Maugo Village

FAST FACTS:

Village Location: HOMA BAY COUNTY

# of Villagers: 1500

Village Started: SEPTEMBER 2024

# of Households Surveyed: 125

# of Villagers Who Started in the CHEC:  125

Graduation Date: May 2025

# Graduated from Health Training: 123

# of Participants in Economic Training: 123

Primary Economic Groups: Rice Farming

Maugo is GHC's 5th CHEC community in Homa Bay County, home to more than 1,000 households. When baseline surveys went out in September 2024, the village was dealing with real challenges: most families used untreated dam water, preventable illnesses like diarrhea, malaria, cholera, and bilharzia were widespread, and household compounds were rough. All 125 surveyed households joined the CHEC. Every single one.

The rice project is in the ground. On May 29, 2026, Maugo officially launched its community rice farming project. Members received seeds and fertilizer, 6 acres of land were leased, and each of Maugo's 6 subgroups took on 1 acre to plant and work together. Table banking and merry-go-round savings groups have been running consistently, and members who completed the health curriculum and financial literacy training have been putting both to work.

Six acres. Six subgroups. One acre each. That's what Maugo's first community income project looks like on the ground. Seeds and fertilizer are in, plots are leased, and work has begun. When the harvest comes in, the earnings go back to the community. 

One member said it during early planning: "This time, we want to plant as a business, something that will help all our families." They meant it.

Maugo's Sustainable Governance Committee completed leadership training and now runs the table bank, coordinates the rice project, and supports decision-making across sub-groups. Progress in Maugo is community-driven, and the SGC is what keeps it that way.