JUNE 2006 — In Malaba, Kenya, a new farm initiative has brought income-generating agricultural skills to the area's poor residents, as well as fresh fruit and vegetables to HIV-infected and -affected families, many of whom suffer from poor nutrition.

 

The farm is part of the broader, regional "SafeTStop" initiative to reduce HIV infection and improve the health and economic well-being of communities along the major transport corridors of East and Central Africa. "We have to address poverty if we are ever going to effectively address HIV and AIDS in Africa. If people can feed themselves, it will have an enormous impact," says Gail Goodridge, who directs Regional Outreach Addressing AIDS through Development Strategies (ROADS). ROADS is implementing the SafeTStop Program for the East and Central Africa (ECA) arm of the U.S. Agency for International Development.

 

Read Feature Article on Farming for Food and Income (PDF, 308 KB) 

 

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PHOTO: Anthony Wekesa, who will manage construction of the SafeTStop community farm, with the 'starter garden' square plots that help farmers learn to produce vegetables for their families. (Steve Taravella/FHI)