Environmental Club
CTC’s Environmental Club is currently operating at Ngeya Primary School, the most impoverished government school in the region. The children who attend are from the poorest families in the area, and for many of these children the meal they receive at school is the only food they eat all day. The goal of the Environmental Club, which has 48 members in a school of 1,800 students, is to supplement the students’ diet with healthy meal alternatives at school and to teach their families more sustainable farming methods at home.
Ubuntu Day
Every third Saturday of the month, CTC hosts Ubuntu Day, an opportunity for the citizens of Maai Mahiu to work together to improve living conditions by taking responsibility for environmental quality. We partner with schools, churches, NGO’s and the local government to recycle, collect trash, and plant trees to beautify our community. Ubuntu Days were developed out of the understanding that we are a global community, bound together and interdependent. *Ubuntu Day Austin coming soon!
Cucu Shamba
With so many children having lost their parents to AIDS, countless grandmothers in the community are left to take care of their grandchildren. Cucu (sho-sho) Shamba (Swahili for “grandmother’s garden”) is a CTC initiative to educate this population of women on sustainable farming methods. These women manage the gardens, serving as an educational tool to the community. Each harvest is then used by these women to feed their families, earn an income, and supplement the diets of HIV positive residents in the community.
L.I.F.E. Line
All of our L.I.F.E. Line products are eco-friendly and focus on creating re-usable goods to replace wasteful one-time use products, such as coffee sleeves and plastic bags.
*One Percent for the Planet Partner*
