Opening Thoughts

The estimated population of Tigania (Tiania) people, a sub-tribe of the Meru people of Kenya is 300,000. The Tiania occupy an area that has diverse climate, comprising the tropical forests of Nyambene Hills, where small farmers grow tea and the Savannah lowlands that have erratic rainfall, but hosting about 3/4 of the population that engages in subsistence agriculture. The community suffers from cyclical annual food shortages which have until now not been adequately addressed. However, I recently helped found a Public Charity, Tiania Trust, which we hope will help mobilize the community so that they may come up with viable agricultural projects to address the annual food shortages. These annual food shortages have caused many children to drop out of school and resulted in malnutrition for the general population. This is the problem that Tiania Trust hopes to address in the long run. This is my first post and I welcome your thoughts and suggestions that will help us tackle our community's problems to give a bright future to our children.