Kenya

Supporting Families When Nutrition Matters Most

March 3, 2026

Twenty years in and still feeding the future.
And it’s women farmers who make that possible.

CATEGORIES Kenya, Senegal, Uganda, Women's Empowerment

Across the communities where DIG works, women farmers are doing far more than tending gardens.

They are caregivers, innovators, and leaders, strengthening household nutrition, generating income, and shaping the well-being of their communities in the face of climate, health, and economic pressures. Their work is often quiet but deeply transformative.

It’s this leadership that sits at the heart of DIG and our newest partnership with Together Women Rise.

We’re honored to share that DIG has been awarded a grant from Together Women Rise to support women farmers through our Priority Household Program over the next couple of years.

This partnership is especially meaningful because it’s not our first time working together. We’re grateful to be joining forces again around a shared commitment to women’s leadership and long-term, community-rooted change.

Together Women Rise is a powerful community of women and allies dedicated to global gender equality. It has hundreds of local chapters across the U.S. where members come together to learn about and advocate for gender equality issues, give grants to organizations that empower women and girls in low-income communities in the Global South, and build community to forge meaningful connections with each other and with women around the world.

For two decades, DIG has focused on something simple but powerful: solutions that are locally led, integrated into existing systems, and designed to last. This partnership strengthens that long-term vision.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Priority Household Program: Designed for Long-Term Change

DIG’s Priority Household Program is co-designed with local nutritionists and community members, working alongside families with children under five who are diagnosed with severe or moderate acute malnutrition to equip mothers and caregivers with tools and support to break cycles of poverty and nourish their families long term.

This program is a cornerstone of DIG’s gender-equity work, serving women who face compounding challenges such as single motherhood, chronic illness, disability, or lack of income. These barriers exacerbate household food insecurity and have resulted in one or more of their children being diagnosed as clinically malnourished. In response, DIG’s Mentor Mothers, local leaders of the program and successful DIG graduates, work alongside county nutritionists and clinic staff to provide a locally produced therapeutic food supplement, along with training in agriculture, maternal and child nutrition, marketing, financial literacy, and psychosocial support.

This integrated approach addresses both immediate nutritional recovery and long-term household stability.

To date, over 400 mothers have resolved their children’s malnutrition diagnosis through this program, with 94% of children fully recovering within six months. Mothers graduate when their child has recovered, they maintain a productive home garden, demonstrate improved knowledge, and express confidence in sustaining their family’s wellbeing long-term.

Why This Partnership Matters

Over the past twenty years, DIG has learned that durable change happens when women are supported within their own communities, alongside local health systems and trusted leadership networks.

Together Women Rise invests in community-driven programs that advance gender equity and economic opportunity for women and girls around the world. Their support of the Priority Household Program affirms what we have seen consistently: when women have access to knowledge, tools, and strong local partnerships, resilience is not temporary; it is sustained.

We’re grateful to partner in this work, strengthening families today while laying the foundation for systems that will continue working long into the future.

Together Women Rise is a powerful community of women and allies dedicated to global gender equality. It has hundreds of local chapters across the U.S. where members come together to learn about and advocate for gender equality issues, give grants to organizations that empower women and girls in low-income communities in the Global South, and build community to forge meaningful connections with each other and with women around the world.

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