Stories, updates and insights from our work with communities across Kenya.
Promoting sustainable soil management through community-based agroecological learning RODI Kenya continues to strengthen community knowledge and skills in sustainable agr…
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Multi-Stakeholder Consortia & Policy Engagement
In every village RODI Kenya has worked in there is a strange meeting that happens. The experts arrive with flip charts, PowerPoints, and que…
Ex-Offender Reintegration, Mentorship & Toolkits
For Charles Maina, a skill he learned while in prison became the foundation for a new chapter in his life. In 2015, while serving his senten…
Landscape & Agro-Forestry Restoration
Endarasha, Kenya — 2026 When Joseph and Mrs. Joseph planted their trees in 2023, they knew the benefits would not come immediately. They pla…
Health Sensitization & Disease Screening
Solio, 26 August 2026 — RODI Kenya brought basic health screening services closer to the Solio community, where more than 100 community memb…
Scaled-up Agroecology Training & Adoption
RODI Kenya conducted a practical training in Gatundu North, Kiambu County, aimed at strengthening the knowledge and skills of community memb…
Scaled-up Agroecology Training & Adoption
Solio, 26 August 2026 More than 100 community members were screened for diabetes, blood pressure and eye health during a field day held at…
Schools Organic Agriculture & Crime Prevention (SOAP)
Rose, a teacher at Lioki Primary School, was not involved in farming before RODI Kenya introduced agricultural training at the school. Throu…
Schools Organic Agriculture & Crime Prevention (SOAP)
Ian Mutugi is a former member of the Soap Club at Riamute Primary School. During his time in the club, he was introduced to practical skills…
Schools Organic Agriculture & Crime Prevention (SOAP)
Reconnecting, Mentoring and Building on Skills Former members of RODI Kenya-supported school clubs recently came together for a mentorship a…
Scaled-up Agroecology Training & Adoption
Members of the Kavotini Community Farmers Group recently participated in an exchange and learning visit to the G-Biack Centre, where they ga…
Scaled-up Agroecology Training & Adoption
Jonah Kipkemei from Kipkenyo is one of the farmers who participated in the Farmer-Led Research project, where farmers compared the performa…
Landscape & Agro-Forestry Restoration
RODI Kenya joined farmers from Giathugu for a vibrant Seed Fair that celebrated the importance of indigenous seeds, farmer-managed seed syst…
In-Prison Vocational & Restorative Training
RODI Kenya continues to strengthen its commitment to restorative justice by equipping incarcerated individuals with practical skills that pr…
Scaled-up Agroecology Training & Adoption
Healthy soils are the foundation of productive farms, resilient communities, and sustainable food systems. Through the Farmer Research Netwo…
Legal Aid & Pretrial Detainee Rights
RODI Kenya today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Witness Protection Agency (WPA), establishing a strategic partnership t…
Sustainable WASH Interventions
"Access to clean water is not simply about quenching thirst. It is about restoring dignity, improving health, creating opportunities, and gi…
Scaled-up Agroecology Training & Adoption
How RODI Kenya Helped Nyeri’s NOHEFE Youth Group Transform Indigenous Knowledge into Sustainable Livelihoods “Development is not about givin…
Scaled-up Agroecology Training & Adoption
RODI Kenya, through the Agroecology for Climate Resilience (A4CR) Project, successfully conducted a training for Government Agricultural Ext…
Mental Health & Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)
At the Eco-Conferencing Centre, RODI Kenya recently hosted a psychosocial support session for women who have experienced incarceration. The…
Scaled-up Agroecology Training & Adoption
As part of the Agroecology for Climate Resilience (A4CR) project, RODI Kenya successfully conducted a two-day agroecology training for gover…
Scaled-up Agroecology Training & Adoption
RODI Kenya recently conducted a community mobilization activity in Chepareria, West Pokot, under the A4CR Project. The engagement brought to…
Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) & Fair Markets
RODI Kenya, under the PELUM Kenya Network, participated in the 2026 World Farmers' Organisation (WFO) Annual Meeting and Expo held in Nairob…
Scaled-up Agroecology Training & Adoption
Farmers and agricultural stakeholders from Githunguri Sub County in Kiambu County participated in a practical training session focused on su…
Landscape & Agro-Forestry Restoration
On 22nd May 2026, RODI Kenya joined other stakeholders in the Phase II Tree Planting & Catchment Restoration Exercise organized by Athi Wate…
Scaled-up Agroecology Training & Adoption
RODI Kenya conducted an agroecology training on bio-inputs for Kisumu County staff from the Ministry of Agriculture together with members of…
Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) & Fair Markets
RODI Kenya conducted a Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) training with the Jamii Development Community Group in Luoro Village, East Asemb…
Scaled-up Agroecology Training & Adoption
Fermenting chicken feed is one of the simplest, most cost-effective techniques for backyard chicken keepers and small-scale poultry farmers.…
Landscape & Agro-Forestry Restoration
Kilimambogo Hill is undergoing a remarkable transformation thanks to an innovative reforestation approach led by RODI Kenya. Faced with degr…
MEARL, Research & Evidence Systems
Resources Oriented Development Initiatives (RODI Kenya) has launched its Strategic Plan 2026–2030, reaffirming its long-standing commitment…
Scaled-up Agroecology Training & Adoption
RODI Kenya, in partnership with BIBA Kenya, Effective IPM Association, and KOAN, participated in an Agroecology for Climate Resilience stake…
Scaled-up Agroecology Training & Adoption
RODI Kenya in collaboration with Zambani Green Farmers and agricultural officials from Machakos County recently conducted a hands-on trainin…
Scaled-up Agroecology Training & Adoption
Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK) Shows provide an important platform for farmers, organizations, and innovators to exchange knowledge and…
Scaled-up Agroecology Training & Adoption
In a significant step toward strengthening climate resilience among farming communities, partners under the Agroecology for Climate Resilien…
Ex-Offender Reintegration, Mentorship & Toolkits
A Successful Community Return for Martin Kyalo Rugiri On 25th February 2026, Martin Kyalo Rugiri successfully completed his five-year senten…
Scaled-up Agroecology Training & Adoption
The team from Anglican Development Services Eastern (ADS Eastern) representing Meru, Embu, Moyale, Isiolo, and Mbeere recently participated…
Multi-Stakeholder Consortia & Policy Engagement
Date: 06/02/2026 On 6th February 2026, Mr. Dirk Kannacher, a member of the GLS Foundation, visited RODI Kenya to learn more about the organi…
Multi-Stakeholder Consortia & Policy Engagement
The Tudor Trust was the first organisation to fund Resources Oriented Development Initiatives (RODI) Kenya, playing a foundational role in t…
Scaled-up Agroecology Training & Adoption
Coffee farming is a vital source of income for thousands of smallholder farmers in Kenya. Yet the sector faces growing challenges, including…
Multi-Stakeholder Consortia & Policy Engagement
RODI Kenya recently hosted a group of international students from the University of Padova (Italy) who are enrolled in the Joint Internati…
MEARL, Research & Evidence Systems
RODI Kenya conducted a validation meeting as part of the development of its 2026–2030 Strategic Plan. The meeting brought together key stake…
Health Sensitization & Disease Screening
Health AND WASH In this thematic area we aim to create a healthy disease-free society 1. KICTB - The Kenya Innovation Challenge Tubercu…
Landscape & Agro-Forestry Restoration
At Nyeri Hill Forest, restoration is no longer just about planting trees it is about restoring dignity, knowledge, and economic opportun…
Landscape & Agro-Forestry Restoration
Environmental restoration is often discussed in policies, conferences, and global commitments. But on the slopes of Nyeri Hill, restoration…
Scaled-up Agroecology Training & Adoption
In Kenya’s urban centers, where space is limited and the challenges of poverty and health intersect, a quiet yet powerful transformation is…
Scaled-up Agroecology Training & Adoption
In Kenya’s rich coffee belt, something remarkable is brewing and it's not just the coffee. RODI Kenya is spearheading a quiet transformati…
Local Resource Mobilization (LRM) & Social Enterprise
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND STRENGTHENING This thematic areas aims to strengthen institutions and communities by empowering them with sk…
Since 1994, RODI has been supporting ex-offenders in their community reintegration and Aftercare with support from Tudor Trust GLS Future Fo…
Hygiene, Water, sanitation and Natural resources management Implemented in 2009 to 2013 with support from Australian Agency for Internationa…
On 24th May , RODI Kenya took the initiative to distribute trees to various schools and community groups around Kiambu county. This initiati…
Organic agriculture considers the medium- and long-term effect of agricultural interventions on the Agro-ecosystem. It aims to produce food…
For over 3 years now RODI has planted thousands of trees in Kenya through the support of the green searing engine ECOSIA and its partner…
Bernard Wafula, an ex-prisoner of Eldoret main prison has garnered the name ’masabuni’ is a story of resilience and second chances.…
Table Banking is a group based funding system where members of a group meet weekly and make weekly savings which they can borrow alternati…
Climate change continues to be a global phenomena with devastating effects to community livelihood. The current weather changes have adver…
Since 1994, RODI has partnered with the Kenya Prisons Service in rehabilitation of prisoners in 35 prisons in Kenya. We use a Restorative Pr…
Over the last 3 years, RODI has been actively involved in mass tree and growing in 5 counties: Kiambu, Nyandarua, Machakos, Nyeri and Laik…
In 2022, RODI conduted an organisational development to establish the milestones in organisational growth as well as identify areas of organ…
The initiative is being implemented by Resources Oriented Development Initiatives (RODI) Kenya, through technical and financial support from…
Rights Based HIV Prevention and Mitigation for Kenyan Prisons Implemented in 2010 to 2014, with support from DFID. The purpose of the projec…
Since 2011, RODI has been in the front-line line in legal aid delivery and promotion of human rights for indigent and vulnerable persons wit…
The initiative is being implemented by Resources Oriented Development Initiatives In Nairobi and Kiambu Counties under the Kenya innovation…
The Groups Savings and Loaning Association initiative is a continuation of the table banking project RODI is implementing in 3 counties: Mur…
The initiative is currently being implement in Kiambu and Muranga County with technical and Financial support from Tudor Trust through a con…
For Kenyan farmers, organic fertilizer bokashi brings the land back to life https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/bokashi-fast-decomposing-bio-f…
To commemorate World Food Day 2021, RODI hosted an Organic Farmers Market at RODI's Training and Conference Centre in Ruiru. The main purpos…
Taking Farmers Back to Their Roots https://biasharaleo.co.ke/taking-farmers-back-to-their-roots/ RODI Kenya develops sustainable farming pro…
Women's Right to Own and Inherit Land A small scale farmer from Menya Ciaku, a Self Help Group supported by RODI, applies organic liquid fol…
Scaled-up Agroecology Training & Adoption
WHY I HOME ROAST MY OWN ORGANICALLY GROWN COFFEE One of the coffee stems at Muchiri's coffee farm in Gituamba, Gatundu North Sub County …
Scaled-up Agroecology Training & Adoption
Farmers Adopt Arrowroot Farming Upland Muchiri, a member of 3K group, explains how he set up his arrowroot farm in a raised section of his…
Project for enhancing Livelihood in Coffee Growing Areas( PELCA) Implemented since 2021 with support from Tudor Trust through a consortium o…
Legal Aid & Pretrial Detainee Rights
SOCIAL AND LEGAL JUSTICE Our main goal is to create and crime free and just environment This thematic area has the following projects: …
Scaled-up Agroecology Training & Adoption
In this thematic area we aim to encourage production and consumption of healthy and toxin free food and enable people gain access to food.…
Ex-Offender Reintegration, Mentorship & Toolkits
At RODI Kenya, we believe that every child, regardless of ability, deserves to live with dignity, confidence, and hope. That’s why we ar…
Ex-Offender Reintegration, Mentorship & Toolkits
The Restorative Prisoner Rehabilitation and Re-Integration project aims at supporting offender rehabilitation and Reintegration with a prima…
Legal Aid & Pretrial Detainee Rights
RODI has conducted regional meetings in various regions , Central , Kakamega, Lodwar and Nairobi. In a series of pivotal regional meetings,…
Scaled-up Agroecology Training & Adoption
Field days organized by RODI Kenya are designed to bring valuable knowledge directly to farmers in their local area. This approach ensures t…
Health Sensitization & Disease Screening
Kenya Innovation Challenge Tuberculosis (KIC-TB) project is aimed at finding missing people with TB around the country . RODI Kenya is imple…
Local Resource Mobilization (LRM) & Social Enterprise
Local resource mobilization is an ongoing initiative by RODI Kenya. This project aims at creating self-sustainability for communities. This…
Ex-Offender Reintegration, Mentorship & Toolkits
Lack of adequate after care for women ex prisoners sometimes leads them to reoffending and isolation of them in the society. Recognizing t…
KIC-TBÂ The Kenya Innovation Challenge Tuberculosis (KIC-TB) project was implemented by Resources Oriented Development Initiatives in Nairo…
Table Banking-Group Saving and Loaning Implemented since 2004 with support from community resource Mobilisation and the GLS Foundation for F…
Sustainable WASH Interventions
Impoverished tea pluckers seek solace in sanitiser-making projects Despite the fact that tea rakes in billions of shillings in sales, tea…
Project for Enhancing Local Resource Mobilisation and Community Philanthropy Implemented with initial technical and financial support from O…
Project for Mass tree production Implemented since 2021 with support from ECOSIA, a search engine that plants trees through GLS Foundation f…
Project for Organic farming, food security, diversification of income for coffee farmers and job creation for youths Implemented since 2024…
Integrated Water shed Management and diversification of Farm enterprises (IWAMA DIFE) Implemented since 2014 with support from PELUM Kenya i…
Community Livelihood Support Implemented with support from Tudor Trust UK, GLS foundation for Future development and Bread for the World. Th…
School Based Crime Prevention and Life Skills Implemented since 2005 with support from Tudor Trust UK and Bread for the World. The primary p…
Restorative Prisoner Rehabilitation and Re-Integration Implemented since 1994 with support from Tudor Trust UK, GLS foundation for Future de…
Project for Improving safety and livelihood of workers hired by small holders in Kenya Implemented in 2019 to 2021 with support from Ethical…
Pretrials detainees Justice and life skills Implemented in 2011 to 2018 with support from Open Society Foundation (OSF). The project purpose…
Community and Schools Crime Prevention Implemented in 2011 to 2016 with support from OSF. The project aimed at supporting community and scho…