At the entrance to Treeside Special School in Kasarani, towering trees offer a first glimpse of the change taking place inside. The school is driving a significant shift in how it supports its students.
The school, in partnership with the Green Generation Initiative (GGI), have been putting up a fully functional permaculture learning and feeding garden.
Permaculture is a design system for creating sustainable human settlements and land management practices inspired by the patterns and relationships found in natural ecosystems. It emphasises working with nature rather than against it, focusing on long-term sustainability and resourcefulness.
"This project integrates vertical hydroponic gardens, a food forest, and a chicken coop, aiming to address food security, nutrition, and climate education for children with special needs," says Elizabeth Wathuti, a climate leader and the founder of GGI, an action-driven organisation working with children, young people, and local communities to protect, restore, and conserve the environment.
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