Sector Directory

Organization

Rural Extension with Africa's Poor (REAP)

Mission

To build vision and facilitate, encourage and enable churches and Christian organisations to provide a holistic teaching ministry related particularly to the development of environmentally sustainable agricultural production, food security, environmental protection, and health teaching based on Christian principles to the rural poor in Africa.

Other Organization Type

Faith Based Organisation

Organizational Expertise

Adoption / Behavior Change, Capacity Building, Climate/Environment, Gender / Womens Empowerment, Health, Livelihoods

Technologies & Fuels

Charcoal, Wood

Clean Cooking Activities

REAP focuses on teaching that is based on spiritual motivation so that people want to take action and follow this with practical teaching on what the rural poor can achieve from available local resources. Our improved kitchen programme is based on use of paddle molded clay liners based on the Upesi Jiko design. We do not however make these in production centres but encourage production within the community, and we do not fire the liners before installing them in the kitchen. The moulds are made available to the communities so that the liners can be made locally wherever there is suitable clay. This is linked with other clay and soil based teaching for improved rural kitchens which have very little smoke, are comfortable and pleasant to work in and efficient both in fuel and time use. The hearths we install fit with the traditional style of cooking but reduce the firewood consumption to less than half. We link this with wider environmental teaching, planting of multipurpose trees on the farm, preparation and drying of firewood etc. so that the kitchen is seen as part of the whole farm and home environment.

Partnership

We are looking for resources so that we can extend our teaching more widely to other communities that would benefit from it. This would include being available to train other organisations in our methods at a fee, and also seeking funds so that we can provide training.
We would also like to link with other like minded organisations so that we can share our ideas and benefit from the experience of others.

Regions Operating In

Sub-Saharan Africa

Country Based In

Kenya

Address

P.O. Box 21083
Ngong Road
Nairobi, 00505

Website

https://reap-eastafrica.org/reap/

Primary Point of Contact

Name: Dr. Roger Sharland

Title: Director

Email: reapke@gmail.com

Phone: +254734643052

Secondary Point of Contact

Name: Ms. Rosalia Oyweka

Title: Field Coordinator

Email: royweka@yahoo.com

Phone: +254735704421