Left to right; Ms. Doloka Namutosi, Quality Assurance Officer at ARU; Mr. Harrison Mwololo; Ms. Josephine Nampewo, the Resourceful Persons Officer at ARU; Mr. Jackson Kusiima, Lecturer at ARU; alongside Ms. Mary Ndolo and Mr. Mwanika Byamukama, Lecturer at ARU, in a group photo following a fruitful engagement.

 

Today, a delegation from the Chyulu Development Foundation (CDF), based in Makueni, Kenya, led by Mr. Harrison Mwololo alongside Ms. Mary Ndolo, visited African Rural University (ARU) to explore potential areas of partnership and collaboration. The discussions focused on how ARU and CDF can work together to advance shared interests  in the nourishment economy, with a particular emphasis on bee keeping, soil health, indigenous knowledge, traditional foods and carbon credit

The visit came as part of the team’s participation in the silver jubilee celebrations of KKCR Radio, housed at ARU Campus, which marked 25 years of community-based radio programming.

As part of the visit, the team made a presentation at the Centre for Reflection, where they shared insights into CDF’s work. This includes ecosystem restoration, such as the Mwanafunzi Mmoja Mti Moja (“One Student, One Tree”) programme, climate change adaptation, bee keeping , food security  and initiatives in education and community transformation including skills training for youth and women, and programmes that strengthen local economies. The team recently won an award for training communities how to fish farm in dry places