Nurturing Communities.
Transforming Lives.

Advancing agroecology, food sovereignty, and social justice alongside smallholder farmers and youth across Africa.

1000+

FARMERS ENGAGED

10+

GROUPS SUPPORTED

6+

COUNTIES REACHED

MONTHLY

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What We Do

Community-Led Programs for Resilient Food Systems and Social Justice

ART develops practical, community-driven programs that strengthen food sovereignty, promote climate resilience, support social justice, and expand opportunities for women and young people in agriculture and community leadership.

ART Resilience Centers

Community-owned hubs for training, demonstration, and coordination around agroecology and climate resilience.

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My Food, My Power

Protecting indigenous seeds, preserving food heritage, and strengthening community control over local food systems through seed saving and sharing.

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Her Land, Her Power

Advancing women’s land rights, legal awareness, leadership, and economic inclusion within farming communities.

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ART Green Schools

Nurturing the next generation through climate leadership, agroecology, and experiential learning.

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Voices from the Roots

Documenting grassroots experiences, and indigenous knowledge to influence policy, advocacy, and public understanding.

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Why Transformation Starts at the Roots

Africa’s smallholder farmers provide over 80% of the continent’s food, yet they face the brunt of climate change and systemic economic marginalization.

By focusing on agroecology, we restore dignity, sovereignty, and ecological health to the communities that feed us all.

Principles That Guide Our Work:

Machakos: A Blueprint for Community Resilience

The Machakos Resilience Hub supports community efforts to strengthen food security, advance women’s land rights, promote sustainable farming, and create opportunities for better livelihoods.

Through training, community dialogue, and local action, residents are finding practical ways to address everyday challenges and build a more secure future.

Ready to Support the Roots of Transformation?

Your partnership fuels community-led resilience. Join us in cultivating a future where every community is food sovereign.

ABOUT ART

African Roots Transformation (ART) is a Kenya-registered nonprofit advancing agroecology, food sovereignty, and social justice alongside smallholder farmers, women, and youth across Africa.

“Nurturing Communities. Transforming Lives. Sustaining Futures.”

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Just $100 can fund a community forum where 30 women learn how to secure legal land titles — opening doors to financial independence and climate leadership. Your support could help a woman become a landowner and a leader.

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With $100, we can supply 10 farmers with indigenous seed starter kits, enough to produce healthy crops that feed 50 families for a season — preserving both food security and cultural heritage.

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For $100, we can train 5 youth mentors to lead school-based sessions on positive masculinity, reaching over 200 boys and girls with life-changing lessons in respect, inclusion, and equality.

 

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A gift of $100 equips a community storyteller with a portable recorder and training to capture 5 powerful stories — stories that can shape policies and inspire global action on climate resilience.

 

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With $100, we can set up seedbeds and compost pits in a Resilience Centre, enabling 20 farmers to grow climate-resilient crops and pass the skills on to others in their community.