This season is not the first one that William is working alongside One Acre Fund. He has been a member for a few years now, having joined the program in 2012 and, although he is the only person featured in the above picture, (others in the group were unavailable during profile collections) he is actually representing his group of 13 farmers in Malakisi Duka Zone District, Kenya.
William is often described by his community as a very hardworking individual who decided to be the one to represent his group because he wanted to help more farmers. Like many of his fellow farmers, William decided he wanted to be part of the One Acre Fund community in order to Earn enough to feed his family and hopes to use the profits from this year’s harvest to send his children to school.
This loan will not only help William but the whole group, who will receive maize seeds and fertilizer to plant a total of 8.77 acres of land.
William is holding a solar light purchased previously using a Kiva loan.
In this group: William, Beatrice , Metrine , Petrolina , Philis , Vivian , Mercy , Lydia , Charles , Silas , Eunice , Francis , Claire
Adding to basket