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Ndinda Foundation

Water, knowledge and interest-free microcredit, in Mutonguni, Kenya

Help build a future for women and families in Mutonguni.

With €202,000, we will support 30 women and their families with water, practical training and interest-free microcredit. They will produce food and earn an income for their households, while also selling locally. Change begins with 30 women, with the ambition that more people will benefit over time.

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A woman in her vegetable garden, holding seeds in her hand
women directly supported
30
of training and guidance
3 years
people reached directly, with their families
± 150
residents of Mutonguni Ward
35,000
Grandmother Ndinda and her granddaughter Valentine outside the house in Mutonguni

For us, this begins with our grandmother

She taught us that the opportunities you receive can be passed on.

Our grandmother had the opportunity to study at a time when education was far from a given for women. She used what she learned to help women and young families move forward. Now 95, she continues to serve her community in Mutonguni, Kenya, with love and a joy for life. My younger sister Valentine and I grew up in her care.

When I was twelve and Valentine was eight, we moved to the Netherlands with our mother. Our grandmother stayed in Kenya, but her love and the values she raised us with came with us. Here, we had opportunities to learn, grow and build a future. Now we are returning to Mutonguni to pass on opportunities, together with the community where our roots lie.

That connection inspired me, Vivian, to establish Ndinda Foundation. Together with Valentine, I want to build on our grandmother's work. Her commitment to others earned her the name Ndinda. To us, this name represents someone who takes action and brings hope. Any one of us can be that person.

Vivian & Valentine

Mutonguni, Kitui County

This is where our roots lie

Mutonguni is in Kitui County, eastern Kenya, in the homeland of the Kamba community. Here, we learned to share what we had, care for one another and help others, even when we had little ourselves.

For many families, paying for enough food, school fees and medical care is difficult. Drought and unpredictable rainfall can cause harvests to fail and incomes to disappear.

One of the thirty

What this opportunity means for Mukai

For Mukai, this opportunity means gaining knowledge and greater control over her family's finances. Through practical training she wants to learn to organise food production and income more effectively, and share what she learns with other women.

Her hopes are practical: enough food for her children, money for school fees and the means to pay for health insurance.

What your contribution makes possible

Water, training and selling together

Your contribution funds water and irrigation, training and collective sales through the Community Shop. Interest-free microcredit in kind puts productive resources in women's hands.

  • Water and irrigation

    It starts with water investigations. Growing and livestock begin only once there is enough water capacity.

  • Knowledge and training

    Producing food, tracking costs and income, selling, and healthy eating: varied, safely prepared and wise about salt, sugar and fat.

  • Interest-free microcredit in kind

    Seeds, livestock and beehives for vegetables, poultry, goats and bees. Repaid credit stays in a community fund for new participants.

  • The Community Shop

    Selling together makes healthy, varied food more available and affordable in Mutonguni and the surrounding area.

Four ways to produce food and income

  • Vegetable growing
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    Poultry
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    Goat farming
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    Beekeeping

A small fish-farming pilot starts only after a technical assessment.

Phased and careful

How we will do it

  1. 1

    Water investigation

    Is there enough water for crops and livestock? Investment follows only after that.

  2. 2

    Bringing the women together

    30 women form the group that receives three years of guidance.

  3. 3

    Training

    Production, money management, sales and healthy eating.

  4. 4

    Microcredit and production

    Each activity starts when funding, water capacity, support and market access are sufficient.

  5. 5

    Sales and repayment

    Sales through the Community Shop. Repaid credit stays in a community fund and, after review, can help other women.

Taking care of your contribution

The Board oversees the budget, spending and progress. We work with local partners and the participating women, and share quarterly updates on funds raised, expenditure and milestones achieved. The €202,000 goal represents the estimated project funding requirement; the final gross campaign target will be adjusted for quotations, exchange rates, and platform and payment-processing costs.

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Frequently asked questions

You can pass on hope too

You do not need to know our grandmother to recognise her values: caring for others, sharing what you can and helping someone move forward. Any one of us can be Ndinda: someone who passes on hope.

We received opportunities. Together with you, we want to pass them on. Donate an amount that feels right for you, or share our story with someone who would like to help.

Our grandmother brings hope. Together, we can pass it on.

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