Our Nutrition and Education Programs
Victoria Watoto Schools
In January 2020, Victoria Watoto Fund opened a private, Christian primary school in the town of Mbita in the Suba region of Kenya. The school opened with 36 students, but now boasts a current enrollment of 105 in grades nursery through 4th grade.
To find out more, visit our VWS page.
Sustainable Food
Victoria Watoto Fund, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, desires to provide a living for people in the community and supplemental food for the nutrition program. Therefore, in the early summer of 2023, VWF built two greenhouses to not only supplement the food for the school, and provide an additional source of income, but also to train the children in agriculture. VWS school children learn important skills in how food can be produced through farming techniques like irrigation and composting.
A Great Need for Water
The water tower shown here was built in order to store water specifically for the greenhouses. However, we discovered only too late that water from the municipal water system will not reach us, and we do not receive enough rain to fill these barrels. Thanks to some generous donors, we were able to put a permanent water line connecting our site to Lake Victoria making the process of refilling our tanks much easier. Regular maintenance on the line, as well as payments to those who pump the water and fill the tanks are necessary to keep this system running and our garden watered. If you would like to contribute to either our water or greenhouse improvements, please use the "contact us" link above to find out how you can help.