Over 7 million children (46%)  attending public schools as well as those visiting public health facilities come from humble backgrounds and their parents are living below the poverty line.

Fruits are expensive yet our human body especially young learners and the elderly require regular intake of fruits to complement and boost their existing low nutrient-rich diets. Generally, no school or health centre has the financial muscle to purchase fruits for the learners/patients in Kenya. 

On the other hand, Kenya has over 35,000 public schools with an estimated 300,000 Hectares of land permanently owned in trust by the schools through the Ministry of Education that are very suitable for growing millions of fruit trees.

We aim to use these spaces to grow millions of fruit trees as a climate change mitigation measure and food and nutrition security strategy. Kenya has over 18 million learners and over 350,000 Teachers and support staff who will benefit from this project if successfully implemented.

Join us and together let's create little Gardens of Eden in our Public Schools and Hospitals to not only feed the Learners but to also support climate action.


FRUITY TREES FOR FOOD IN SCHOOLS

Fruity Schools Africa is a charity that grows Fruit Trees in Schools and Hospitals to support feeding and nutrition programmes.

Fruity Schools Africa is registered with the NGO’s Board as a Non-Governmental Organization in Kenya under registration number OP.218/051/20-345/11949.  

We grow certified fruit trees in schools, health centres, and smallholder farms as a climate change mitigation measure, a food and nutrition security strategy and a carbon offsetting project.

Our Vision is to create opportunities for everyone to contribute to our planet’s recovery by growing fruity trees in selected public spaces.

Our mission is to plant, protect and promote the growth of Fruity Trees in partnership with local communities to transform landscapes and lives, provide wildlife habitat, and support carbon sequestration from our atmosphere. See https://www.fruityschoolsafrica.org/ 

We specialize in getting fruity trees in the ground. Our goal is to create sustainable Gardens of Eden here on Earth where Fruits are abundant for humans and wildlife, where the air is clean and fresh and where biodiversity thrives.

Over 7 million children (46%)  attending public schools as well as those visiting public health facilities come from humble backgrounds and their parents are living below the poverty line.

Fruits are expensive yet our human body especially young learners and the elderly require regular intake of fruits to complement and boost their existing low nutrient-rich diets. Generally, no school or health centre has the financial muscle to purchase fruits for the learners/patients in Kenya. 

On the other hand, Kenya has over 35,000 public schools with an estimated 300,000 Hectares of land permanently owned in trust by the schools through the Ministry of Education that are very suitable for growing millions of fruit trees.

We aim to use these spaces to grow millions of fruit trees as a climate change mitigation measure and food and nutrition security strategy. Kenya has over 18 million learners and over 350,000 Teachers and support staff who will benefit from this project if successfully implemented.

Apart from growing fruit trees to feed the school population, we are also working to uplift the livelihoods of their parents who are smallholder farmers and are living below a dollar a day through growing the Hass Avocado as a sustainable source of income.

Through our Fruity Rangers Initiative, we reward and celebrate everyone who grows a fruit tree with us. We recognize them as Fruity Rangers and create opportunities for them to grow in Ranks and opportunities based on the number of Fruity Trees they Grow.

Fruity Rangers is an initiative aimed at encouraging children to become more involved in environmental conservation while also teaching them about the health benefits of fruits. 

We believe that by involving children in the process of growing and caring for fruit trees, they will not only develop important life skills but also learn to appreciate the natural world and the importance of preserving it.

Our approach involves experiential learning, and we start by identifying children who are interested in becoming Fruity Rangers. These children are then inspired to participate in the program through interactive workshops and field trips, where they learn about the different types of fruits, their nutritional value, and how to grow and care for fruit trees.

We train the children using a hands-on approach, allowing them to get their hands dirty while learning practical skills such as planting, soil preparation, watering, and pruning. We also equip them with the knowledge and tools they need to monitor the growth of their fruit trees and keep them healthy.

Finally, we involve the children in all aspects of the project, from planting and caring for the trees to harvesting and distributing the fruits to their communities. This not only provides them with a sense of accomplishment but also helps them understand the importance of giving back to their communities.

Through Fruity Rangers, we hope to create a generation of environmentally-conscious and healthy individuals who understand the value of caring for the earth and each other. Not only do fruit trees provide nutritious fruit, but they also improve the air quality, conserve water, and promote biodiversity in the environment.

As the fruity Rangers care for their trees, they learn valuable skills such as responsibility, teamwork, and patience. They also experience the satisfaction of growing and eating their own fresh fruits.

In return for their commitment to adopt and grow fruity trees, we provide them with one grafted fruit tree to plant in their rural home, a Rangers Certificate and a Badge.

We work with farmers to help them understand the importance of preserving biodiversity, conserving natural resources, and promoting social equity in their farming practices.

Our project is deliberately designed to contribute to the ongoing effort by the Government to achieve the goal of growing 15 billion trees by 2032, Vision 2030, SDGs 2, 13 and 15 while at the same time ensuring sustainable food and nutrition security, environmental and land restoration as well as production of safe and socially acceptable foods in Kenya.

Our strategy is to grow grafted fruit trees that mature within three short years. We work with reputable government agencies and several like-minded stakeholders to identify and grow fruit tree varieties suitable for different climate zones and resilient to harsh weather, diseases and pests.

We identify, recruit, train and support selected Parents of our Fruity Rangers mostly women who live below a dollar a day by issuing them with 100 high-value Fruity Tree Seedlings that include grafted Apple Mangoes, Hass Avocados, Apples and Pixie Oranges. 

The idea is to empower 20,000 families by introducing and supporting them to grow these high-value Fruity Trees as a  sustainable source of food security, income and a viable road map out of extreme poverty. 

We have initiated radical changes and have introduced Hass Avocado growing as the most sustainable way to help our people out of extreme poverty. Each farmer will be supported to grow a minimum of 100 Hass Avocados. Each of these Trees will start yielding in year 3 producing between 300 and 500 Fruits every season.

Each fruit will fetch the farmers at least 10 Kenya Shillings in the local markets and up to 30 Kenya Shillings if exported. Each fruit tree will fetch the farmer between 4,000 and 5,000 Kenya Shillings if sold locally and 9,000 and 15,000 Kenya Shillings if exported.

An orchard of 100 Hass Avocado Trees will fetch the farmers between 300,000 and 500,000 Kenya Shillings annually if sold locally and between 900,000 and 1,500,000 Kenya Shillings if exported.

This is a game changer and a disruption in the status quo as it will make the country green, and create employment opportunities and sustainable income for the farmers while at the same time contributing fairly to carbon sequestration.

Every dollar donated will help us grow a fruity tree for those who need it the most and in places where the impact will last for ages while positively contributing to food and nutrition security, climate action and green spaces in our Country. 

One dollar is equivalent to 138 Kenya Shillings at the present exchange rate. This is subject to change without notice based on changes in economic policies, global market conditions and geopolitical events among others.

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I support Fruity Schools because they have a smart strategy for success - and Youth Rangers are part of the change-making team. Congratulations on the good news of support by the US Embassy and US Ambassador to Kenya supporting Fruity Schools. https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/environment-climate/article/2001476075/us-supports-kenyas-bid-to-plant-15b-trees

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