Rural Extension with Africa's Poor

Our Mission

REAP is a charity, registered in the UK, and operating in Kenya. We provide training and development in issues facing the planet: Soil and Water conservation, combatting climate change and human health improvement:•Stewardship of God’s earth. This is primarily undertaken with sowing and cultivation of vetiver grass. The arrests soil erosion which in turn reduces deforestation, and provides a ready supply of organic matter, suitable for composting. •Women in development is where we focus on teaching through women’s church fellowship groups with a particular emphasis on improved rural kitchens including fuel efficient stoves. Church groups are a very effective means of delivery. •Natural medicines – using God given herbs and plants to create natural remedies which are shown to increase immunity. This work is undertaken in partnership with “anamed” - an international agency working in this field of activity. Our planting projects produce materials that are suitable for use as natural remedies. Of particular focus is promoting “artemisia annua”, the leaves of which are used as a malarial prophylactic and immune system booster.REAP regularly holds training courses and seminars, at grass roots level with individual rural farmers and community groups and residential training for national and international participants. In the next year, we particularly wish to expand the planting of Vetiver grass for soil and water conservation.