming — Farmers learn simple methods that build up soil health instead of wearing it down. Healthy soil grows stronger crops, holds more water, and supports better harvests year after year.
- Plantix AI App — Farmers learn to use the Plantix app to spot pests, disease, and weather risks early. They can check their crops at every stage, from planting to harvest, so they protect their crops and grow bigger yields.
- Assisted Natural Regeneration — Farmers learn a simple, low-cost way to grow trees. They use the stumps, roots, and young seedlings already in their land, protecting and caring for what's already growing, instead of planting and watering new trees.
- Bund Building — Farmers learn to build small earth walls that hold rainwater in the soil for weeks. This gives seeds already buried in the ground time to sprout on their own, especially in dry regions, without the need to raise and transplant seedlings.
- Crop Diversification — Farmers learn to grow different crops together, on the same farm or across farms. A mix of crops protects the harvest, lowers the risk from pests and disease, and brings steadier income as the climate changes.
What We Provide
- Seeds that stand strong against climate change
- Ongoing support that lasts well beyond the first season
The Result
Healthier soil. More trees and plants. Stronger resilience to drought and climate shocks. Land that heals, instead of wearing down.
Over time, this leads to steady, growing harvests. Steady harvests lead to food security. Food security leads to strong, self-reliant communities, communities that no longer need outside help to survive.
Farmer Hubs
The engine of knowledge transfer
Each hub is community-led, offering planning, teamwork, knowledge, and lived experience — and encouraging learning and collaboration.
Budini Farmers Hub – Uganda
A gathering place for family farmers in Budini village
In Budini, farmers face worn-out soil, disappearing trees, and declining harvests. This hub brings them together to learn side by side and practice regenerative farming, restore trees through assisted natural regeneration, and use Plantix to spot pests, disease, weather risks early. Elders share experiences; youth bring fresh ideas — together they build lasting food security solutions.
Loima Farmers Hub – Kenya
A gathering place for family farmers in Loima village
Loima is a dryland region where drought and degrades soils put food and livelihoods at risk. This hub trains farmers in regenerative farming, bunds, and assisted natural regeneration to restore plant cover in dry ground, alongside Plantix for early pest, disease, and weather risks alerts.
How Change Happens
Our Goal Restore degraded farmland from 87 hectares to 20,000 hectares by 2030, by supporting family farmers with low-cost regenerative farming, assisted natural regeneration, bunds, and an AI app.
How Change Happens We train family farmers in regenerative methods, assisted natural regeneration, bund construction, and AI-enabled farming. These skills rebuild soil fertility, improve water infiltration into the ground, and restore plant cover across rural and dryland Kenya and Uganda.
As soil heals and plant cover grows back, land becomes stronger and more resilient to drought. Farmers see steadier harvests. Steadier harvests lead to food security. Food security leads to stronger, more self-reliant communities.
Why This Approach Works Change lasts longest when farmers lead it themselves and support one another. Our model builds in three levels of support:
- Training — regenerative methods, assisted natural regeneration, bunds, and AI tools farmers can use season after season
- Capital — climate-resistant seeds and the resources to put new skills into practice
- Ongoing Social Support — a farming community, regular field visits, and continuous mentoring through the Farmer Hubs
The Result Healthier soil. More plant cover. Stronger resilience to drought and climate shocks. Steady, growing crops. Lasting food security. And communities equipped to sustain their own progress long after training ends.
Restore Land. Rebuild a Community.
Your support trains a farmer, restores a hectare, and helps a family grow their own food security.
GOAL
Restore degraded farmland from 87 hectares to 20,000 hectares by 2030 by supporting family farmers to use low cost regenerative farming, assisted natural regeneration, bunds, and an AI app.
CIVICOM AID Equipping vulnerable communities in Kenya and Uganda with access to education, sustainable agriculture, and income-generating opportunities.
Email: info@civicom.org
Call/WhatsApp: +254 797 946 000