Blog: Our Sustainable Future

by Amanda Drollinger and Peninah Nthenya Musyimi

Awesome Blossoms has submitted its final status report, confirming the acquisition of a permanent urban plot in Chokaa, Nairobi. This was the result of the overwhelmingly successful fundraising for Target Project 5. With the additional funds, Peninah and her team were able to ensure that they were no longer constrained by the need...

By Ayuska Motha, AWC Cologne

2024 was the year that several of the projects that I have been working on for many years all came together in a powerful synergy. Thanks to Laurie Richardson, AWA Vienna, FAWCO has been a member of the Women and Gender Constituency (WGC) for as long as I have been the FAWCO UN Framework Convention...

• Target Project
• Awesome Blossoms
• COP29

The Target Project Awesome Blossoms Safe Spaces is expanding its project objectives!

In reaching our fundraising goal with so much time remaining in this Environment Target cycle, we have the oppertunity to do more to support Awesome Blossoms Safe Spaces and their longer-term sustainablity. Together, Awesome Blossoms, FAWCO and The FAWCO Foundation have agreed that the next course of action...

• sustainable agriculture
• Target Project
• Target Program
• Environment

In November of 2023, Peninah Nthenya Musyimi and Allan C'oredo toured Wageningen University in the Netherlands and met with representatives of the ACT (Academic Consultancy Training) internship program. They applied for and have been selected by the students to be the field project for the program’s May–July 2024 cycle. 

The application definition of the project and its objectives:

Awesome Blossoms: Urban...

Curriculum/Subjects Covered

• Agricultural Science: Basics of farming, plant biology and sustainable practices.
• Nutrition Education: Importance of balanced diets, growing nutritious foods and healthy eating habits.
• Environmental Studies: Impact of farming on the environment, conservation techniques and sustainable resource use.
• Technology in Agriculture: Use of farming technology, crop mapping, early warning systems for pests and diseases, and optimal resource utilization.

Status

The construction of Farm 2 by Awesome Blossoms Peer Educators marked a significant milestone in their agricultural endeavors. This expansion project involved meticulous planning and execution to establish a new farming area within the premises of Our Lady of Mercy Primary School. Key highlights of the construction process include:

1. Preparation and drilling: Peer educators began by offloading materials and...

• Target Project
• Awesome Blossoms