Wang'uru Station
ADSMKE Wanguru station was started in 1990 as a food increase program. It later started the department of health. The program was meant to reach out to Kirinyaga people and established in Mwea, the marginal part of the district.
A full office was established / constructed the same time. Other constructions followed later like the 2 hostels, a class which was later converted to a training hall, a kitchen and a dining hall. Two staff houses were constructed with a purpose to host those who will be overseeing the station activities.
A clinic was also established within the office block, where a few offices were converted to a clinic rooms. The money generated was used to construct a separate structure as a clinic.
The farm acts as a demonstration farm and field days and other trainings were conducted here.
The agriculture department reached out to communities /farmers by employing various disciplines and methodologies. We used churches and groups as our entry point.
The marginal parts were identified and staff were distributed to work in these units to be nearer the people
Our Projects
Our Departments
Health
This department was created to handle issues related to health in the community. Joint trainings with the food increase program were organized. The trainings were mostly on preventable diseases, water borne diseases, food hygiene, HIV/AIDS etc. The department also had organized monthly outreach/ mobile clinics in various places of the district in marginal areas far from any government health center. Some of the services offered were general sickness and MCH department. Children were checked their weight and treated and vaccinated. Most of these centers grew to community health centers. HIV/AIDS program: The health program has been working closely and collaborating well with the government and the station benefitted with funds to sensitize, train and support positive clients. The program reached many people in churches and in groups
enterprise
The Enterprise program is a combination of livestock unit which produces over 20 litres per day, a training class which was renovated and converted to a meeting hall with a holding capacity of 200 people, a tree nursery with a stock of over 3000 seedlings of various species and hostels with a capacity of 40 guests