English Kimeru Translation At Glance Kwa Matemo ¾ Environment Minister impressed by Conservation farming. ¾ Minista wa kumenyeera nthiguru akenetue mono na urimi bubwega. ¾ TIST: Local Community and Economic Development. ¾ TIST niikurita ngugi ndene gukuria nthiguru kiri ¾ USAID tou biashara. rs TIST small groups projects. ¾ Anene ba USAID yariungira murandi jwa TIST. ¾ District Commissioner praises TIST program. ¾ DC wa Meru akenua ni murandi jwa TIST. ¾ Best Small Groups and Field Office attend the 7th TIST- Kenya seminar. ¾ Ikundi biria biega bia TIST bieta semina ya mugwanja ¾ Kinyaritha office: Serving ya TIST Kenya. beyond borders. ¾ Ofisi ya Kinyaritha kurita ¾ Chugu office: Growing ngugi miankene ya kuraja. bigger. ¾ Ofisi ya Chugu yakura ¾ nkuruki. Lamuria office: Harnessing our potential. ¾ Ofisi ya Lamuria kwongera inya. ¾ Narumoro office: Aiming higher. ¾ Ofisi ya Naromoru kwoona kabere. ¾ Poems. ¾ Mantu ja Ngai. 1 TIST Kenya : Joshuah Irungu, Director of Administration P.O. Box 1508,Nanyuki, KENYA Phone: +254-724-255-369 / Email : joshuah@tist.org Best Small Groups and Field Semina Ya Ikundi Binini Bia TIST. Office members attend the 7th TIST
- Kenya seminar. Semina ya ikundi binini bia TIST yari Gitoro Conference kuuma ntariki 13-18 Mweri jwa ikumi nemwe 2006.Antu baria beejite baumite kiri ikundi bibiega na antu ba ofisi.Kiri ikundi biria biikuru bibiega bia TIST mirongo iiri ni kwari na antu bairi kuuma kiri ikundi bibi, antu batano kuuma kiri ikundi bibieru biria biega na antu bathatu kuuma kiri ofisi cieti cia TIST.Antongeria ba kuma Amerika na Ofisi ya TIST ya Kenya na bathetherie na uritani. The 7th TIST- Kenya seminar was held at Gitoro conference center between 13th - 18th November 2006. Participants were drawn from the best new and original small groups and the field office members. Twenty existing best small groups sent two representatives each; five new best small groups sent five representatives each whilst the five field offices had three representatives each. The US- TIST team with help of TISTKenya staff led the facilitation. Group photo: Participants who attended BSG seminar at Gitoro Conference Center on 13th - 18th November 2006 Mbicha y`a antu baria bakinyitie semina Gitoro Conference Center ntariki 13th - 18th Novemba 2006 The key seminar goal was to improve the TIST Kenya program and to learn the best ideas from the reports presented by all the participating groups and field offices. Mworoto ja semina iji jwari jwa kuumba kumenya mantu jameega ja TIST kuumania na ripoti cia ikundi biria biega na Ofisi cia TIST.Semina ni yaririe njira iria njega ciagutetheria kuria ikundi bietu na mpui na kuthithia biashara ya ruo na kumenyeera muinda iria tuumba kuanda miti ndene ya miaka itano iria iijite na uria ikundi biumba gutarirwa miti yao na mpui na kagiita kanini. Participants of the seminar discussed issues including: the best ways to pay the small groups; how to make the program sustainable through the greenhouse gas business with special consideration of how many acres of land and the number of trees a small group should have within a five year duration to be sustainable and how to ensure that small groups are quantified and get their payments in good time. 2 TIST Kenya
: Joshuah Irungu, Director of Administration P.O. Box 1508,Nanyuki, KENYA Phone: +254-724-255-369 / Email : joshuah@tist.org Kuumania na kandarasi iria ikundi bia TIST biandikanirite na CAAC gikundi kibati kuanda miti 1000 o mwaka.Ikundi biria bingi bitiumbite kuingia wirane bubu na untu bubu CAAC itiumbite kwoona kiro iria ikwendekana cia biashara iji.Ikundi bibi ni biumbitie kwaariria mantu jaja mono na boomba kurita mano jameega ja uandi bwa miti. The seminar noted that for the green house gas to be sustainable and profitable, it is fundamentally important that small groups should have adequate land to plant a minimum 1,000 trees per every year and that 3000-5000 trees was the minimum a small group should have. It was observed that several registered groups do not have access to enough land to achieve the above target, hampering the program efforts to provide the required tones of carbon for the business. Semina iiji nia ya rugurirwe ni DC wa Meru Central district Mr Chege Mwangi na auga murandi jwa TIST ni jukurita ngugu ijeega mono na nijugutetheria Participants discussed this issue in kuthia nthiguru yetu. length. Small groups were formed in the seminar to generate the best ideas. Each group came up with solutions that were discussed in the seminar. The seminar was graced by the presence of Meru central District Commissioner, Mr. Chege Mwangi, who praised the program for having worked extremely well in mitigating the environmental crisis in the area. A representative of USAID, a partial funder of the TIST Kenya program, also visited. The USAID Chief Technical Officer, Ms. Wairimu Mungai, addressed the seminar. Ms. Wairimu commended the best groups who have succeeded well in conservation farming, development of improved stoves/ jikos and in tree planting. A report of her tour visit is given elsewhere in this newsletter. Kagiita ka semina iji munene wa USAID Ms Wairimu Mwangi na kunire mono ni mantu jaria TIST ithithite kiri urimi bubwega, kuthithia mariko na uandi bwa miti. Nitwombire kuriungirwa kinya ni Mr. Eric kuuma naaria Toronto Canada na ethagirwa ari umwe wa antu baria bathithagia biashara ya rua na ni mucoore
wa Mr Ben Henneke. 3 TIST Kenya : Joshuah Irungu, Director of Administration P.O. Box 1508,Nanyuki, KENYA Phone: +254-724-255-369 / Email : joshuah@tist.org Other visitors who graced the seminar included Mr. Eric Haites from Toronto, Canada. Eric is an expert in GHG business and an associate to Ben Henneke. He said he was able to visit small groups and was so pleased with the best practices they were using e.g. conservation farming and tree planting. He hopes all small groups will continue doing the same and especially on recruiting and training of other people. He believes in leading by example. This is where people who know how to be successful set the example in TIST. Mr. Charlie Williams, CAAC vice president, also addressed the participants. He said that he was so pleased to meet so many people who were familiar. He emphasized on the importance of Best Small Groups taking the lead in showing others on the best practices. Ni umbire kuriungira ikundi bia TIST na akeena mono ni ngugi iria ikundi bibi biumbite kurita na niakuthugania ikundi bibi bikarita ngugi kuruki ya biritane ikundi bingi bibieru.Mr Charlie Williams uria withagirwa ari munini wa Ben niagure niakeneta mono ni Ikundi bia TIST na ngugi iria boombite kurita. TIST: Ngugi iria TIST iritite kiri gukuria Nthiguru yetu.
TIST ni iciumitie mono kiri kurita ngugi iria igukuria nthiguru yetu mono.TIST ni iritanaga ikundi mantu jaria jakabathetheria gwita mbere ndene ya kagiita gakaraja.Arimi baria bari amemba ba TIST ni baritani urimi bubwega na boomba kwona umithio kumania na urimi bubu. Susan Muita umwe uria utumirite njira iji ya urimi ariuga “kuuma riria ndambiririe kurima na njira iji miaka iri ithiri,niumbite kurera nja yawe na oomba kwendia mpempe iria igutigara.Niumbaga guketha nkunia imwe ya mpempe ndene ya muunda jwawe jwa nusu ika indi kiri muunda juju nandi ni akethaga nkunia inyanya.Niakuigua ari na kugwirua mono nikwithirwa niaritanirwe njira iji ya urimi.TIST niumbite kumuritana mantu ja kuthithia mboreo na nandi atitumagira mborea ya kugura ya ndukene. TIST: Local Community and Economic Development There was much discussion at the recent TIST Seminar about the TIST Program as a business not a charity. To this point, TIST Kenya has received both business and donor funding. If further donor funding can be found, it will bring more opportunities to TIST, but for the TIST program to be sustainable, it needs to be a business. The seminar participants talked about what they have received from the program such as their trees, conservation farming, best practices, establishing tree nurseries, better environmental conservation, making improved stoves, rotating leadership, gwakana, groups networking with other partners and friends through TIST, as well as other benefits. Each member of the TIST small groups will always have these benefits. 4 TIST Kenya : Joshuah Irungu, Director of Administration P.O. Box 1508,Nanyuki, KENYA Phone: +254-724-255-369 / Email : joshuah@tist.org The program trains people on sustainable development activities so that they may continue to reap benefits for long-term duration. For instance
, farmers in Mt Kenya area have been planting trees for income and have also been trained on conservation farming. This has resulted in an increased harvest thus alleviating the famine in the area. Murandi jwa TIST ni jukwenda amemba baju boona mbeca kumania na wendi bwa ruo(GhG).Amemba ikundi na bakandikithua na TIST na nibaritangwa mantu ja kumithia na uandi bwa miti na kumenyera kienda itumirwa kuthithia biashara.Ndene ya biishara iji ikudi ni biriagwa miti yao nyuma ya mieri ina ndene ya mwaka mbeca iji igakinya ciringi imwe na cumuni na gikundi gikariwa mbeca iji miaka miringo itantatu kethiira amemba bageeka miti yao kuringa na wirane buria bacainanirite.Miti iji igatetheria mono kuthithia ruo rurutheru ruruia ruketheria nthiguru. Ms. Susan Muita, a farmer in Meru central says of Conservation Farming, “ Since I started practicing conservation farming two years ago, I am now able to feed my family and sell the surplus maize. Initially, I used to harvest one bag of maize on my land but now I harvest 8 bags. I am grateful for having been taught this farming practice. TIST also taught me how to make compost manure such that I do not use fertilizer any more’. Arimi baria baandite miti iria yumaga matunda bakoomba kwoona mbeca inyingi nkuruki.Kinya arimi ni bakuritanwa kuthithia riiko riria ritigumira nkuu inyingi na rikanyia toogi iria yumanagia na nku na yoomba kureeta mirimo ya mauri toontu rira gikumagaria TIST also works towards prov toogi kaja. iding long-term revenue for the Small Group participants through the sale of greenhouse gas credits (GhG). Small groups of 6 –12 members are recruited, registered and then trained on tree nursery management, tree planting and grove management. As the trees grow, each group receives a stipends for every live tree after every four months. However, the farmers are expected to
retain their trees for sixty years and above so that they can significantly reduce the carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. 5 TIST Kenya : Joshuah Irungu, Director of Administration P.O. Box 1508,Nanyuki, KENYA Phone: +254-724-255-369 / Email : joshuah@tist.org Murandi jwetu jwa TIST ni juritanaga mantu ja murimo jwa mukingo na iji ni njira imwe ya gutetheria thirikari na kugeria kuritana antu thiina ya murimo juju.Kuringa na mantu jaria TIST ithithagia nikugeria kuthiria thiina inyingi moni ndene ya nthiguru yetu. Farmers can also increase their income and yields through production of fruits and other tree products. Another health related and cost saving measure the program has introduced is the development of improved stoves / jikos. These jikos are made in such a way that they consume less firewood, thereby saving considerably fuel cost and significantly reducing pressure on trees planted in the surrounding areas. In addition, the stoves are smoke free, venting the smoke outside the cooking area with chimneys. This can considerably reduce lung infection diseases caused through inhaling the smoke. Consequently, medical costs can be reduced and production of good and services can increase as there are fewer illnesses. The program has also incorporated HIV/AIDS awareness programs. This is geared towards supplementing the government and other agencies efforts in arresting this scourge. IMPROVED: A model of an energy saving jiko. Utaramu bubweru: riiko riria ritumagira nkuu inkai. TIST empowers small group members to reverse the devastating effects of deforestation, drought and famine. TIST creates a long-term structure for local community and economic development that responds to the sustainable development goals developed by the participants. By their actions they are addressing and surmounting the challenges they face. 6 TIST Kenya : Joshuah Irungu, Director of Administration P.O. Box 1508,Nanyuki, KENYA Phone: +254-724-255-369 / Email : joshuah@tist.org DC Wa Meru Central Akenua Na Ekiira Murandi Jwa TIST. District Commissioner praises TIST program DC wa Meru Central Mr Chege Mwangi niaugire TIST niumbite kuthithia bwega mono kuthiria thina cia nthiguru ndene ya Meru Central kagita ka semina ya ikundi binini bia TIST iria yari Gitoro Conference Centre.Niakwigua akenete mono ni ngugi ya ikundi bia TIST biria bikurita ngugi inene mono.Ndene ya miaka mirongi iri iria ithirite antu nibatemete miti mono na nikio gitumite kugia na waagi bwa mbura. Thina iji nitumiite kwagia na thina ya irio. “The TIST program has done extremely well in mitigating the environmental crisis in Meru Central and other areas,” says the Meru District Commissioner, Mr. Chege Mwangi. Mr. Mwangi was addre
ssing TIST program participants during a seminar held at Gitoro Conference Center. He commended the program for having worked tirelessly in planting trees. He regretted that the area has for the past two decades been deforested thereby subjecting it into frequent dry spells. He said that this has resulted in famine in an area that was previously a prime producer of agricultural products. DC ni augire kuriika miti nigutumite muthetu kuuma rutere rwa irima jukamatwe I ruuji mwanka nteere cia iria kwondia muthetu. Naonanirie wirigiro bwa murandi jwa Tist na abeera bagwatanire na ikundi bingi bia mirandi tai u. He said deforestation has resulted in soil erosion from highlands to the coast and hence making soil infertile. However, he expressed optimism with the program and urged them to cooperate with other like–minded groups or organizations. He pledged to provide TIST program small groups with seedlings which he said are meant to be planted in public schools compounds. He extended the same offer to groups outside Meru Central district saying that drought, if it were to happen, knows no boundaries. Niaugire akaa ikundi biiniini bia TIST miti ya nursery kenda yaandwa bienine bia cukuuru cia thirikaari. Niaugire akeejana utethio buu kinya kiri ikundi bia ome ya District ya Meru ya gatigati akiugaga ati gukara kwaaga mbura gutiuragia mianka. 7 TIST Kenya : Joshuah Irungu, Director of Administration P.O. Box 1508,Nanyuki, KENYA Phone: +254-724-255-369 / Email : joshuah@tist.org Ofisi ya Kinyaritha: Iririta ngugi itikumenya mianka. Kinyaritha office: Serving beyond borders Our Kinyaritha office is strategically located at the border of Meru North and Meru Central district, thereby serving the two districts effectively. Ofisi yetu ya kinyaritha ithagirwa iri mwankene jwa district cia Meru North na Central.Niumbaga gutumikira cio ijiri igiita rimwe. Currently, we have registered 400 small groups whom we have trained on conservation farming, tree nursery management, tree planting and created awareness on HIV/AIDS scourge. Nandi itwandikithitie tukundi tuniini 400 na tukaritana amemba bonthe mantu ja urimi bubwega, kumenyeera nasari uandi bwa miti na kubamenyethia untu bwa murimo jwa mukingo. We have taken advantage of the current short – rains in planting trees and replacing those which dried up during the last drought season. Ituandite miti igita rii ria mbura na tugicokaagiria ingi iria yoomire riria kwariite na mbura yaregere kugana. Ndeene ya district ya Meru North ikundi bimwe biandite mibau maguta indi itukubeekira moyo kenda baanda miti ta Muringa, Munguani, Mugumo, Muangua na miti tai u.Miti e mibau Maguta itumagira ruuji rurwingi mono kuuma ki muthetu( Lita 40 o ntuku) na tontu buu muthetu jukaumagaar
a na gutuma imera bingi bitigakure bwega. In Meru North, a number of small groups had planted eucalyptus trees but we are now encouraging them to plant indigenous tree such as Muringa, Munguani, Mugumo, Muangwa, Mutero e.t.c. Eucalyptus trees consume a lot of water from the soil, about 40 litres per day, thereby draining the soil of moisture and hampering the growth of other crops. Itwitite na mbere kuritana arimi mantu ja urimi bubwega. Kiingo kii iika 19 cia mpempe iciandi gutumira urimi bubwega.Mpempe iu icigukura bwega mono kuringania na ingi ciandi na njira iu ingi iti cia urimi bubwega. We have continued to train farmers on conservation farming. This season 19 acres of maize have been put into conservation farming. The crop is doing well compared to others planted in traditional way. Amemba betu ba ofisi ibareetaga micemanione ya National Agriculture and Livestock Extension Program (NALEP) iu bareeta.Macemanio iu nibatethetie kumenya mantu jamaingi ja urimi buria bwega buru. Our office members have benefited from National Agriculture and Livestock Extension Program (NALEP) meetings, which they have been attending and they have gained skills on other best farming practices. Munene o mwitu jwa Lower Imenti natutethetie na kianya kia gucemaniria na gwika into bietu bia ofisi. The local lower Imenti forester has provided us with a space where we hold weekly meetings and keep our records. 8 TIST Kenya : Joshuah Irungu, Director of Administration P.O. Box 1508,Nanyuki, KENYA Phone: +254-724-255-369 / Email : joshuah@tist.org Kagiita gatikurukiite mono itwariungiire ikundi tutongeretue ni Ms Wairimu Mungai wa USAID. Itweetanirie na Mrs Vanessa Henneke wa kuuma Institute For Environmental Innovation (I4EI). Kaithe self-help group I kimwe gia ikuundi biniini biria twariungiire. Gikundi kii gia Kaithe ikithithagia urimi bubwega, uandi bwa miti na miunda ya kuumithia miti. Itwaariungiire kinya Intra-Com youth group, ta yo gikundi kiria kiritanaga mantu ja mukingo na mirimo iingi ya uthungiiri. Recently, we accompanied a USAID representative, Ms. Wairimu Mungai, to some smal l group projects. Also attending was Mrs. Vannesa Henneke from the Institute For Envir- onmental Innovation (I4EI). The visit included Kaithe self-help group, which has practiced conservation farming, tree nurseries and tree planting. They also visited Intra –Com youth group who create awareness on HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. Njira injega: miti iri nasarine Best practice: One of the tree nurseries practices being conducted by the small groups. Chugu office: Growing bigger Ofisi ya Chugu: Ikunenea Our Chugu office has worked tirelessly to extend the TIST program to distanced areas such
h as Meru south, Tharaka, Chuka and Embu. Ofisi yetu ya chugu nigeretie mono gukinyithia murandi jwa TIST ruteere rwa Meru South, Tharaka, Chuka na Embu. Guntu guku nikwithagirwa gwi kuraaja mono kuuma naria ofisi cia TIST iri. Currently, we are working in hand in hand with the trainers and the best small groups to revive the dormant registered groups and also recruiting new groups. Nandi itugwita ngugi na arimu ba TIST na ikundi biria biega bia TIST na kureeta ikundi bibieru. Itugwita ngugi na inya guukiria ikundi biri bitithingataga watho bwa TIST. The best small groups under our office have taken an active role in training and recruiting new groups. This has helped us to expand our services to communities in other areas within a short time. Ikundi biria biega bia TIST ibiei ngugi e kuritana na kuandikithia ikundi bibieru. Ituumbite gutambia utethio bwetu kiri ntuura inyingi igiitene rikai. 9 TIST Kenya : Joshuah Irungu, Director of Administration P.O. Box 1508,Nanyuki, KENYA Phone: +254-724-255-369 / Email : joshuah@tist.org Recently, a USAID representative visited groups under our office and was impressed by efforts being put by the small groups in areas of conservation farming, tree nursery management and tree planting. Groups that she and others visited included Giantune Aki , Mukiao and others in Kithoka area. Kagiita gatikurukite mono gikundi gia USAID ikiariungiire ikundi bia TIST na ibagwirirue mono I ngugi iri igwitwa ni ikundi bia TIST naria bakuthithia urimi bubwega, umenyeri bwa nasari ya miti na uandi bwa miti.Ikundi bia Giantune, Aki, Mukiao ni ikundi bimwe bia Kithoka biria gikundi kia USAID kiariungiire. At the moment, we are making payments to the small groups, an achievement we value highly. For now, the small groups have started to reap the benefits of Greenhouse gas business. Kugwirua gwetu I kurea ikundi bia TIST na niu tukuthithia nandi. Ikundi biu ibiambiritie koona mawega ja biashara ya Green house Gas. Nandi itutariite 58% ya miti iria yaandi ni ikundi bia TIST. Mwaka jukithira itwirigirite kwithira twina miti imiingi nkuruki ya ii. So far we have quantified 58% of the registered small groups. We expect to achieve a higher percentage by the end this year. Members of Chugu field office and Small groups during one of their nodes meetings. Amemba ba Ofisi ya Chugu na ikundi binini muchemanioene jwao Ofisi ya Narumoro: Wirigiiro Buunene Naromoru office: Aiming higher Batwi twi ba ofisi ya Naromoru ituthithitie mantu jamanene ndene ya mweri jwa November 2006. Itwandikithitie ikundi 19 bibieru. Jaa jonthe jaumbithitue I kwona utethio na ngwataniro injega kuuma kiri ikundi bia BSG. We, the Naromoru office, have made a tremendous achievement during the month of November
2006. We have recruited an additional 19 new small groups. We were able to achieve this because of the cooperation and assistance from the Best Small Groups. O mwerine o juu jwa November gikundi kia US kia Mr na Mrs Henneke igiaturiungiire mono mono naria twitaira ngugi ikundine bietu bia TIST. Ibatwirire mantu jamega ja murandi jwa TIST na itwagire moyo kumenya ati TIST iri na maisha miaka imiinge mono iria ikeeja kinya nthuki ii yathira. During the same month, a US team which included Mr. and Mrs. Henneke visited our core areas of operations. They provided us with helpful information on the TIST program and we were encouraged to learn that the TIST impact stretches beyond the current generation. 10 TIST Kenya : Joshuah Irungu, Director of Administration P.O. Box 1508,Nanyuki, KENYA Phone: +254-724-255-369 / Email : joshuah@tist.org Twina kugwirua gukunene kugwata ageni baria batumi kwija mucemanione jwa nthiguru yonthe ya Climate Change iria irathithirue Nairobi. Ageni bau batongeretue ni Vice president wa CAAC Mr. Charlie Williams na baariungiire ikundi bia TIST biria bii ruteere rwa Mureru. We are also pleased for having hosted some delegates who were attending the recently concluded global conference on climate change in Nairobi. The visitors were led by the CAAC vice president, Mr. Charlie Williams. Among the small groups visited were those in Mureru area. Itwagwirirue kuriungirwa ni team iu. Itwonere kagiita gakeega kubonia mantu jamwe jamega jathithagua ni TIST ndene ya offisi ciao na kiri ikundi biao ta uria utongeria bwa kuthiurukaga na uthumba. We feel honoured for being visited by this team. We had an opportunity to share with them some of the best practices we have been implementing in our field office and small groups such as rotational and servant leadership. Itugucokia nkaatho inyingi mono na kuromba boombane kiri mantu jao jonthe. We are indeed grateful. We pray that all may all succeed in their endeavors. Lamuria office: Harnessing our potential Ofisi ya Lamuria: Itugutumira inya iria turi nayo We the Lamuria office take this chance to express our gratitude to the US team lead by Mr. Ben Henneke who is also the president of CAAC for having visited us during the month of November 2006. Twi ofisi ya lamuria itugucokia nkaatho kiri gikundi kia US kiria gitongeretue ni Mr. Ben uria uri president wa CAAC. Itwagwirirue mono ni untu bwa guturiungira mwerine jwa November We were 2006. encouraged by their motivational discussions with us and agree with them that our area has a lot of potential. We are currently encouraging the small groups to practice conservation farming. We have observed that conservation farming brings more yields than traditional farming. This we believe will help alleviate poverty. Rwaria rwetu nabo nirwatwikiire inya mono tontu bwa gutumenyithia ati guntu gwetu kwina utonga bubwingi. Itugwikira ikundi bietu bia TIST moyo kenda bathithia urimi bubwega tontu iburetaga maciara jamaingi kiri urimi buu bungi. Itugwitikia ukia bukathira mantu jau jonthe jathithua. Ageni bangi kuuma mucemanio jwa climate juria jwari Nairobi ibaturiungire an
bagwirua mono I mantu jamega jaria TIST ithithagia tontu urimi bubwega, uandi bwa miti na kumenyera nasari ya miti. We also had some visitors from Nairobi, who were attending the recently concluded conference on climate change. They were impressed by the best practices we have put in place such as conservation farming, Tree planting and Tree nursery management. 11 TIST Kenya : Joshuah Irungu, Director of Administration P.O. Box 1508,Nanyuki, KENYA Phone: +254-724-255-369 / Email : joshuah@tist.org Minista wa mantu jaria jaturigicirite naagwirirue Urimi Bubwega Environment Minister impressed by Conservation farming Minista wa mantu jaria jaturigicite Prof. Kivutha Kibwana naagwirirue mantu jaria murandi jwa TIST jukuthithia kuthiria ukia na waagi bwa mbura. Murandi jwa TIST ijwikitie mantu jao tontu urimi bubwega kiri arimi ba ruteere rwa Mt. Kenya. Environment and Natural resources Minister, Prof. Kivutha Kibwana expressed gratitude for efforts being carried out by the TIST program in alleviation of poverty and famine through its sustainable food security program. Prof. Kibwana was impressed by conservation farming practice being introduced by the program to the farmers in Mt. Kenya region. Minista uu ategaira biria tist ereteete mucemanione jwa climate juria jurari ofisine cia UNEP Nairobi. The Minister was touring a TIST program stand during the recent concluded conference on climate change held at UNEP headquarters in Nairobi. Minista uu na ageni bau bangi bamenyithanirue ni Mr Charlie Williams tawe Vice president wa Clean Air Action Corporation (CAAC) na Mr. Charles
Ibeere mumemba wa TIST kiri murandi jwa TIST. Mantu jaria boonerue I umenyeeri bwa nasari ya miti, uandi bwa miti, uandi bwa miti, kuthithia riiko ritina goro na riutumira nku inkai na kurigiiria mukingo. Charlie Williams, the Vice president of Clean Air Action Corporation (CAAC) and Mr. Charles Ibeere, a member of the TIST program introduced the Minister and other guests to the program projects. These included tree nursery management and planting, conservation farming, development of health and cost saving improved stoves and HIV/AIDS prevention and advocacy programs. Kuuma riria urimi bubwega bwambiirue arimi babaingi iboongerete maciara ja miunda yao.Barina biakuria bibingi biria bendagia. Minista uu niwe mubunge wa constituency ya makueni iria iri ruteere rwa ukambani. Naugire ntuku iti kuraaja akariunga mirandine ya TIST. Since the program introduced conservation farming, many farmers have doubled their yields. Many farmers testify that they now have surplus food which they sell in the market. The Minister who is also a member of parliament in Makueni constituency of Ukambani region said that in the near future he would visit TIST projects. 12 TIST Kenya : Joshuah Irungu, Director of Administration P.O. Box 1508,Nanyuki, KENYA Phone: +254-724-255-369 / Email : joshuah@tist.org USAID tours TIST small groups USAID bariungira ikundi bia TIST projects Tariki 15 mweri jwa November 2006, CTO wa USAID Ms Wairimu Mungai nariungiire ikundi bia TIST. Ibari na Mrs. Vanessa na Mr. Joshua. Batoongeretue I mutari o miti Mrs Susan Muita. Kiri ikundi biria biariungirwe ni Murega, Kamithanga A na Mukiao. On 15th November 2006, a technical officer, Ms. Wairimu Mungai, from USAID visited several groups under the TIST program. In company were Mrs. Vannesa Henneke and Mr. Joshua Irungu. Mrs. Susan Muita, a quantifier, led them to the groups. Gikundi kiu kiariu ariungiire Ms Joyce mumemba wa haa thita cia muthenya ciigukinya ngiire gikundi kia Murega mbere ya thaa thita cia muthenya naria boonirue mantu ja urimi bubwega. Bariungiire Mukuru Mputia uria uthithagia urimi bubwega na aandite mithemba itanthatu ya miti muundene jwa we. Among the groups visited included Murega, Kamithaga A and Mukiao small groups. In the morning hours, the team visited Murega small group. They were conducted through the conservation farming. They in particular visited Mzee Mputia who has practiced conservation farming and has planted six different species of trees in his farm. USAID team on field visit. USAID yariunga miundene Ib gikundi gia Kamithanga A. Joyce ari na riiko ririeru riti gutumira nku inyingi n aria mbeca inkai. Naandite mpempe mithemba ithatu muungene jwawe akithithia urimi bubwega na mpempe iu niigukura bwega mono. The team also visited Ms. Joyce, a member of Kamithana A, who has adopted newly introduced improved and modified stoves / jikos and has adopted water harvesting techniques. She has planted three different species of maize in her shamba under conservation farming which are doing very well. T director wa TIST tawe Mr. Joshua Irungu neetire kiri bon a amwe betania ruteere rwa Katheri ruria ruri district ya Meru Central bariungira gikundi gia TIST gia Mukiao. Amemba bonthe ba gikundi kii bonthe ikumi na bairi bathithitie urimi bubwega na bukareta maketha jamaingi mono. In the afternoon, Mr. Joshua Irungu, a director of the TIST program, joined in and the team proceeded to Katheri area within Meru central where they visited Mukiao group.
This group has done exceptionally well having all its 12 members practiced conservation farming which is promising better yields. Also, the group has significant number of seedlings in their tree nursery. 13 TIST Kenya : Joshuah Irungu, Director of Administration P.O. Box 1508,Nanyuki, KENYA Phone: +254-724-255-369 / Email : joshuah@tist.org Gikundi kii kina miti imingi nasarine yao. Nandi ibaandite miti 578 ya mithemba mianya muundene jwa thirikari juria munene wa district eejanire. Gikundi kiu kimenyagiira aacie ba murimo jwa mukingo na kinya aana baria baete ntigwa niuntu bwa murimo jwa mukingo na aana baria baumite nja itiguciumba. Gikundi kiu nadi igikumeenyera aana 150. So far, they have planted 578 trees of different special in a public land donated by the area district officer. The group also caters for terminally ill patients especially HIV positive patients and also children orphaned by HIV/ Aids and vulnerable children too. Currently, the group is providing support for 150 children. Poems Mbugwa In Search of an Answer Gucwa macokio Aids ooh Aids Where is your hope? Mukingo ooh mukingo We are all finished. Bwiku wirigiiro bwaku And our strength has gone. Tukuthira Two decades have passed. Na inya yetu ikuthira And our memory is fading away. Miaka mirongo iiri ikuthira PROBABLY. Mathuganio jetu ijakuthira Mbuga! There will be no return, Guti mucooko Generations are dying. Nciarwa niikuthira Because of this disease. Niuntu bwa murimo juu Which is killing. Juu jukuuraga Aids, do you have mercy? Mukingo, wina kiao? UNFORTUNATELY. Mbaati imbii It can’t be bribed Itiumba gukukumwa Rich people with money are also dying. Kinya itonga bia mbeca na mathuganio ibigukua Doctors, Teachers and Students are no exception. Daktari, Arimu na Aritwa batiutigwa. Na kwigia mantu, And to make the matter worse, Kinya aciari betu nobakuthira Our parents are deteriorating! Mukingo, wina kiao? Aids, do you have mercy?
Na nkuruki ISITOSHE Twana ntigwa itu rwaria ruria rukwarua Orphans are the topic in the world Onaria kunthe ugwitira twana Everywhere you go children Batina aciari niuntu bwa mukingo Have no parents because of you Aids! Mukingo, wina kiao? Aids, do you have mercy? Onaria kunthe ugwitira No mathiko jakuthithua Everywhere you pass by Antu bakiinaga…. Burials are being attended Riria coro ya mwathani… You here people singing … Mukingo,bwiku wiirigiro bwaku Riria choro wa mwathani… Wina kiao? Aids, where is your hope? Ndawa ni kurega umaramari! Do you have mercy? ABSTAINANCE IS THE ONLY CURE! Mwandiki Lucy Muita Kamithagana C BSG By, Lucy Muita Kamithagana C Small group 14 TIST Kenya : Joshuah Irungu, Director of Administration P.O. Box 1508,Nanyuki, KENYA Phone: +254-724-255-369 / Email : joshuah@tist.org TIST You Have Done It TIST Ibuthithitie Carbon gas is all over, Ruuo ruthuku ruujurite kunthe Smoke from industries and moving vehicles, Togi kuuma kiri macini na ngari iria ciitite Day in day out, Ntuku cionthe The earth is getting hotter and hotter Nthiguru iriita na mbere kugwata mwanki Who is there to save us? Nuu ugatutethia? We didn’t know it, Tutaiji Nor did we dream about it, Kinya tutamirotera Did we think of it? No. Turamithuganiria?Ari. But there was somebody thinking about it Indi kuri na muntu wamithuganairia. Yes the carbon harvesting business. Ii biashara ya ruo. TIST is her name Riitwa riawe ni ni TIST The international Small group Tree planting Program. The International small groups and Tree planting Program Not long that she came to the face of Africa Ti kuraja niejire kwona Africa. And finally to Kenya Na mwishone yeeja Kenya. To relieve her agony Kubutethia kuumania na thiina.
Conservation farming, another achievement, Urimi bubwega ni untu bungi Maketha jamaingi jakurera na kumenyera nja cietu High yields to feed and cater for our families And not forgetting energy saving jikos Na tuti kurirua ni mariko jaria jatumagira nku inkai. To protect and preserve our environment. TIST you have brought hope Kumenyera na gukaria nthiguru yetu. We can now imagine of a great future Full of fresh air and great satisfaction TIST ni uretete weru. Yes, a Greenland Kenya Ni tukuthugania maisha ja nyumene Who can pay you for this? Yujurite ruo rurutheru na na nyiro We support you TIST Ii, Kenya injega And God bless you TIST. Nuu umba kuria mantu jaja Ni tugwikira TIST inya. By Eunice Wambui, Ngai agutethie TIST. Narumoro Field Office Mwandiki ni Eunice Wambui Ofisi ya Naromoru. 15 TIST Kenya : Joshuah Irungu, Director of Administration P.O. Box 1508,Nanyuki, KENYA Phone: +254-724-255-369 / Email : joshuah@tist.org 16 TIST Kenya : Joshuah Irungu, Director of Administration P.O. Box 1508,Nanyuki, KENYA Phone: +254-724-255-369 / Email : joshuah@tist.org