Nyasumi Village

FAST FACTS:

Village Location: NYAMIRA COUNTY

# of Villagers: 1,700

Village Started: OCTOBER 2022

# of Households Surveyed: 350

# of Villagers Who Started in the CHEC:  320

Graduation Date: MAY 22, 2023

# Graduated from Health Training: 286

# of Participants in Economic Training: 286

2026 Primary Economic Groups: 

Beekeeping (220 Members)

Nyasumi is GHC's 10th CHEC community and first in Nyamira County, a remote village of 1,700 about 90 minutes from Kisii town on rough roads. Baseline surveys in October 2022 reached 230 households, and health training started that November. All 286 graduates continued into economic training. One of the largest CHECs GHC has run, organized from the start into clan-based sub-groups.

The table bank raised 302,000 KSH last year. The apiary harvested 109 liters of honey, generating about 109,000 KSH. Members reinvest a portion of earnings rather than distributing everything, keeping both systems growing.

Nyasumi's sub-groups each contribute regularly, issue loans to one another, and reinvest interest back into the shared fund. Members are using loans to start small businesses, buy chickens and goats, pay school fees, and cover medical emergencies. With 286 members across a remote village, that's a community-run credit system built entirely on shared accountability.

Nyasumi's 240-hive apiary has been producing since late 2023. The most recent harvest: 109 liters of honey, about 109,000 KSH in income. Earnings feed back into savings and lending across the CHEC. For more on the apiary, visit greenerhillshoney.org/nyasumi.