
Jiimarishe Honey Pilot — Gilgil
A 2021 pilot with 20 farmers in Gilgil paired rainwater harvesting with beekeeping — producing up to a five-fold increase in household income and a model for rural enterprise.
5× income increaseEvery hub, every partnership, every workshop traces back to a simple bet: that communities given the right tools can transform themselves.
Before our hubs took their current form, PHI's early projects in Nakuru County proved what community-owned development can do. These achievements remain the foundation everything since is built on.

A 2021 pilot with 20 farmers in Gilgil paired rainwater harvesting with beekeeping — producing up to a five-fold increase in household income and a model for rural enterprise.
5× income increase
With Running Water International, rainwater harvesting systems brought clean, safe water to 90 schools and more than 36,000 students across the Meru and Nakuru regions.
90 schools · 36,000+ students
Community savings groups collectively invested in water tanks, beehives, and hand-washing stations — building financial resilience and shared infrastructure together.
Community-owned savingsA growing movement of hubs, partners, and community leaders connected under the FEED Africa initiative to change the narrative behind “can Africa feed itself?”
Every gift builds on a decade of proof that community-owned development works.