Nyamecheo Village

FAST FACTS:

Village Location: KISII COUNTY

# of Villagers: 1,020

Village Started: OCTOBER 2022

# of Households Surveyed: 117

# of Villagers Who Started in the CHEC:  124

Graduation Date: MAY 25, 2023

# Graduated from Health Training: 70

# of Participants in Economic Training: 70

2026 Primary Economic Groups: 

Beekeeping (70 Members), Napier Grass, Vegetable Farming

Nyamecheo is one of GHC's oldest active CHECs, a community of about 1,020 in Kisii County that started in October 2022. Baseline surveys on 117 households told a hard story: HIV/AIDS had left many homes in the care of orphaned children and elderly grandparents, sanitation was poor, and most families couldn't produce enough food to sell. All 117 enrolled in the CHEC and started the 24-week health curriculum that November.

The CHEC raised 111,002 KSH through savings last year, completed a share-out, and carried part of those funds forward into this year's table bank. Merry-go-round meetings run every week. A 4th farming plot was recently leased.

Nyamecheo now manages multiple leased plots growing napier grass and vegetables. Members work the fields together weekly and keep expanding the operation as savings grow.

Nyamecheo's 40-hive apiary has been producing since late 2023. Honey sales feed back into the group's savings and lending system, giving the CHEC a second income stream it manages collectively. For more on the apiary, visit greenerhillshoney.org/nyamecheo

At share-out, members put a portion of project income back into future farming, table banking, and new land. After 3+ years, that's the habit Nyamecheo runs on.