Programme
Active
Waitrose Foundation
Country
Kenya
Running since
2017
Target reach
12,000
Key focus areas
Act on climate change
Empower women
Increase access to finance
Waitrose Foundation - Flamingo
The Waitrose Foundation wants to create better livelihoods for employees and their families, creating stronger communities and sustainable supply chains around the world. Since 2017, Farm Africa has worked with the Foundation to make their vision a reality, supporting those that grow, pick and pack Waitrose & Partners’ fresh produce in Kenya.
Farm Africa is helping to improve the livelihoods of 12,000 employees across seven vegetable and flower farms in the Waitrose & Partners supply chain by managing a series of projects that are funded by sales of Foundation produce and supplier farms in the UK.
The project focuses on five key areas including: health and wellbeing, supporting learning, environment and green energy; improved water and sanitation and access to finance.
Further, through a joint initiative with PWC, Care International and the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Farm Africa and Waitrose are giving women focused support to adapt to the impacts of climate change.
